Custom license plates give car owners a unique way to express their individuality. By paying an additional fee, they can personalize their license plates with custom messages or creative combinations of letters and numbers. Vanity plates allow people to showcase their creativity and add a personal touch to their vehicles.
However, there are instances when state governments and departments of motor vehicles reject applications for vanity plates that include language they consider inappropriate or contentious.
Wendy Auger recently faced this issue when her vanity plate, which she had proudly displayed for fifteen years, was unexpectedly rejected due to the wording on it.
Her plate read “PB4WEGO,” a playful phrase that brought smiles to many as she drove through the streets of New Hampshire.
Auger, who works as a bartender in the Gonic neighborhood of Rochester, New Hampshire, was surprised by the DMV’s decision to deem the plate offensive.
Continue reading on next page…