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Can You Read This License Plate?
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RayK
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Only thing I can make out from the plate is that is starts with a 7. Tesla Dashcam currently does not have the resolution that I would expect if I needed to document somebody's license plate, especially from the front camera. It would have been nice for that truck to have front plates, so it would have been recorded better by your side camera. You can see what I mean from a post I made last year:
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Does anyone use an Aftermarket Dashcam. If so, please post what you use. Any recommendation would be appreciated.
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That's not the plate. You can search here: California License Plate Lookup | Free Vehicle History | VinCheck.info
RayK
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That site did not find my own personalized plate (issued in 2018) and my wife's plate (issued in the '90 and attached to at least 4 vehicles in its lifetime). It did find my daughter's Murano but then locked me out of free searches.
I've had some luck before using California's Bureau of Auto Repair's Vehicle Smog Test History: Vehicle Test History - Bureau of Automotive Repair
It does require that the vehicle's plate you are looking up is at least 5 years old and is not an EV; in other words, an ICE which has gone through at least one smog check.
7FBZ709 is not of the correct pattern for a pickup plate in California. The pattern would be NANNNNN (or NNNNNAN) where N is a number and A is an alphabetic character.
So you might have something like 7F82208 or with numbers that could resemble those (9 versus 8, 7 versus 2, etc.).
You can look up a California license plate's smog check history, including year, make, and model, at Vehicle Test History - Bureau of Automotive Repair
RayK
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That's what I was initially going to say but then there are times where you can register a pickup truck using a "standard" (i.e., non-commercial) plate.
stopcrazypp
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As mentioned in similar requests, can you upload the source clip to a file share like drop box or google drive? For this one there is a decent chance for recovering (unlike other cases where almost nothing can be made out), especially given people gave a link to a site where guesses can be checked.
You can also try a video enhancement tool yourself if you don't feel comfortable doing that.
Free video enhancement software
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stopcrazypp
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Edit: found that there are many F350 Super Duty under similar plates, so can't really rely on that site too much (unlike regular plates where being off by one number means a completely different car model). Given this, it makes sense to narrow down the years. The video appears to be a 2005-2007 refresh version (original 2002-2004 version had different grill and bumper design), similar to below:
Ford Super Duty - Wikipedia
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TarmacSurfer
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Hmm… looks like “SMALPNIS” to me, but I could be off. Hard to tell.
Wow. What a giant waste of time and effort to try and get the state to mail someone a letter. Jesus.
comanchepilot
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Fun though. And in the 5% chance that the guy gets a letter, he might consider that big brother is watching next time he wants to pass on a double line.
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I would not want to do that to someone myself.
Even in "peaceful" Canada you can get shot for less.
toronto.ctvnews.ca
Even in "peaceful" Canada you can get shot for less.
Man walking dog shot at 13 times after gesturing at vehicle to slow down, police say
A 65-year-old man, who was out walking his dog in Schomberg, Ont., is now fighting for his life after being shot at 13 times in a random attack after he gestured at a speeding vehicle to slow down, police said.
medphys3
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medphys3
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Figuring out the license plate from the dashcam is fun, but yeah, reporting traffic violations could be fun too.
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