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In article <2sarvu$b9u@unix1.circ.gwu.edu> pd411x@unix1.circ.gwu.edu (Patrick Geraghty) writes:
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>on my way down to GWU today, I was nearly rammed by a small Pontiac with
>State Dept. Diplomatic plates. 
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>1)  If this guy had actually hit me, would he be liable for the damages to
>me and/or my vehicle?  I am assuming he was, in fact, a diplomat and
>therefore subject to diplomatic immunity.  Would he be required to have
>insurance?  Or, would he (or his country) be required to pay for damages
>he causes?

They are not required - but most often they prefer to pay. A diplomat who's
too much liable often ends up recalled from the country, that's why. 

A while back I saw an article about NYC's attempts to collect parking fines
from diplomats. They thought there's *some* hope ;-)

>2)  Does anyone have a canonical list of the plate abbrevaitions and the
>countries they correspond to? 

Saw a booklet on sale in WDA. Perhaps there should be a FAQ section about
this in rec.autos.* too - anyone knows? 

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