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Because of how Florida driver's license numbers are assigned, it's possible for two or more to have the exact same number. Obviously that's bad! So they add another digit to tell them apart. So if your license ends with "-8", that means 8 people got the same number (ignoring the last digit) as you. If you have a really common first and last name, you're more likely to have a high number.

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http://www.highprogrammer.com/alan/numbers/dl_us_shared.html

The available literature on the subject attributes the last number to much more than simple name coincidence. These people also need the same birthday to create the one, and, for the record, THERE ARE NO 8s

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