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Bizarre reason Steve Jobs drove with a barcode instead of a license plate

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Published 14:46 18 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Bizarre reason Steve Jobs drove with a barcode instead of a license plate

Jobs believed rules didn't apply to him

Rebekah Jordan

Rebekah Jordan

Despite being one of the greatest entrepreneurs of all time, Steve Jobs was a man of very strange habits.

He wore the same outfit every day and had no furniture in the house.

Probably the strangest one is that the former Apple CEO used to soak his feet in public toilets, much to the discomfort of his employees.

He also drove a car without a licence plate.

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Is that even legal?

Well before 2019, there used to be a loophole in California state law.

It meant that new cars could be driven without a permanent licence plate for up to six months.

TIMOTHY A. CLARY/Contributor / Getty
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/Contributor / Getty

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Jobs took advantage of this by 'purchasing a new silver Mercedes-Benz every six months', according to the YouTube channel Apple Explained.

'Each time the lease term approached the six-month limit, he would return the car and lease an identical model.'

Instead, Jobs' car had a small barcode in its place.

Why did he do this?

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Jobs' biographer Walter Isaacson asked him this very question to which Jobs replied: 'Well, I don't want people following me.'

It's a fair point being that he was one of the most successful men in the US at one point.

But then Isaacson pointed out that not having a licence plate is probably 'more noticeable' than actually having one.

Jobs responded: 'You're probably right. You know why I don't have a licence plate? Because I don't have a licence plate.'

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David Paul Morris/Stringer / Getty
David Paul Morris/Stringer / Getty

From this response, Isaacson got the impression that normal rules didn't apply to the former CEO.

This is evident in that Jobs previously admitted to regularly speeding and was once pulled over for doing over 100 mph in a 55 mph zone.

His companion at the time said: 'He absolutely believed that the normal rules didn't apply to him.'

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After receiving a ticket, Jobs immediately drove off and sped back up to 100 mph.

Furthermore, Jobs was also caught parking in handicap spots on several occasions.

As one user on YouTuber commented: 'In other words: Steve Jobs might have been a marketing genius but in everyday life he was a jerk.'

Another wrote: 'Sounds like a real piece of work.'

Featured Image Credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/Contributor / David Paul Morris/Stringer / Getty
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