# 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:** 126
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2501 "2026-03-04T14:37:15Z")
Little help with this one - **NCN3VBL** , NH plate on a standard SUV. Also seen at the ski area last weekend; **IAMSNOW** , **SLEDDIN** , and **SWIX**. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2502 "2026-03-04T15:45:31Z")
I’ve been away from civilization for almost 2 weeks, so no sightings until I came home yesterday. And dove right back into platespotting with a pretty good haul on my first outing. - **GSD⎵RESQ** on a FL standard plate on a repainted former cop car with a tall ham radio style antenna on the back. The “rescue” part is easy. “GSD” might be the “[someplace] Sheriff’s Department”, but I don’t think of sheriffs as having a rescue function; that’s usually part of the fire service. Some counties in FL have combined the police and fire/rescue functions under one umbrella organization. But none of the G counties have done that. And FL-standard terminology is “[Wherever] Sheriff’s _Office_”, not “[Wherever] Sheriff’s _Department_”. So anyone have any better ideas about “GSD”? - **PE4** on a FL standard plate on a small Subaru SUV. No other interesting features. Maybe a respelling of “pea”, someone’s nickname or a comment on the small size of their car? - **S⎵⎵A⎵⎵L** on a FL standard plate on a large pickup truck. Initials or his name is Sal / Salvatore / etc? - **SAVITA** on a FL standard plate on a Porsche EV. The driver was a tall blonde Slavic-looking woman and I bet her first name is “Savita”. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2503 "2026-03-04T16:18:12Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Little help with this one - **NCN3VBL** , NH plate on a standard SUV. [![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61bri+YNDjL.jpg) ](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61bri+YNDjL.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2504 "2026-03-04T16:34:53Z")
Ouch, that hurts! How is it possible that I missed that?! ---
**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:** [March 4, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2505 "2026-03-04T16:42:23Z")
Take comfort that you’re not alone. I was utterly stumped too. D’oh! ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2506 "2026-03-04T17:29:47Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > **S⎵⎵A⎵⎵L** on a FL standard plate on a large pickup truck. Initials or his name is Sal / Salvatore / etc? Maybe a play on the old thing you used to ask (or maybe still do) online: **S** ex **A** ge **L** ocation? I know it ASL but who knows. Of course when I saw **STRBUK** I immediately though of Battlestar Galactica which probably triggered a **NRD-4LRT** for anyone who near me especially since I would see **THX␣43** as just another type of cinema sound, though probably it is actually is someone thanking a player with that number. **NVDR␣Z1M** likely has completely different ideas as to what all of these license plates mean as they try to conquer the earth. `//i\\` ---
**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:** [March 5, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2507 "2026-03-05T00:25:47Z")
I saw an SUV with **MATTNIEL**. Any ideas? The SUV was a neutral color and didn’t offer any clues, no plate holder or bumper stickers. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2508 "2026-03-05T01:10:39Z")
Saw **BEAONE** on the way home today. Not sure what they want to be one of… ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2509 "2026-03-05T02:12:01Z")
I have a magnet with that image, maybe I should just stick it on the car as tribute. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2510 "2026-03-05T03:14:36Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > **GSD⎵RESQ** on a FL standard plate on a repainted former cop car w German Shepherd Dog. GSD is a very common way to refer to them. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2511 "2026-03-05T04:51:29Z")
On a Veterans plate with a First Cav sticker in the back window: O DWN Oh, Dawn is what I’m coming up with. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2512 "2026-03-05T05:57:02Z")
**TAXS 2HI** , on a pickup truck. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2513 "2026-03-05T06:03:34Z")
**ANGLBB6** on a Subaru Forrester. Angel? Angle? Angela? And I have no idea what the BB6 part means. There was a license plate frame with no words, but it had a cow spot pattern, no idea it that’s a clue. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2514 "2026-03-05T13:05:50Z")
Thank you. That would never have occurred to me, but I bet you nailed it. I saw the car while parked, but it was also dark out. I eyeballed the interior as best I could walking past, but didn’t see anything that looked like ham radio (or dog) paraphernalia. This morning I saw **PRN⎵4EVR** on a Toyota parked at a building full of doctor’s offices and such. "Forever’ is easy. PRN is the Rx abbreviation for “as needed”. But more likely PRN is “[something] registered nurse”. Pediatric? Pulmonary? Practical? ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2515 "2026-03-05T13:38:53Z")
Doesn’t PRN mean take as needed? ---
**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:** [March 5, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2516 "2026-03-05T14:59:35Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > PRN is the Rx abbreviation for “as needed”. It sure does. 😉 But “Take as needed forever” or even “Prescriptions forever” seems to me less likely than e.g. “Pediatric registered nurse forever”. Continuing with today’s dog theme, on the way home just now I saw **HUG⎵ADOG** on an SUV. One probably full of dog hair, but I couldn’t see the floor inside. I do know it didn’t have a big dog inside right then. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2517 "2026-03-05T15:50:55Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > I saw an SUV with **MATTNIEL**. Any ideas? The SUV was a neutral color and didn’t offer any clues, no plate holder or bumper stickers. Maybe a name, or two names? > [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > Saw **BEAONE** on the way home today. Not sure what they want to be one of A One is sometimes used to mean “the best.” Maybe they’re recommending excellence? ---
**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:** [March 5, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2518 "2026-03-05T16:59:42Z")
**K​❤BLNCE**. I assume K is the driver’s initial, and BLNCE is their spouse. Blanch? Or maybe K just loves blintzes. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2519 "2026-03-05T17:13:36Z")
IMO … Kay (or Karen or Karly or …) loves balance. She teaches yoga. Or attends a _lot_ of classes. Or maybe it’s her shakras that are in balance and she’s quite the devotee of woo. “She” might be a “he”. But I bet not. ---
**Author:** ![Topologist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/topologist/32/3208_2.png) [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2520 "2026-03-05T18:32:22Z")
Two on the way to work today: **BELLA3** on a NYS “love your pets” plate. Perhaps Bella was a (the third?) beloved pet but, probably because I’m in the middle of rereading the Harry Potter books, I couldn’t help reading it as Bellatrix. **RICA VDA**. I’m thinking the spanish “rica vida,” perhaps Qué Rica Vida, a General-Mills mag and website about Latin recipes, etc. But I’m curious why they included the space at the expense of the “i”. (NYS allows up to 8 characters.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=125) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=127)