# 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:** 86
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1701 "2025-08-17T23:07:37Z")
50 Shades Of Gray [![](https://i.imgur.com/5xgds2F.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/5xgds2F.jpeg) ---
**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:** [August 18, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1702 "2025-08-18T00:28:56Z")
Good one!! One wonders if they’re kinky or just clever? Today I saw **1-2NJOY**. On a ratty family wagon in the parking lot of a working class groc store. A plump 50-something woman in a t-shirt & crocs was loading her haul of soda, chips, and frozen food. The optimism is strong in that one. You go girl! My hat is off to your attitude! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1703 "2025-08-18T02:56:42Z")
Today I saw **RVR SONG** and the plate frame was “Spoilers!” on top and “Hello, Sweetie.” on the bottom. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1704 "2025-08-18T15:04:17Z")
I wonder if they have another car with **MLDY PND**? ---
**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:** [August 18, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1705 "2025-08-18T17:57:48Z")
Indy Ski Pass has a promotion if you get an Indy Pass themed vanity plate you get a free pass. Based on the timing of the offer, those license plates are begining to show up on the roads. So, keep your eyes out for license plates like **SKINDY** , **INDPASS** , **RYDINDY** , **INDYLYF** , etc. All cars should have an Indy Pass sticker near the license plate to help identify them. > **[License Plate Club](https://www.indyskipass.com/license-plate-club)** > > Say hello to the “Indy License Plate Club”, an invitation from yours truly offering a chance to score a free Indy+ Pass. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1706 "2025-08-18T23:19:58Z")
It’d be neat if anything on their website explained what “Indy Ski Pass” was. My daily contribution: a Tesla w **ALVRO**. Probably somebody named “Alvaro”. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1707 "2025-08-19T00:47:16Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > It’d be neat if anything on their website explained what “Indy Ski Pass” was. You get two days at each of the 200+ ski areas on the pass, ranging from small little mom & pop operations to some substantial sized resorts. It’s mostly in the US but also a bunch in Canada, Europe, and Japan. We ski mostly in New England, easily hitting a dozen different hills each season. But we’ve also skied at resorts in Utah and Oregon and may hit Colorado this year. > **[How It Works](https://www.indyskipass.com/this-is-indy/how-it-works)** > > The Indy Pass is both a physical and cloud-based pass that gives you two free lift tickets and a third discounted day at each one of our Partner Resorts. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1708 "2025-08-19T10:31:33Z")
On a recent generation Mustang GT in the UK - _BO55 BHP_. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1709 "2025-08-19T12:05:51Z")
The Ski Indy thing seems like quite the deal. You pay a few bucks for a personalized plate. They get year round advertising and you get a $450 ski pass with a ton of perks. It’s almost worth getting the plate just so you can get a day pass at a local ski place. I’m surprised they’re giving away a full season pass (plus), even a simple “send us a picture of your plate and we’ll send you [some limited number of] ski passes to the Indy Ski resort of your choosing” would probably get plenty of people to do it. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1710 "2025-08-19T14:10:43Z")
It’s a great deal, we got ones for both of our cars. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1711 "2025-08-19T20:29:43Z")
This morning, I saw a car with QUE TAL. “¿Qué tal?” is Spanish for “How’s it going?” Probably just being friendly. Although, since my state only requires a rear plate, he might be boasting that he is ahead of you. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1712 "2025-08-20T08:50:49Z")
In the vein of ¿Qué tal? I say **W3LCM2U** (Welcome to you). I saw that while out on a **DRI␣EV**. The first is what we thought it likely meant, but the later was on a white Tesla, so double entendre! `//i\\` ---
**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:** [August 20, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1713 "2025-08-20T11:44:43Z")
Two today - **ISHGARD** which I understand is a Final Fantasy reference, and **LAVA U** which may be a ukulele reference or a nickname for a university in Hawaii. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2025, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1714 "2025-08-20T13:09:08Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > **LAVA U** might also be a cutesy way to say “… love you” ---
**Author:** ![motu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/motu/32/259_2.png) [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1715 "2025-08-20T21:13:31Z")
Yesterday I saw a Lexus w/ **MS ATM 22** ---
**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:** [August 20, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1716 "2025-08-20T21:50:35Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > **ISHGARD** which I understand is a Final Fantasy reference Speaking as a player of Final Fantasy XIV (one of their MMORPGs), that’s definitely what it is. Ishgard is a city-state in Final Fantasy XIV, and it’s beautiful, in a very “high Gothic” / “fantasy castle” design style. [![](https://imgix.bustle.com/uploads/image/2022/6/21/a4bbe80f-2477-4456-8987-a1b9a5e24a0c-ishgard.jpg?w=400&h=300&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&dpr=2&fp-x=0.6213&fp-y=0.3829) ](https://imgix.bustle.com/uploads/image/2022/6/21/a4bbe80f-2477-4456-8987-a1b9a5e24a0c-ishgard.jpg?w=400&h=300&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&dpr=2&fp-x=0.6213&fp-y=0.3829) ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1717 "2025-08-20T22:58:07Z")
Saw this just yesterday: POPMUZK. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1718 "2025-08-20T23:45:07Z")
Saw **IM YOU** this morning. If they’re me then who am I? Am I them? It was too early in the morning for an existential crisis… ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1719 "2025-08-21T22:45:08Z")
[[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/B4RicP4.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/MRfKRW3#B4RicP4) ---
**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:** [August 21, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1720 "2025-08-21T23:23:30Z")
I’d love to see this in an accident situation **+OH-NO+** Also, **EL PECO** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=85) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=87)