Personalized/vanity license plates

[WA Toffee]

I got given personalised plates for my birthday years ago. Sold the car to my sister in law and couldnt be bothered changing the plates. She sold the car, so don't know who is currently driving around with plates that have Perth Glory FC and my birthday as the number plate

 

[deipnosophist]

I got given personalised plates for my birthday years ago. Sold the car to my sister in law and couldnt be bothered changing the plates. She sold the car, so don't know who is currently driving around with plates that have Perth Glory FC and my birthday as the number plate

lol lol

 

[WA Toffee]

Yes...it's done by state. So theoretically there could be 51 EFC1 plates...States plus Washington DC.

Same in Australia. WA allows up to 10 characters, no restrictions on numbers or letters, as long as it is not offensive. The ones I really hate are those that someone else has obviously already got the plate you want so you have it spell it wrong and hope no-one will notice eg Evrton, M1key, etc.

 

[wm02]

What are your thoughts on them? This maybe isn't even a thing outside of the US (hi @Bryan).

I can get a 7-character plate, and EVERTON, TOFFEES, and EFC1878 are all available, but I'm not sure Mrs Nigh approves (too much FKW for her taste).

You'll be mistaken for a Jamaican

 

[Garrick]

The only cool use of vanity plates I've ever seen is this fife and drum corps in my hometown. They had two trucks that they used for trips that, one plate was "FIFEAN" and the next was "DDRUMS" and they'd park the two next to eachother.

 

[dodger]

in general I don't mind them, but I saw an 'EFC' plate on a red coloured car.
For some reason it wound me up AND it had one of those 'Chosen' window stickers

 

[SerenityNigh]

You'll be mistaken for a Jamaican

I will never be mistaken for a Jamaican, but I'm ok if my car causes some confusion.

Not that it matters here in Louisiana--if you can't drink or hunt it, it's not common knowledge.