# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1672
**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 11, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1672 "2025-08-11T18:19:13Z")
No worries about argumentative; you’re not. It was first brought up earlier in this thread starting around here and running for a few posts: > [@Custom Licence Plates — Seen in the Wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1569): > > California now has PINK license plates? [[image] ](https://i.imgur.com/fxsRgG4.jpeg) No. I asked her. They can wrap license plates now. I wonder if, or when, this might be declared illegal. I mean, white on light pink might be colors determined to not have enough contrast. [[image] ](https://i.imgur.com/uDQ6ufJ.jpeg) Which then spawned this thread I started: > [@Aftermarket License Plates Displayed on Car as if Real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aftermarket-license-plates-displayed-on-car-as-if-real/1020504): > > Continuing the discussion from [Custom Licence Plates — Seen in the Wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965): It has become increasingly stylish around here (South FL) to put completely aftermarket AKA fake license plates on the back of your car. Folks may (or may not) be putting the actual ID letters/numbers from their real plate, but the plates themselves and their backgrounds are most definitely NOT something put out by the state of FL. These aren’t like SovCit plates, actively advertising their illegality and thumbing their … Which thread includes this cite: > [@Aftermarket License Plates Displayed on Car as if Real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aftermarket-license-plates-displayed-on-car-as-if-real/1020504/15): > > They are legal in California if you use your actual license number and they comply in other ways like certain fonts. People get vinyl stickers on the front and/or back because they like the look better. to these folks: > **[License Plate Wrap](https://licenseplatewrap.com/)** > > Working directly with DMV and CHP > of Sacramento since 2014 There’s a bunch of interesting discussion in that other thread you might find enjoyable. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965)._