a lot of folks in Taiwan pay top dollar to get license plates with “8” and “6” in them.
of course, the prices for these plates have gotten quite high after the years.
the result is only the rich can afford plates with these numbers.
consequently, kidnappers know you are REALLY REALLY well off if you have a license plate with these numbers, especially ones with multiple 8’s in a roll.
ever since the kidnappers begin to target folks based on this, the population has realized these numbers ain’t so lucky anymore, well, as far as car license plate is concerned anyway.
this is a lot more effective than what the Communists tried to do in China.
