Q: Dear Professor Honk: I saw a license plate today in Fountain Valley with a thinly veiled curse word and a politician’s name. Of course it’s popular to hate some politicians, but is it really ...

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The state of Missouri rejected nearly 400 requests for personalized license plates in 2024. According to the Missouri Department of Revenue, the plates were rejected on the ...

The "humble" vanity plate is one of the easiest ways to customize a vehicle. Tons of people have used them to put things like their names and jobs, or other short seven-character messages, on the back ...

Drivers who want to let people know they are “VEGANAF” or to be cautious about “FARTS” are out of luck, according to an extensive list of rejected vanity license plates released by the Colorado ...

ILLINOIS – Be careful what you wish for your license plate in Illinois. The Secretary of State has the right to reject any personal or vanity license plate that doesn’t fit their guidelines or is too ...

Vanity plates are a public form of creative expression. The messages they convey can be clever, comical, even downright strange. To the drivers, they’re a source of pride, a personalized billboard ...

Vanity license plates are increasingly popular in Mississippi. The popularity of vanity plates has risen alongside controversy surrounding standard license plate designs. The "blackout tag" vanity ...

These are just a few of the more than 300 requests for personalized vanity plates that were denied in 2024 by the Illinois Secretary of State’s office. The office shared only a few of the 335 plate ...