There’s only about 18 months’ worth of license plate numbers left in California under the decades-old numbering scheme, prompting the Department of Motor Vehicles to hit the gas on its transition plan ...

Since 1980, California’s passenger car license plates have followed the same format: one number, three letters, and three numbers (think 1ABC234). But that tried-and-true combo is at the end of its ...

Over the past several weeks, On the Road has received letters from readers asking or commenting about our previous column discussing California license plates. We received emailed images of darkly ...

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California rejected more than 12,000 custom license plates between summer 2024 and 2025. Image courtesy of California Department of Motor Vehicles If you’ve traveled on California roads, you’ve likely ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The classic black license plates, which were originally issued in the 1960s, are now back in California. The Department of Motor Vehicles announced on Monday that it will start ...

As a born-and-raised Florida girl, I grew up used to aesthetically pleasing license plates marking each car’s back bumper. Our standard plate features a green silhouette of Florida’s border in the ...

One lucky California driver will soon receive a license plate with the number 9ZZZ999, marking the end of an era for Golden State motorists. The California Department of Motor Vehicles is quickly ...