If you’re opting to pay extra for a personalized or vanity license plate in Illinois, you might want to check this list of rejected requests before sending in your inquiry. More than 54,000 ...

Last Updated on August 27, 2025 by Matt Staff For most drivers, license plates are just a requirement, a way to identify ...

Indiana's blackout plate is considered an "alternative license plate," according to the BMV. Here's what it costs and what to ...

The New York DMV is now offering 12 custom license plates to match drivers' Zodiac signs.

OAKLAND, California -- Vanity plates in California may soon start to look a bit more creative. A U.S. District Court ruling has struck down a California DMV standard that allowed the department to ...

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) currently offers 212 different custom license plate designs and has released a list of the top 10 most-sold custom plates of 2024.

Ever thought about getting a custom license plate that says something funny or crude? Well, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation may ask you to think again. Personalized license plates are ...

When it comes to personalizing your license plate, as you'd expect, there are limits. The Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias' office recently shared it rejected more than 300 vanity and ...

PennDOT issues many vanity license plates annually, but it also rejects countless applications, from the puerile to the racist, according to a staff report ...

PHOENIX – You see them all over town. Personalized license plates that spell out things like “DBacks fan” or “I Love so and so.” One personalized plate is causing controversy in New ...

Currently, a total of 811,351 vehicles are registered in Illinois with vanity or personalized license plates to Illinoisans. Of this number, 294,324 are vanity plates and 531,035 of the plates are ...

You can use an online Pick-A-Plate tool to check if your desired vanity or personalized plate combination is available. After submitting an application with the required fee, you can expect to wait at ...