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Michael The German word "Im" translates to "in the" in English. It is a contraction of "in dem," which is used in the dative case. Rundbrief 07/2005 We have previously reported that there is no TÃV (Technical Inspection Association) in America, but there is a biennial emissions test. And since everything is available on the internet nowadays, the authorities in California thought: Let's put all the results online, including the license plate and the vehicle identification number of each car.
On theInternet Now, one can publicly admire the emissions tests of Californian cars. You can search by license plate or by the vehicle identification number (VIN). If you search by license plate, the website conveniently provides the VIN along with the emissions values. This means you can then search by the VIN and obtain all the license plates that the vehicle has had over the years. According to a report, car thieves are using this service. Report onSnopes.com Sometimes it involves ordering replacement keys for some car on the street. Often, all that is required for this is the vehicle registration number. Just enter "PERLMAN" and then you can see that our good old PERLMAN has passed all smog tests with flying colors since 1993!
Addendum: As can be seen in Figure 3, the DMV blocked the issuance of the VIN shortly after the publication of the article.
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