# 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:** 144
**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:** [April 6, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2861 "2026-04-06T23:33:54Z")
**VBALL 99** with a UCLA plate frame Also this one: **TXT ME** ---
**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:** [April 7, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2862 "2026-04-07T06:21:21Z")
**TEAM HU** — likely their last name is Hu? **DATA PRF** **RB N KJ** — a couple with those initials? **LOWR BOX** on a Porsche Boxster. Kind of clever. **G12HRT** — NFC about this one but G1 together sometimes means ‘Gone’, so maybe this is for ‘Gone to HRT’ whatever or wherever HRT is. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2863 "2026-04-07T15:00:22Z")
This morning: **🖤YAR8RS**. I looked for, then saw it, a Raiders sticker on the rear window. Yep, Raider Nation. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2864 "2026-04-07T16:12:38Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > **NTOWL** on a FL 5-character booster plate on a generic car. This was about noon in a grocery store parking lot. They’d probably just gotten up. Or they don’t know where their towel is. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2865 "2026-04-07T16:19:35Z")
🤦‍♂️   ---
**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:** [April 7, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2866 "2026-04-07T21:23:33Z")
**LIT ION** on a Tesla. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2867 "2026-04-07T22:29:08Z")
Had just a mongo score yesterday afternoon/evening plus today. I cheated a bit by going to a mall and parking some ways away from the entrance so had to walk a long row of cars to get inside for my shopping and later walk the same distance in a different row back out to my car. But most of these I saw on the hoof as it were. Anyhow … - **NAT⎵ISA** on a FL 9/11 patriot glurge plate on a newish snazzy SUV. Their names or initials? A respelling of Natasia? - **GRL⎵DONE** on a FL breast cancer research support plate on a Volvo SUV. The driver was a ~70yo woman who’s likely a survivor herself. You go girl! She’s so done with that cancer shit! - **SLC⎵80** on a FL standard plate on a Bentley SUV. Maybe they’re from Salt Lake City and were born or graduated in 1980. Otherwise initials? - **5TOWNR 2** on a FL standard plate on a Camry. Decent bet its a reference to **[Five Towns - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Towns)**, a group of villages on Long Island NY outside NYC. Some chance it’s meant to be read as “stoner 2” instead. But given where I saw it parked, an NYC heritage is a virtual certainty. - **SET2** on a FL standard plate on a Tesla Model S Plaid. I don’t know if “Setting 2” might refer to something in the Tesla UI about go-fast mode. Otherwise that’s probably just somebody’s initials. - **CAMERA⎵1** on a FL state parks booster plate on a nice SUV. Perhaps an avid nature photographer? - **PSALM⎵90** on a FL standard plate on a older Corolla. The meaning is obvious. Here’s a cite for those, like me, who have no clue of the contents of **[Psalm 90 NIV - Bible Gateway](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%2090&version=NIV)**. I suppose it’s a humble sentiment for a humble believer driving a humble car. - **AGGIE** on a FL 5-character Florida Seminoles National Champions booster plate on a semi-jacked pickup truck. To the best of my info, Florida Sate University (FSU) hasn’t offered a degree in agriculture-related stuff for a long time if ever. So reconciling the plate background to the plate message is not obvious. Aggies are like that; what makes sense to them often baffles more capable people. - **LTSS** on a FL standard plate on a Chevy Denali pickup. Initials or ??? - **MR⎵DEXTR** on a FL standard plate on a 5-series BMW. Perhaps he’s got truly amazing eye-hand coordination. But more likely his last name is Dexter. - **MELYSA** on a FL standard plate on a Mercedes sedan. Hi Melissa! I know a woman named Lysa. Pronounced just like the typical Lisa. Perhaps that’s “Me Lysa” rather than Melissa. We’ll never know. - **VGBG1** on a FL 7-character art booster plate on a Mercedes G-wagon. Initials or WTF? - **KNOTE** on a FL 5-character Miami Dolphins NFL booster plate on a Porsche SUV. 1000 notes? Is there a player or coach name that might match? I have no clue. So much for the boring ones. Now for the three best in show … - **RUCEY** on a New York state booster plate honoring the Brooklyn Dodgers. See **[Brooklyn Dodgers | NY DMV](https://dmv.ny.gov/plates/brooklyn-dodgers)**; who knew they offered a plate for such an antique cause? Anyhow the Big B of the background has the plate spelling “Brucey”. Doubtless just a first name, but Bruce gets an A from me for creative use of the background. - **FOXX⎵247** on a FL standard plate on a new Nissan. At first glance I thought it was a series plate. But FL doesn’t (yet) have 4 letters plus 3 numbers. Then it hit me: “I’m a fox (hawt woman) 24x7”. Clever. I got a good look at the driver. A pleasant looking 50-something black woman well dressed but not elegant or overdone. Think white collar corporate middle manager. Definitely built for comfort not speed. That is a woman to be reckoned with: confident and sassy. Kick it, Honey! And best for last: - **BLT⎵18** on a Virginia USMC booster plate on a large Honda SUV. Immediately I thought of our own major contributor here @Bullitt and whether he might enjoy trading in his smaller Suburu for the snazzier, if less offroad capable, Honda big enough to camp inside -mobile. They even got a special license plate suited just for you. How thoughtful of them 😁 ---
