This specialty license plate is a design fail. Can you spot why?

"The addition of the slash through the zero was intended to help differentiate between the zero and the letter O, which both the license plate readers and human eye have had difficulty differentiating on past registration plates. The diagonal slash was added in accordance with license plate recommendations from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA), a Virginia-based trade group for state and province motor vehicle divisions in the U.S. and Canada."

"Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced the "Let Freedom Ring" specialty license plate last summer to promote the commonwealth's role in America's founding 250 years ago. The cream-colored plate depicts a dark blue Liberty Bell in the background, along with the previously mentioned slogan and commonwealth's name in red."

"The mix-ups are occurring even though the lettering follows industry best practices to differentiate characters that can sometimes look alike. PennDOT says the plate met its production and legibility requirements, and that it was developed in consultation with Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, its toll roads commission."

Pennsylvania introduced a new "Let Freedom Ring" specialty license plate featuring a cream background with a dark blue Liberty Bell, red text, and the state name. The plate includes a zero with a diagonal slash through it, following American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators recommendations to differentiate the number from the letter O. However, this design choice has created an unintended problem: toll cameras and local readers are now confusing the slashed zero for the number eight. Despite passing production and legibility tests and being developed with input from Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the plate's character differentiation strategy has backfired.

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