How Steve Jobs Outsmarted the System to Drive without License Plates

[Jack]

After churning up countless theories about why Steve Jobs’ Mercedes SL55 AMG never had a license plate fitted, the mass media can finally lay all rumors to rest, as one person with knowledge of the matter decided to finally reveal the truth about the whole ordeal.

As it turns out, Jobs neither paid regular fines, nor did he have any special permit emitted by the state of California to drive plateless. He actually did it legally!

According to Jon Callas, CTO of Entrust and former Apple employee (quoted by ITWire), Jobs (or someone close to him) ‘rode’ on a loophole in the California vehicle laws by which anyone with a brand new car can take as much as six months to fit the plates before getting slapped on the wrist by the authorties.

So what did Jobs do? He signed a deal with his leasing company to get an identical car once every six months. Brilliant!

via Softpedia

 

[Deleted member 178]

some rich people think they can do everything and are above the law...

 

[Devial]

Hahah, find it quite nice Good Job(s)

 

[imsoadude]

Thats pretty clever, no one would ever expect it either

 

[HeffeD]

Surely it's not worth the hassle to (I would suspect) get regularly pulled over asking about your lack of plates? :s

It also seems odd that California wouldn't require temporary tags as most states do. Otherwise, if the driver does something stupid, other drivers have no way to accurately identify the vehicle.

I'm curious what reasoning Jobs would have for driving without plates...

 

[Gnosis]

You gotta love that. I respect him more than ever now, despite all his many great accomplishments and products.

 

[jamescv7]

That's nice, people would shock why the car doesn't have license plates and run through highway.

And for other people attempting to do that then it would take a long process.

 

[AyeAyeCaptain]

It was just in his nature, he did that because he always liked to use his brain to think of new things...

 

[LoftedAphid86]

some rich people think they can do everything and are above the law...

You could do this too if you got a company car that changes every 6 months.

 

[Deleted member 178]

not his case...

 

[Luke[Dumke480]]

Pretty niffty idea, i wonder what else, the crafty old timer thought of.

 

[MetalShaun]

Now California can change that stupid law. What is actually the point of driving round with no license plates?? Did he think he's to cool or something???

 

[Luke[Dumke480]]

didn't have to pay for anything but fuel?
sounds pretty great!

and the Gauges would reset every 6months.