license plate light

Registration tag lamp

A license plate light is a small lamp mounted on a vehicle to illuminate the rear license plate, making it readable at night.

Required by law in most jurisdictions, these lights activate automatically with the headlights.

The cop pulled me over because my license plate light was out.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G