License plates have been around almost as long as automobiles, appearing in the earliest period of the transition from the horse, 1890 to 1910. The Netherlands was the first country to introduce a national licence plate, first called a "driving permit", in 1898. The first licences were simply plates with a number, starting at 1. By August 8th of 1899 the counter was at 168. When the Dutch chose a different way to number the plates on January 15th 1906 the last issued plate was 2065.

One of our family's favorite games is the license plate game. License plates are like a deck of cards, there are a plethora of games that can be created using the license plates of neighboring cars on your road trip.

Check out some of our license plate game variations on the left navigation bar!