California is set to revamp its vehicle license plates in 2026, ending a nearly half-century-old format. The current sequence, a number followed by three letters and three numbers, is running out ...

Say goodbye to the 9ZZZ999 format. Sometime next year, California drivers will start receiving license plates with a reversed configuration.

Wait, the Department of Motor Vehicles can run out of license plate numbers? Yes, and here is what they plan to do next.

Technology for cars has moved outside, at least in Arizona and one other state, with testing of digital license plates that will, in theory, make waiting for registration a thing of the past.

California is running out of license plate numbers to issue to new passenger vehicles. It’s something officials in the Golden State have been anticipating, but thought it would happen in 2027.

California is running out of license plate numbers. Here's the new sequence you can expect to see on the road next year.

California's standard automobile license plates have a configuration of one number, followed by three letters, followed by three numbers, according to Ronald Ongtoaboc, spokesperson for the DMV.