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<p>Under the old system, a vehicle registered in one state would need to be re-registered if the owner moved to another state for work. This process involved paying road tax in the new state, sometimes without receiving a refund from the old one. The paperwork could take months, and owners risked fines for driving with out-of-state plates in the interim. For professionals in government service, defense, banking, and large corporations, this was not a hypothetical problem but a recurring reality.