# 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:** 168
**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:** [June 25, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3341 "2026-06-25T03:29:32Z")
On a BMW SUV: **WATCH AU**. The other way around, it might be someone enjoying their retirement. In this order, a trader? ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3342 "2026-06-25T11:34:15Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > **C8FFEE** on a first responders plate. Coffee but both O and 0 were already taken. As far as I know it isn’t possible to have two plates, that are only different because one has a zero and one the letter O because visually they are the the same. Unless there is a state that has a zero with a slash through it to differentiate the two. `//i\\` ---
**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:** [June 25, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3343 "2026-06-25T15:29:42Z")
I just checked and Arizona does distinguish between O and 0 and also that both COFFEE and C0FFEE were indeed taken. Zero is an oval with a circular curve between the vertical straight elements and O has four 90-degree bends with a short straight element between, top and bottom. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3344 "2026-06-25T16:06:34Z")
Interesting, I wonder how many states distinguish the two. I guess these days, with automated plate readers, they can figure out what someone looking at it with the naked eye might not. `//i\\` ---
**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:** [June 25, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3345 "2026-06-25T23:50:18Z")
**V DUBS** on (what else?) a Volkswagen SUV in the parking garage ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3346 "2026-06-26T00:21:55Z")
**TRONK** on a Toyota Tacoma TRO **HONESTY** - not sure what motivated this one ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3347 "2026-06-26T04:04:09Z")
This evening, a Chrysler minivan: **CAQLTR**. West Coaster handy with a needle, thread, and some batting. A Toyota Pruis: **DHSIMX7**. It was dark, I couldn’t read the license plate frame. Any guesses? ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3348 "2026-06-26T11:15:36Z")
Some plates just have **USLZNFO** 1 like **NOIR** 2 on a black car. `//i\\` ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3349 "2026-06-26T19:42:30Z")
**DJT GOAT** — gotta be a Trump supporter? [![](https://i.imgur.com/icBc2Ls.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/icBc2Ls.jpg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/FbrK3dj.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/FbrK3dj.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:** [June 26, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3350 "2026-06-26T19:45:39Z")
Maybe s/he’s someone who can’t read. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3351 "2026-06-26T19:48:54Z")
Typical…parked in a ‘No Parking’ space with plenty of room on both sides. But not to worry…will be pardoned if somebody dared to put a ticket on the car. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3352 "2026-06-26T20:06:19Z")
What’s the difference between a porcupine and a BMW…? ---
**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:** [June 27, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3353 "2026-06-27T02:22:00Z")
Tonight I saw: **BMW2019** – I’ll leave figuring out the make and year of the car it was on as an exercise for the reader. 🙂 **ASK SAUL** on some black sedan I didn’t have time to identify. Unclear if it refers to Saul Goodman, or the biblical king. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3354 "2026-06-27T15:23:29Z")
ANTBEE Either she’s Aunt B (Might be Bea or Beatrice or something else starting with B) or she just really likes insects. WKNDA-- I think. I’m pretty sure it was referencing the fictional place Wakenda(sp?), less sure of which letters were missing ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3355 "2026-06-27T17:29:21Z")
Just as an aside on that **DJTGOAT** plate…The 11-99 Foundation is a charitable organization that provides assistance to California Highway Patrol employees and scholarships to their children. Maybe 40 years ago, some friends donated frequently and had those frames on their Porsches (yeah, they had his and hers 🙄). They believed the 11-99 frames would get them favorable treatment by the CHP. Perhaps, once upon a time. Rumor has it that the opposite is now the case. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3356 "2026-06-27T21:08:11Z")
**J DOLLAZ** on an older Mercedes with aftermarket wheels, lowered suspension, and dark tinted windows. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3357 "2026-06-28T17:27:53Z")
The bougie grocery store is usually good for a custom plate or two in the parking lot. I go there because I like their granola and jam. And the parking lot didn’t disappoint. **LASHAWN** on something silver and sporty looking. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3358 "2026-06-28T19:29:19Z")
Spotted on the freeway last night: **DAWGPAQ** on a Honda Odyssey. “Dog pack”. Given that it was on a minivan, I wonder if their kids constitute their “pack”. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3359 "2026-06-28T19:42:14Z")
I’d sooner expect their collection of dogs constitutes their “kids”. Minivans are great dog-hauling machines. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3360 "2026-06-28T23:12:36Z")
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