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What are the odds of losing your license plate to a pigeon? Well, that’s exactly what happened to a couple living in New Taipei. Mr. Tien and his partner were driving southward last Saturday along National Freeway No. 1, when suddenly, a pigeon collided with their car. They did not think much about it, until they got pulled over by the police, as their license plate had gone missing. They were sure the impact had caused the license plate to fall off, and that it was indeed a pigeon, because it was found lodged on the radiator. Even though the highway maintenance office helped them look for the license plate, it was nowhere to be found. It’s true that they could get another one, but the couple still hopes to find the original license plate, because they got it with their car when they opened their car repair shop.

- You think traffic congestion is the worst traveling on the long weekend? Wrong. It’s when your license plate gets knocked off by a bird.

A couple was driving on National Freeway No. 1 southward. While passing through Houli, Taichung, they felt an object hit against the car. Later, the police asked them to pull over because they did not have a license plate. It was then when they realized the impact they felt came from a pigeon, and that was when the license plate got knocked off.

Voice of Mr. Tien
Repair shop owner
While we were changing lanes outward, there was a pigeon on the freeway. After we changed lanes, we noticed that it was at the front of the car. When it was about to take flight, it bumped against our car, and then the license plate disappeared.

The police checked the car body thoroughly after hearing Mr. Tien, the car owner’s explanation, and found that the coolant reservoir had burst from the impact. The pigeon, which supposedly caused the license plate to fall off, was stuck on the radiator. The police asked the highway maintenance office to look around the 155.7km mark of the freeway, but the license plate seemed to be gone for good. It might have fallen off the bridge.

Voice of Mr. Tien
Repair shop owner
I bought this car around when I opened my car repair shop. I bought it from a client. It came with a license plate number ending with “8885.” I hope that someone would find this license plate, because it’s bidded, after all. It wasn’t very expensive, but it represents a memory.

- This license plate with “8885” marked the start of our business. It’s not a piece of metal, but a story of entrepreneurship.

The missing license plate has great sentimental value for the couple, as it’s been with them for almost four years, closely marking the anniversary of their repair shop. They posted about the prized possession on social media, in hopes that they may still have it back.

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