Indiana BMV Vanity Plates

[Bigtanker]

The way to get a vanity plate now is interesting. You get on the BMV site and go through the usual stuff to renew the plate. When you get to the option, you select the plate, standard (8 character limit) or specialty plate like college, In God We Trust, Special Group etc (6 character limit).

It shows the plate and you start typing in what you want. It will tell you wether or not it's available and show you exactly what it will look like.

As to being approved, I don't think a human touches it. I'd think all prohibited phrases, words etc are programed into the system. If you type on out on the website, it just says it's not available.

 

[KLB]

Now I thought the BMV was pretty careful about what gets approved. How did this one slip through the cracks?

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It will be allowed until someone complains about it.

 

[Brandon]

What's the difference between a porcupine and a BMW?




The porcupine has pricks on the outside.

Try driving one, you'll see where the pricks on the road are.

 

[pmbiker]

Try driving one, you'll see where the pricks on the road are.

I've driven a few, they are exquisitely engineered vehicles.

They do, however, attract a certain type of person.

 

[tv1217]

The tragedy of BMW drivers is they get all the negative attention for their crappy driving while Cadillac and Mercedes drivers get to fly under the radar with their equally crappy driving.

 

[actaeon277]

The tragedy of BMW drivers is they get all the negative attention for their crappy driving while Cadillac and Mercedes drivers get to fly under the radar with their equally crappy driving.

Let's face it.
There's a buttload of crappy drivers out there.
But nice cars get the attention.

 

[hoosierdoc]

"because of you"

 

[actaeon277]

"because of you"

huh?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

huh?

Another take on the plate in the OP...

 

[actaeon277]

Another take on the plate in the OP...

Oh.

Well, that makes sense.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Friend of my brother had BYATCH in the 90s. Got pulled over once and a female officer asked him what it meant.

"Boys youth at cathedral high"

Eventually someone complained to BMV that their teenager was offended by it and they revoked the plate.

 

[Brandon]

I've driven a few, they are exquisitely engineered vehicles.

They do, however, attract a certain type of person.

So you have seen the other makes and their drivers are justas bad if not worse. Good conversation!

 

[pmbiker]

So you have seen the other makes and their drivers are justas bad if not worse. Good conversation!

Lighten up Francis

 

[femurphy77]

It will be allowed until someone complains about it.

Yup. Had WNTRSUX on our convertible for several years. One day I noticed a couple of fat chick's behind us at the light pointing and taking pictures all flabbergasted looking. Told the wife we'd be getting a letter from bmv, sure enough it took about two weeks. They didn't pull the plate but told us it wouldn't be renewed.

 

[femurphy77]

I've driven a few, they are exquisitely engineered vehicles.

They do, however, attract a certain type of person.

Exquisitely engineered for all components to start failing at 125k miles. Had a 540M Sport that I loved for the first 50k miles but when it hit 125k EVERYTHING started going south on it.

I still lust after another one but never again.

 

[ghitch75]

a kid that works at a supply house i go too has a sheriff supporter plate that says.....Ill RUN...

 

[Hkindiana]

I remember a photo of an Illinois plate in Chicago that said “Zyklon B”. It was revoked after several complaints, but the owner said it was stolen and did not turn it in.

 

[88E30M50]

The way to get a vanity plate now is interesting. You get on the BMV site and go through the usual stuff to renew the plate. When you get to the option, you select the plate, standard (8 character limit) or specialty plate like college, In God We Trust, Special Group etc (6 character limit).

It shows the plate and you start typing in what you want. It will tell you wether or not it's available and show you exactly what it will look like.

As to being approved, I don't think a human touches it. I'd think all prohibited phrases, words etc are programed into the system. If you type on out on the website, it just says it's not available.

My wife used to be one of the approvers when she was director of registrations for the BMV. It's amazing what some people want on their plates. One that slipped by her and the other approvers that they didn't recognize was CUMGZLR. There isn't a month that goes by without someone trying to get something like IEATASS.

 

[88E30M50]

I've driven a few, they are exquisitely engineered vehicles.

They do, however, attract a certain type of person.

We've owned a bunch over the years and are down to just one right now, which is also the first BMW we ever bought. 98% of BMW drivers are no different than any other driver out there, but there are some that somehow think that by buying a BMW, they've somehow 'arrived' and should be given special road privileges. I imagine those numbers are shared by other manufacturers too but a prick in a BMW sticks in the mind more so than a prick in a Honda

 

[snapping turtle]

I wanted a vanity plate. I own an FJ crusier from Toyota. In the FJ community the rumor was (this is not true) that FJ stood for F**k Jeep. No hate for jeeps here at least the old ones.

So of course I wanted UCK EEP for the plate. I am just to cheap to pay the extra.

I did get the free covered bridge plate so it kinda looks different and a little outdoor related