It's not personal, but the DMV H8s your latest efforts
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Nevada DMV rejected a personalized license plate in February when someone with a Woman Veteran specialty plate asked for 'WAF' — presumably, a salute to the Women's Air Force program that ran from 1948 to 1976.
The DMV reasoned that 'WAF' might stand for 'weird as f***.'
That was just one among the 1,054 decisions issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles from April 24 to the end of March 2025. Most were clearly attempts to sneak phrases past the people who screen requests for personalized plates.
2023 LIST: See the license plates the Nevada DMV rejected in 2022
The DMV denied 885 requests and approved 120, including some 'with restrictions.' The DMV couldn't decide without a tiebreaking vote on five requests:
YEETIT (denied)
HIGGS B (approved
GPASMF (denied)
DNGRSS (approved)
FP2WDW (approved)
And 35 plates were recalled after they were initially issued. Among those: 10 plates deemed confusing to law enforcement because of repeated numbers that made them hard to read.
Nevadans showed their creativity in coming up with those special plates. The DMV identified plates that fall into categories seen as vulgar, racist, sexual and gang-related, among others. They even stopped some plates because they were perceived references to British slang, Portuguese slang and gay men's slang. Plates with '69' were rejected as sexual references; '88' was flagged as a Nazi reference.
2022 LIST: Custom license plates approved and rejected by Nevada's DMV
We have broken the list into smaller pieces below, each with their own theme. We have tried to obscure profanity and vulgar language, and we want to say thank you to anyone who's making that effort to put a license plate on their vehicle.
Angry much? It's crazy the things people want to put on their license plates. Here are 73 personalized plates that went before the DMV judges from April 2024 to the end of March 2025:
Cute-sexy works, but most of these 254 tries crossed the line:
Profane or vulgar references were turned away almost every time, with 338 requests hitting this wall. People are sure to keep trying to get them past the DMV:
Drug-related references will get your personalized plate denied, even if you don't realize you've done it. Those references aren't the type of fun DMV wants to see. Here are 62 examples:
'Gang-related' covers a lot of ground for the DMV, which put 168 requests in this category. Anything that has even a hint of a connection of support for Nazis falls here. Sometimes, just a 'G' in the request for a personalized plate will be seen as 'gangster,' and 'OG' isn't likely to slide:
Some people like to repeat letters or numbers. It might not be their intention, but those license plates can be difficult for police or first responders to read quickly when there's a need. Here are some examples (93), along with cases in which the DMV said the plate would have made it unclear if it might be a police vehicle:
So whether you're an Elon hater (ELONSUX) or you're just asleep at the wheel (ZZZZ3), good luck next time with your request.
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