**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:** [April 7, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2868 "2026-04-07T23:00:33Z")
Just saw **MSSFIT** Either a woman who keeps herself in great shape, or someone who doesn’t fit in. I vote for the former. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2869 "2026-04-07T23:37:17Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > **TEAM HU** — likely their last name is Hu? > **DATA PRF** Given that the second one sounds like you were in the neighborhood of a university, is there an H. University nearby? Seen this morning on an average looking small SUV, that had a louder, throatier engine than I expected: **YU H3ARD**. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2870 "2026-04-07T23:57:01Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > **TEAM HU** — likely their last name is Hu? Perhaps they are associated with the US presence of the Temu Chinese online merchant behemoth? I don’t know how the company name “Temu” is properly pronounced. My own uninformed wag is that it sounds just like “Team Hu”, with slightly more stress on team than hu, and the "h: much de-emphasized: Team - oo or Tee-moo. > [@Bullitt](#): > > **DATA PRF** Data professional or data professor. Somebody associated with **[Big data - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_data)**. That’s a huge and high-paying field in your part of the country. > [@Bullitt](#): > > **G12HRT** — NFC about this one but G1 together sometimes means ‘Gone’, so maybe this is for ‘Gone to HRT’ whatever or wherever HRT is. HRT might be “heart” as in “love” or “like”. Although CA offers the ❤ icon on plates to say the same thing in fewer slots. At a real stretch it might be “G (=god): one to love” or some similar formulation. I have no good ideas here; just firing more WAGs into the aether. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2871 "2026-04-08T00:34:02Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > **KNOTE** on a FL 5-character Miami Dolphins NFL booster plate on a Porsche SUV. 1000 notes? Is there a player or coach name that might match? I have no clue. “Naughty”? No connection with the dolphins. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2872 "2026-04-08T01:15:01Z")
I’m guilty of assuming the plate background somehow supports the plate’s message. In my own case the plate background was chosen to coordinate with the car’s color, and be a happy beachy recreational appearance. Which has essentially zero to do with the personalized identification letters on the plate, nor with the official cause for which the plate is boosting. It’s all about color and style not substance. If I did that, decent bet lots of other folks did the same thing. But somehow I keep not thinking that. 🤦‍♂️ ---
**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:** [April 8, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2873 "2026-04-08T01:21:24Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > If I did that, decent bet lots of other folks did the same thing. It’s undoubtedly why Wisconsin’s Road America plate, commemorating the state’s road racing circuit, has been so popular – not because there are so many auto racing fans in Wisconsin, but because it’s one of the only black plates currently offered by the state. (The squiggly symbol is an outline of the track’s course.) [![](https://www.roadamerica.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/lightbox/main-images/ra_plate_2.jpg) ](https://www.roadamerica.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/lightbox/main-images/ra_plate_2.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 8, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2874 "2026-04-08T01:36:54Z")
Its vaguely obscene shape is probably a plus too. Damned if I see the attraction of a black plate with white writing. OK, it fits a black car OK. After that? I really think it’s some kind of RW code. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2875 "2026-04-08T01:39:39Z")
Ditto in Arizona but we have several candidates. There are many more that are mainly black but have an organization logo on the left end. The top one with no indicator at all is AZ4kids and the proceeds get distributed to some 30 children’s charities. [![](https://mvmpublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/plates/4AZKids.jpg) ](https://mvmpublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/plates/4AZKids.jpg) [![](https://mvmpublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/plates/ArizonaAgriculture.jpg) ](https://mvmpublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/plates/ArizonaAgriculture.jpg) [![](https://mvmpublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/plates/ArizonaYouthCharities.jpg) ](https://mvmpublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/plates/ArizonaYouthCharities.jpg) [![](https://mvmpublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/plates/EmpoweringCharitableOrganizations.jpg) ](https://mvmpublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/plates/EmpoweringCharitableOrganizations.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 8, 2026, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2876 "2026-04-08T07:42:19Z")
> [@Topologist](#): > > is there an H. University nearby? No H. Univ here. Many Chinese/Asians though, so maybe Hu is their last name. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2877 "2026-04-08T19:07:17Z")
**UBU TOO** on a Missouri license plate. **JINKY** ---
**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:** [April 8, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2878 "2026-04-08T20:32:11Z")
A whole bunch from today so far: **1 JOHNNA** **K KAUR** These 2 were at a dental office: **2TH SLTH** **PROROOT** **BIG E 1** **THE MOJ** **GT 4SKI** on a BMW 328i GT **GRN IIS** **SHLEE B** **CO2 CPTR** **8A8A828** — this one was a bit peculiar. **MERS BNZ** on a Mercedes **PL8 REC** **TARESA** **RECYKEL**. OK, I will! **ADD LEG** **POOKARS** **49RFOTY**. Fan of the year? **IMALGAM** — another dentist? **GAYBIES** — this one was quite … uhhh… interesting. **KUMEN J5** **NTCUBYE** **MAURH** **YYZ HUD** — Toronto? Or a fan of Rush? ---
**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:** [April 8, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2879 "2026-04-08T23:55:42Z")
**MAUIII** on a small SUV with some sort of custom advertising wrap. Couldn’t see from the back what the advertising was for though. Seems kind of silly to go to that much trouble to put an ad on a vehicle and not make it visible from all sides. Also **HOLM3S** I’m assuming someone named “Holmes” but that was already taken. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/2880 "2026-04-09T12:12:35Z")
Original Mini Cooper with the license plate **SMOL** [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/ICaBsra.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/ICaBsra) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=143) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=145)