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Coveted Number

2024

Video: Coveted Number

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Video: Архимед. Повелитель чисел. Archimedes. The master of numbers. (With English subtitles). 2024, March
Coveted Number
Coveted Number
Anonim

WE AND THE CAR

/ HOW TO BECOME COOL

TRAVEL NUMBER

FOOD AS I WANT

TEXT / ALEXANDER ZHIKHAREV

STATE IS ME

This can be said about the owners of rooms with a flag. Why point a region? They themselves are the state!

The very best are AA AAs to be protected. It is because of them that roads are blocked and you and I are late for work, for the train, for a date. Those closer to the “body” (presidential administration) received the letters B-AA. Government - A-AB. And this is far from all. The Federation Council and the Central Election Commission travel with the A-AC series, and with the A-AM, the State Duma and the Audit Chamber. All senior judges (Supreme, Constitutional, Arbitration Courts) are hiding under the letters A-AK. There are variations on the local theme: the deputy prime ministers of the Moscow government and the vice-governor of the Moscow region chose the abbreviation T-TT.

THAN LESS DIGIT -

TOP ABOVE THE CHIEF

There are also blue numbers - cars of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Here the significance of the owner is determined by the numbers. So, the head of the Ministry of the Interior rides with the number A0001–77 - the first guy in the village. Deputies receive numbers based on the "weight" in their department. The one closest to the minister receives the number 2, and so on, in descending order. Moreover, the entire leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs goes exclusively to BMW.

The head of the traffic police love the "Mercedes." The boss has the number A0100–77, the deputies have the following numbers in accordance with the rank. The “hierarchy” of the leadership of the Moscow Central Internal Affairs Directorate is similarly built - only there the numbers begin with A0001–99.

The passion for special numbers is not new - it appeared a long time ago, during the period of developed socialism. Although then it was easier - and so it was clear to any traffic cop that a difficult person was going to the black Volga - you can’t buy such a car in a store. But additional insurance did not interfere, and MOS, MKM cars, numbers with nines appeared (the ninth KGB department). So now the old story is just continuing, with slight variations.

NOT THE BIGGEST

But what about those who are in power, but not at the top? They also did not stand aside and also marked their cars. Series MR means the police of Russia. Moscow City Hall carries A-MO, and the metropolitan police, before switching to the blue numbers, loved A-MM. It is believed that the FAPSI and the Ministry of Communications prefer the SS-CC, although, as practice shows, the inspectors do not particularly distinguish the SS. But the E-KX series is quoted as “going as I want” (there is another, obscene version of the translation). Such letters usually denote themselves as special services - inspectors, as a rule, do not even stop them (like MR with MM), they will still show the special standard “without inspection”. Meanwhile, private traders often travel with such “tasty” series - mom, dad, or uncle work in the appropriate structure. Moreover, there are special episodes "for one's own" in every region and region - a bad example is contagious.

Another interesting detail: attitude to the prestigious series of hijackers. It turns out positive. By car with a “good” number, if it is not quickly put on the wanted list, it is easier to leave the city. And then - look for winds in the field. In any case, recently several cars with blue numbers have been stolen this way - and with the ends.

NOT A PERSON COLORS A NUMBER, BUT A NUMBER IS A HUMAN

In general, there are not so many “thieves” numbers - by and large, only with a flag and blue ones (there are still diplomatic ones). Getting them is difficult and, as a result, very expensive. Only large arms and drug dealers can afford it: such cars do not stop and, moreover, do not inspect (maybe this is due to the low efficiency of various kinds of “Whirlwinds-Antiterror”). But what should a simple “new Russian” do? In his youth, he could show off with "non-sacrificial" jeans, then with a thick golden finger chain. But what about now, when a friend has a “cool” number, but you don’t?

It is known that if there is a demand, a supply will appear. So the LLC series was born. Such numbers can be called “thieves” with a big stretch, we’d better call them “paid ones”.

The head of the traffic police General Fedorov was repeatedly asked: “What can you say about the LLC series?” He answered quite calmly: “Nothing.” Indeed, what can an official say regarding unofficially quoted numbers?

Meanwhile, this series was distributed directly to the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate and it was so difficult for a simple mortal to get it: it was coordinated with the highest authorities. Although it is not difficult to guess that the complexity was artificial - thereby increasing the value of the goods. History is silent about whether there was a tacit instruction to inspectors to be loyal to such vehicles or whether registration marks were issued at the very top. In any case, the owners of "olg" (as the O-OO series was nicknamed) were forgiven of minor traffic violations. But the "olga" was far from always defending from punishment for drunkenness - depending on who you get. A cunning inspector quite rightly believes that if the driver found money for the numbers, then it is not a sin to share with him, and he famously raises the rate. So the lover of "fit" turns into a regular "cash cow." Recently, the "Olga" is not quoted: inspectors indifferently look at the round letters and, as a result, the demand (and the price) for them fell sharply. The situation is similar with the "Annas" - AA-AA (without a flag). They, too, most often belong to private owners, and the appropriateness of buying an Ann-olg is doubtful.

Another passion is a number with the same numbers. A people close to criminal circles is very fond of the "number of the devil." Businessmen are eager to get "lucky" numbers - such as 777. Both of them are ready to pay the benefactors a hundred or two "bucks" (in the provinces, they say, cheaper). And then, when changing the car, they “unfasten” a certain amount for transferring their favorite numbers to a new “car” (by the way, popularly-known singer-deputy Joseph Kobzon drives around on a snow-white Mercedes A777AM, of course, with a flag).

It is believed that inspectors are loyal to drivers with three fives, sevens. This is nothing more than a myth - verified. Easy-to-remember numbers sometimes go sideways to the owner. Drivers of such cars usually do not differ in law obedience and without a twinge of conscience hide from the scene of an accident. But it is easier for witnesses to remember the treasured figures and inform police officers.

The average driver does not need by hook or by crook to get a good number - it will cost more than all fines for many years to come. But in certain circles the purchase of a “thieves” registration plate became a good form: in “Mercia” without the corresponding letters you look like in a suit from Versace with a tie from the Voskhod factory. The rich have their own quirks.

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