# 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:** 94
**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:** [October 3, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1861 "2025-10-03T17:20:23Z")
Any obvious modifications on that Jeep? I drove a Jeep for 10 years and 70 Stage might be some kind of modification system… But I liked to keep mine mostly stock. A guess. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1862 "2025-10-03T17:28:29Z")
Nothing externally obvious. Engine tune? No way to know with the driving we did near one another. There are many tuning options available these days to invisibly hop up cars. But commonly they’re labeled as stage 1, 2, or 3 kits based on increasing levels of performance boost. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1863 "2025-10-03T18:04:33Z")
I recognized YYZ enough to say “why why zed” to myself when I saw it, but I had to look up BU2B. (I’m not a fan of Rush). [![](https://i.imgur.com/pM8oeOk.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/pM8oeOk.jpeg) ---
**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:** [October 4, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1864 "2025-10-04T05:30:20Z")
Today I saw a BMW M4 with **1M42NV**. One M4 to Nevada? One M4 to envy. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1865 "2025-10-04T14:50:08Z")
I’m currently looking at a Milwaukee Brewers plate that says R SOX. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1866 "2025-10-04T16:45:40Z")
Bunch yesterday leaving work that I forgot to post: **YES ONLY** in the parking garage **KARMA MF** parked in front of the sandwich place across the street from the garage **AZ SAM** and **PISACAKE** on Arizona plates on a RV and small car that I’m assuming were travelling together I know there was another one but I’m forgetting it at the moment. That’s what I get for forgetting to post last night. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1867 "2025-10-05T18:34:45Z")
Saw **HMMDROP** on a generic Mercedes SUV. Sounds like a bedroom pet name to 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:** [October 5, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1868 "2025-10-05T22:03:57Z")
I saw today, **CHUBAKA**. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1869 "2025-10-05T22:09:48Z")
**SCUSME** on a non-descript suburban SUV. I’d steer clear of them. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2025, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1870 "2025-10-06T04:39:54Z")
Black 4 Runner **SPOOKY 1,** threecyle w/ **BMOBL.** ---
**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:** [October 6, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1871 "2025-10-06T14:20:19Z")
Could be any number of things: **HEAT** [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/rOiRbbt.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/rOiRbbt) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1872 "2025-10-06T23:52:37Z")
Saw **BERNE 02** in the parking garage today. There’s a small town nearby named Berne but this was an out of state plate so I don’t think that’s what they were going for. Also saw **MEESSA** on the way home. No clue on that one either. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2025, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1873 "2025-10-07T01:07:23Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > **BERNE 02** And there’s also Boerne TX, pronounced bernie. Maybe they’re from there, who knows. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1874 "2025-10-07T02:40:06Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > Also saw **MEESSA** on the way home. No clue on that one either. I sincerely hope it isn’t a reference to Star Wars: Episode 1. but I suppose it could be. **OHHYAA** you better **PR4I5E** the **BIG␣BOS** and his **GOF␣CAR** (the later had a silhouette of a golfer between the letters). I tend to agree with the realtor that believes **RNTSUX** though home ownership is not always that great either. I am pretty sure **THE␣VAAN** was **CREATD** , but by which company I am not sure. I do not object people that **LOV␣GMA** whatever GMA happens to stand for. There were no indications on the vehicle if it was some kind of university or place or anything of the sort. `//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:** [October 7, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1875 "2025-10-07T11:53:00Z")
I bet “GMA” is “Grandma” ---
**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:** [October 7, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1876 "2025-10-07T13:23:27Z")
**PEDRO** on a pickup truck. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1877 "2025-10-07T13:59:26Z")
It could be, though I would have used a D in there somewhere instead. `//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:** [October 7, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1878 "2025-10-07T14:10:39Z")
Maybe that was already taken. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1879 "2025-10-07T16:59:34Z")
On a lifted Jeep, with _huge_ tires, and parts of the fenders removed (I’m guessing these modifications are for rock-crawling): **NT ACAR**. I mean, it was obvious to me that that Jeep was not a car, but thanks for the tip. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > I bet “GMA” is “Grandma” You’re probably correct, but I like to think they’re a huge fan of _Good Morning America_. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1880 "2025-10-07T22:42:15Z")
In a fun coincidence a few minutes ago I saw a low slung family wagon/van with the plate **GRAMAVN**. Go Grandma! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=93) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965.md?page=95)