# 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:** 132
**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 11, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2621 "2026-03-11T23:49:07Z")
This^^ Beat me to it. Or just retired professional pilot. I consider myself an ex-aviator. Now there is the baggage that the US Navy formally calls their airplane drivers “aviators” while the other US services make do with mere “pilots”. So there’s some small tendency for ex-USN folks to like that word “aviator” more than most. ---
**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 12, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2622 "2026-03-12T01:11:02Z")
If ex aviator, s/he had room to insert a space: **X AVI8R** That’s why I think it’s a pilot named Xavier. ---
**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 12, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2623 "2026-03-12T01:20:02Z")
I saw all of these within feet of each other in a shopping center parking lot. I would have been happier if they’d been comprehensible to me. **HATR4FC2**? a white Lexus sedan, car dealership plate holders **FEMCHO**?? a small red sedan **TT BUN** The driver had her hair in a bun, but what’s the TT? **DIZGNR** designer? a green compact SUV ---
**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 12, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2624 "2026-03-12T03:58:37Z")
**CHI2SAC** The driver must have moved here (Sacramento) from Chicago. ---
**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 12, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2625 "2026-03-12T13:55:33Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > **HATR4FC2**? a white Lexus sedan, car dealership plate holders I believe that’s “Hate traffic too”. The T does double duty, the 4 is an A, and the 2 is too: HATe TRAFfiC Too → **HATR4FC2** > [@gkster](#): > > **FEMCHO**?? a small red sedan I bet that’s the female version of “macho”. She’s femcho. In some US circles, and in some Latin countries’ slang “macha” means “lesbian” and especially butch or top lesbian. This person might be that, or might just be a proudly get shit done capable kinda gal who takes no guff. > [@gkster](#): > > **TT BUN** The driver had her hair in a bun, but what’s the TT? What kind of car? Many cars over the years have come in a trim level named “TT”. The Spanish word for aunt is tia. The German word is tante. “Titi” is a slang / endearing term for aunt in both languages. Could be that. A mid-late life adult with no kids and no prospect of having them (like me) may well adopt their Aunt or Uncle-hood as a big piece of their identity. ---
**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 12, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2626 "2026-03-12T16:13:49Z")
**2018 SS** on a (presumably) 2018 Camaro convertible. It was also a “Redline Edition” according to the badge. **RPE 11** on a white Ford Fusion. I have no idea what that one means. ---
**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 12, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2627 "2026-03-12T20:39:03Z")
**8COSMOS** on a high-viz yellow-green Tesla Cybertruck ---
**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 12, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2628 "2026-03-12T21:07:45Z")
**6★SUB3** on a silver Porsche Macan ---
**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 12, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2629 "2026-03-12T21:38:06Z")
**DNT PNC1** = don’t panic! ---
**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 12, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2630 "2026-03-12T23:27:34Z")
I’m not a Cosmo drinker; IMO they’re for girls. GF has one now and again. Too sweet for me. But I’d probably need to have about 8 to buy a CT and wrap it in dayglo Gatotrade green. ---
**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 13, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2631 "2026-03-13T00:15:26Z")
There was a semi who didn’t make a turn and was blocking the major northbound road I take into the office. I was stuck in the logjam behind someone with **HUMBLE** on their license plate. Small, gray, sporty looking car, not quite sure what it was… you’d think I’d remember as long as I was sitting in traffic. ---
**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 13, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2632 "2026-03-13T00:44:00Z")
**I SEEK** on a white BMW 3 sedan ---
**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 13, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2633 "2026-03-13T01:32:33Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > you’d think I’d remember as long as I was sitting in traffic. I saw a really neat plate the other day. But sorta like you damned if I can remember it either. But what was noteworthy about my situation was that the custom plate car had crashed. Into a tow truck. Talk about convenient! It’s right there when / where you need it with no waiting and it was empty. And not so badly damaged as to be out of commission. Unlike their car which was a mess. 🤪 Scored 3 today. - **BRINA⎵1** on a FL standard plate on a generic standard sedan. I knew a woman named Sabrina who went by “Brina”. I expect this car belongs to a similar lady. - **SUDAN2** on a Quebec standard plate on a pickup truck. A shoutout to their ethnicity or their name? No clue. - **HONOS** on a FL standard plate on a Lamborghini SUV (Yes, really, they make SUVs: **[Lamborghini Urus](https://www.lamborghini.com/en-en/models/urus#val-ht)**). It had a Vanderbilt University license plate frame. Apparently graduating from Vanderbilt with honors, pardon me, honos, pays well. Or Daddy had money as the case may be. ---
**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 13, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2634 "2026-03-13T02:31:57Z")
Another name, **PATEL S1** on a Honda Accord I guess many people put their names on their plates. I never would. ---
**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 13, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2635 "2026-03-13T02:43:47Z")
**JAGER 9** on a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon built for some lite rock crawling. What does jager mean? I searched - Jäger is a German term meaning “hunter” or “gamekeeper”. Primarily an occupational surname, it also refers to light infantry riflemen. Usage Examples: Military: “The Jäger units were deployed for reconnaissance”. Noun/Occupational: “He was a skilled jager in the forest”. Okay. ---
**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 13, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2636 "2026-03-13T03:02:56Z")
**MAZIN Y** on a Tesla Model Y. Meh, I don’t think Teslas are that ‘mazin’. **G​❤LF 18** on an Escalade. That does seem like what someone who loves 18 holes of golf would drive. Something like **7555 WX** on a Maine plate. I assume that’s just a standard series plate in Maine, but I just thought it was interesting to see a vehicle from that far away. And I guess Maine is sparsely populated enough that they don’t need as many characters as we do in CA. ---
**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 13, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2637 "2026-03-13T03:17:01Z")
**TRONTZ** on a Cybertruck. Maybe it’s his name. **STAN KK** on a Mercedes SUV. Another name. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2638 "2026-03-13T12:18:53Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > **DNT PNC1** = don’t panic! A good friend of mine has this. Though not with the 1 (he managed to include the A), and it is a reference, in his case to the [Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy). It might be the same for the one you saw, or just generally good advice `//i\\` ---
**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 13, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2639 "2026-03-13T12:23:00Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > And I guess Maine is sparsely populated enough that they don’t need as many characters as we do in CA. There is a car with a Wyoming plate that lives in my building’s garage. I haven’t met the owner. It has 3 seemingly random digits. There’s a 4th smaller digit off to the side that might indicate a county or region or something. But the whole plate taken together has 4 digits. Period. ETA: After some research, WY has about 20 counties. And about 275,000 citizens. So clearly they have more than 4 digit plates. And the 4th smaller digit is probably not about counties. I wonder if the plate here is some sort of antique. Next time I see it I’ll have to note the digits; they might represent something other than random. E2TA: More research here indicates they do use a county number on their plates: **[Specialty Plates - WY](https://www.dot.state.wy.us/home/titles_plates_registration/specialty_plates.html)** ---
**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 13, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2640 "2026-03-13T13:57:38Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > **JAGER 9** on a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon built for some lite rock crawling. > > What does jager mean? I searched - Jäger is a German term meaning “hunter” or “gamekeeper”. Primarily an occupational surname, it also refers to light infantry riflemen. Possibly a Girl Genius (online comic) fan. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=131) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=133)