# Custom Licence Plates — Seen in the Wild **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 11, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965 "2023-11-11T02:25:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 123
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2441 "2026-02-22T22:44:37Z")
**MCROMCN** No clue. Micro Machine? It was on a standard sedan. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2442 "2026-02-23T13:08:22Z")
**OOOOOPZ**. And **NU TSLA**. And then some name stamps: **ALLEN WU** and **JAK BRWN** , and maybe also **MOLY BEE**. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2443 "2026-02-23T13:25:48Z")
I’m trying to parse that as “something cromicon”. I’m not sure “cromicon” (KROM ih Con) is a real word stem, but I have a vague recollection of reading it in an SF story once. I’m wanting to almost remember “encromicon”. If that really is a real memory of a real word, then subbing an m for the n would a plausible respelling for a custom plate once somebody else took the correct spelling. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2444 "2026-02-23T16:18:46Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > **MCROMCN** > > No clue. Micro Machine? It was on a standard sedan. Micro Machine was my first thought, too, but it would indeed make more sense on a Mini or Fiat 500. Maybe the owner used to have a car like that and just kept the old plate when they got a new car? Or maybe they’re just a fan of the toys. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2445 "2026-02-24T02:54:06Z")
**SKULPTR** , a NY plate I saw last week. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2446 "2026-02-24T02:55:59Z")
Seen up in Wisconsin this weekend: **NEG SP** : probably short for “negative space,” which suggests to me an artist or graphic designer. **COWDEO** : undoubtedly a reference to cattle and/or rodeos. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2447 "2026-02-24T17:16:12Z")
Saw a bunch on my way to the office this morning: - **EVGOBYE** on a Rivian. - **ROVERR1** on a Range Rover. That’s not very creative. I’m not sure if R1 means anything or if it was just tacked on to make make the plate unique. - **LV​❤BUZZ** on a VW ID.Buzz. I wonder if that’s meant to be “The Love Buzz”. - **USA CZE** on a Subaru Outback. USA Cruise? - **JAS​❤AMI** on a Cadillac crossover. I assume those are the initials or nicknames of the couple that owns it. And I cant help but think that while a license plate isn’t as permanent as a tattoo, imagine if they broke up and one of them was stuck with that plate. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2448 "2026-02-24T21:13:37Z")
HIG8 DRV — Highgate Drive is a local street. Not very imaginative ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2449 "2026-02-24T21:15:10Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > **USA CZE** on a Subaru Outback. USA Cruise? To me that looks like USA Czech Republic (CZE is the ISO code for it). Maybe they are a naturalized Czech or their partner/family is Czech. > [@WildaBeast](#): > > **JAS​❤AMI** AMI is french for friend so it could something like I love my friend? J’{verb} in french is I…something, but that is just what my francophone brain jumped to. `//i\\` ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2450 "2026-02-24T21:15:35Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > **USA CZE** on a Subaru Outback. USA Cruise? CZE is the standardized abbreviation for the Czech Republic/Czechia, so it might belong to a Czech-American. Edit: beaten by @icon by seconds! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2451 "2026-02-24T21:34:17Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > **EVGOBYE** on a Rivian. I initially interpreted this as “My EV will leave you in my dust as you wave goodbye”, but it just dawned on me that there’s a charging network called EVgo. So maybe it’s a message that they’re boycotting EVgo? I still assume my initial thought was probably correct, but that’s another possible interpretation. > [@icon](#): > > To me that looks like USA Czech Republic (CZE is the ISO code for it). Maybe they are a naturalized Czech or their partner/family is Czech. Ah, I bet that’s it. I also thought it could be “craze” or “crazy”, but I think you and @kenobi_65 are probably right. > [@icon](#): > > AMI is french for friend so it could something like I love my friend? J’{verb} in french is I…something, but that is just what my francophone brain jumped to. Is Ami also a common name in French? I knew a girl in high school named Ami, IIRC she had an American father and French mother and so she got a French name. Americans mostly mispronounced it as “Amy”. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2452 "2026-02-24T21:42:57Z")
**2DAMOUN** To the moon? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2453 "2026-02-24T22:26:21Z")
FLN GRVY on a classic Saturn SC2 A part of my brain wants to say FLYIN GRAVY. Added — CHEROO. Chim chiminee? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2454 "2026-02-24T22:31:37Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > A part of my brain wants to say FLYIN GRAVY. Feelin’ groovy! ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2455 "2026-02-24T22:37:18Z")
Maybe you are, but personally, I’m feelin’ gravy! Mmm, gravy. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2456 "2026-02-24T22:43:21Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > Mmm, gravy. Nothing wrong with gravy! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2457 "2026-02-25T01:07:30Z")
**LOVE LIF** Not sure if they “love life” but that plate was already taken or they love someone with the initials LIF ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2458 "2026-02-25T01:53:00Z")
**TRIP C24** Travel? ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2459 "2026-02-25T03:55:05Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Nothing wrong with gravy! 🙂 Long, long ago there was [Wavy Gravy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavy_Gravy).\* Maybe Flyin’ Gravy is his offspring. \*I had a real Abe Vigoda moment when I went to Wiki. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2460 "2026-02-25T05:02:44Z")
And tonight I saw: **SEINS** on a VW Golf R (the high performance Golf). I have no idea what that means, but it sounds vaguely German, so maybe something to do with the car? **BAKE999** on some forgettable crossover. 999 is the emergency number in the UK, so “baking emergency”? I think I’ve seen exactly one episode of The Great British Baking Show, but maybe it’s a reference to that? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=122) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=124)