Ever noticed a clever custom license plate while traveling California roads? For every interesting license plate you’ve come across, there are numerous others that were rejected and will never see the ...

Under California Vehicle Code Section 4464 (CVC 4464), your license plate has one job: be completely, mistakenly visible. When vehicle owners attempt to get creative with those front and back plates — ...

Law enforcement officials in Northern California took to Facebook to ask for help locating the muscle car.

The state of California is synonymous with car culture; it had nearly 13.2 million registered cars in 2023, the most of any state, and nearly twice as many as the number two state of Texas, which had ...

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AI license plate readers have attracted a lot of controversy, but it looks like cities in California are choosing to double ...

(TNS) — Law enforcement agencies across California have routinely made data they collect from automated license plate readers available to federal and out-of-state police departments, despite guidance ...

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 ...

California is expected to run out of license plate numbers by the end of 2025. The current system for non-commercial vehicles, which consists of one number, three letters, and three numbers, was ...

With the state running out of its current combination of license plate numbers and letters, California plans to launch a new license plate sequence for newly registered vehicles starting next year.

If you've traveled on California roads, you've likely noticed more than one clever custom license plate. For every fun license plate you've come across, there are countless others that were rejected ...