Why do states, like Ohio, make you have 2 license plates on your vehicle?

Question:
One would think that the purpose of a vehicle license plate is for ID purposes. If that were the case why have two on a vehicle? One plate can tell you everything you need to know and 99% of the time the rear plate is the one used to "run" info on a vehicle, not the front of the car (what cop drives towards you and starts to run information?). My gas meter has one ID number on it; I have one drivers license, my home address is only posted in the front not the back. I would never believe that the truth of the matter is simply the fleecing of citizens?

Answers:

Son has a permit do i add to my policy in nj?

I guess some states want to be able to identify you whether you're "coming" or you're "going".

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If my car needs to be scrapped, could I terminate the insurance and get the money back like road tax?

Missouri has 2 license plates also, I think it's dumb. They could be using the money for the second/duplicate plate on numerous other things, like fixing roads.

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