"The New York State DMV has a rigorous screening protocol for personalized license plate requests, rejecting any that are not ...

If you’ve ever stared at your car and thought, “This needs a personality,” the DMV would like a word. The New York State ...

You can't just put whatever you want on a license plate. New York's list of over 2,000 rejected plates last year included ...

Most importantly, the plate request cannot give the impression that the driver is an official, according to the DMV website.

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles pumped the brakes on over 2,000 license plate requests in 2025 — and shared ...