LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Nevada DMV rejected a customized license plate in February when somebody with a Lady Veteran specialty plate requested for “WAF” — presumably, a salute to the Girls’s Air Power program that ran from 1948 to 1976.
The DMV reasoned that “WAF” may stand for “weird as f***.”
That was only one among the many 1,054 choices issued by the Division of Motor Autos from April 24 to the tip of March 2025. Most have been clearly makes an attempt to sneak phrases previous the individuals who display requests for personalised plates.
2023 LIST: See the license plates the Nevada DMV rejected in 2022
The DMV denied 885 requests and accepted 120, together with some “with restrictions.” The DMV could not resolve and not using a tiebreaking vote on 5 requests:
YEETIT (denied)
HIGGS B (accepted
GPASMF (denied)
DNGRSS (accepted)
FP2WDW (accepted)
And 35 plates have been recalled after they have been initially issued. Amongst these: 10 plates deemed complicated to legislation enforcement due to repeated numbers that made them laborious to learn.
Nevadans confirmed their creativity in developing with these particular plates. The DMV recognized plates that fall into classes seen as vulgar, racist, sexual and gang-related, amongst others. They even stopped some plates as a result of they have been perceived references to British slang, Portuguese slang and homosexual males’s slang. Plates with “69” have been rejected as sexual references; “88” was flagged as a Nazi reference.
2022 LIST: Customized license plates accepted and rejected by Nevada’s DMV
We’ve got damaged the listing into smaller items beneath, every with their very own theme. We’ve got tried to obscure profanity and vulgar language, and we wish to say thanks to anybody who’s making that effort to place a license plate on their car.
Offended a lot? It is loopy the issues folks wish to placed on their license plates. Listed here are 73 personalised plates that went earlier than the DMV judges from April 2024 to the tip of March 2025:
Cute-sexy works, however most of those 254 tries crossed the road:
Profane or vulgar references have been turned away virtually each time, with 338 requests hitting this wall. Individuals are certain to maintain attempting to get them previous the DMV:
Drug-related references will get your personalised plate denied, even for those who do not understand you’ve got accomplished it. These references aren’t the kind of enjoyable DMV needs to see. Listed here are 62 examples:
“Gang-related” covers a whole lot of floor for the DMV, which put 168 requests on this class. Something that has even a touch of a connection of help for Nazis falls right here. Generally, only a “G” within the request for a customized plate might be seen as “gangster,” and “OG” is not prone to slide:
Some folks wish to repeat letters or numbers. It may not be their intention, however these license plates will be troublesome for police or first responders to learn shortly when there is a want. Listed here are some examples (93), together with instances through which the DMV stated the plate would have made it unclear if it is likely to be a police car:
So whether or not you are an Elon hater (ELONSUX) otherwise you’re simply asleep on the wheel (ZZZZ3), good luck subsequent time along with your request.
