# 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:** 133
**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, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2641 "2026-03-13T15:27:06Z")
Okay. **BIG HUG** on a green Rivian R1T, Oregon plates **SSEV2NV** on a Chevy Blaster SS. I’m not a fan of those ‘to envy’ plates. Unless you drive to Nevada a lot, but I’ve seen several ‘to envy’ plates. Yeah, not a fan. **MM I4** on a green I4 **NOV 3RD** on a green Cadillac Lyriq ---
**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, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2642 "2026-03-13T15:29:28Z")
And here are some of the plates I caught. [[Album] Plates ![](https://i.imgur.com/UVGpD88.jpeg?fb "Plates") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/32UZsxG) ---
**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, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2643 "2026-03-13T16:39:33Z")
TRONTZ Cybertruck [![](https://i.imgur.com/xAtF9ab.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/xAtF9ab.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2644 "2026-03-13T19:33:45Z")
An older Corvette with CA plates: **Z6 4U2NV** ---
**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, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2645 "2026-03-13T20:02:55Z")
**ZEBBERS** on a camper trailer with Nevada plates. I didn’t realize you could get personalized plates for a trailer, but apparently in Nevada you can. ---
**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 14, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2646 "2026-03-14T00:24:15Z")
And two more while out running errands: **INOVA8** on a Chevy Tahoe. Probably self explanatory. I imagine the owner being a Silicon Valley type. **14THGEN** on an Audi TT. I really doubt there have been 14 generations of the Audi TT. The owner is the 14th generation of something? That’s an awful long lineage. Unless I misread it and it’s “I 4th Gen”, as in “I’m the 4th generation of something”. ---
**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 14, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2647 "2026-03-14T00:41:57Z")
Scored just one today; I wasn’t out much & it was raining so lots of other people weren’t out much either: **EZSTR** on a FL 5-character Miami Heat NBA booster plate on a newish Hyundai Elantra in the sporty trim. Might be “Easy Street”, but at least around here, the folks on Easy Street drive something more pretentious than a Hyundai, even a nice shiny one. Any other ideas? ---
**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 14, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2648 "2026-03-14T05:06:01Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > **14THGEN** on an Audi TT. I really doubt there have been 14 generations of the Audi TT. The owner is the 14th generation of something? That’s an awful long lineage. Yeah… NO. There had not been 14 generations of the TT. S/he is referring to something else, 14 generations of something else, not the TT. There have only been 3 TT generations. > **[Audi TT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_TT)** > > The Audi TT is a sports car manufactured and marketed by Audi from 1998 to 2023 across three generations. Its bodystyles included a coupé with a 2+2 seating arrangement and a two-seater roadster. For each of its three generations, the TT has been based on consecutive generations of Volkswagen's "Group A" platforms, starting with its "PQ34" fourth generation. The TT shares powertrain and suspension layouts with its platform mates, including the Audi A3, like a transversely mounted front-engine, ... ---
**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 14, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2649 "2026-03-14T18:45:51Z")
**EXCUSME** on a Rav4 or similar. **007EH** I’m picturing a Canadian villain greeting James Bond. It was on a BMW SUV. No badges I could see indicating the model, but it did have a badge that read “competition” and it had quad exhausts and really wide tires, so this was no ordinary family crossover. Did Bond drive such a vehicle in one of the recent movies? I haven’t followed the franchise during the Daniel Craig era. **OROOTST** There was a frame that read “Organic Roots Tea” so obviously that’s the meaning. Presumably that’s the owner’s business. **S QU ME** on a Civic. That Rav4 driver I saw earlier got the obvious spelling, so our Civic driver had to settle for this. ---
**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 14, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2650 "2026-03-14T21:56:14Z")
Scored 3 good ones today: - **CRUZN⎵FL** on a NY standard plate on a “conversion van” that looked like it had been turned into a mini camper. The standard NY plate has a small silhouette of NY state between the two sets of characters. Which from a distance looks a bit like a bold hyphen. But in this case it means the plate read “CRUSN NY FL” which I thought was double-clever if on purpose. I bet he’ll be crusn northbound here soon; they all do. - **383RT** on a FL plate on a bright green early 1970s 383Magnum Dodge Challenger R/T convertible. It wasn’t immaculate, but it was darn spiffy. Just like this example, but convertible. With the top down. - **OH⎵CLE⎵IO** on a Ohio standard plate on a generic car. Good bet they hail from Cleveland. Again clever. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2651 "2026-03-14T22:14:34Z")
Correction to the above: it wasn’t BADDASH, it was **JACKASH**. ---
**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 15, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2652 "2026-03-15T17:04:26Z")
Saw **MZRTI** … on a Mazerati. Go figure. ---
**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 15, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2653 "2026-03-15T21:50:02Z")
At least his plate frame didn’t say “My other car is a Lamborghini”. So not a total douche 🤪 Saw **SKAN⎵MAN** on a big BMW. Probably he works in medical imaging, retail POS UPC scanners, or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2654 "2026-03-15T22:31:45Z")
What plate would you expect on a vehicle for a company that designs and flies aerial banners? At the airshow I was at yesterday, I saw **AIM HI** and thought that was rather nice. ---
**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 15, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2655 "2026-03-15T23:30:47Z")
“Aim High” was a USAF recruiting slogan for many years. Maybe the 2000s-ish? Might be a connection there too. ---
**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 16, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2656 "2026-03-16T02:07:55Z")
**PAY4WRD** Easy to decipher for a change. ---
**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 16, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2657 "2026-03-16T05:34:15Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > > [@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. Thanks for the explanations! The TT Bun car might have been an Audi TT, mentioned below. And in the same parking lot today I saw **MOMDAD25** , maybe their kid/s got the plate for them as a gift last year? Or a couple became parents just last year? I also saw a name, **REZA1** ---
**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 16, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2658 "2026-03-16T23:23:52Z")
Scored 3 today, none great: - **ADE⎵LLA** on a FL standard plate on a VW New Beetle. Probably the first name of the lady driving. - **DR⎵MRM** on a FL standard plate on a generic SUV. Hi Doc! - **FELLERUP** on a NY standard plate on an IC Volvo wagon. Maybe a joke where their other car is an EV with some sort of “No gas for me, haha” plate, so this one is “Why yes, I do take gasoline”. Otherwise I have no ideas. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2659 "2026-03-17T00:14:51Z")
On a Hyundai Santa Fe seen maybe half a mile from the Honda Center where the Ducks play: **HATRYK** The license plate frame? Los Angeles Kings ---
**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 17, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2660 "2026-03-17T00:29:57Z")
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