Speciality Plates
Is it just me, or does Indiana have too many speciality license plates? Do other states have this many plates? Here’s just a small sample:
Regular:
In God We Trust:
Support the Troops:
Then there are 33 (yes, 33) college plates available, like:
My alma mater:
The wife’s alma mater:
But wait, you can also show your affiliation with the military with 8 different plates, including:
For purple heart recipients:
Pearl harbor survivors (how many of these guys are still going?):
POW:
And the ones we see the most of, DAV:
Then there are the organizations (31 on my count) that you can support, including:
The Freemasons
The Colts
The Arts
Pregancy Centers
The Black Expo
Native Americans
Nurses (why do they need “support?”)
Juvenile Diabetes Research
And something about “Health”
There are a few I’ve seen around that aren’t index on the Indiana BMV website, including one that supports local “Food Banks”.
Don’t get me wrong; this is certainly a fantastic way to draw more tax revenues and get donations for various organizations. But do other states do this, and with this many types of plates? Is Indiana a little overboard in what they’re doing here?
September 1st, 2007 at 10:34 am
California has 6 or 7 I think, including standard plates with personalized number
September 1st, 2007 at 12:48 pm
ohio has the following, in addition to the standard plate (i count 66):
Autism Awareness
Bald Eagle
Breast Cancer Awareness
Cardinal
Casa/Celebrate Kids (A)
Casa/Celebrate Kids (B)
Cats/Dogs (Pets)
Choose Life
Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Indians
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Crew
Donate Life
Ducks Unlimited
Eagle Scouts
Eastern Star
Fish Lake Erie
Freemason
Future Farmers of America
Lake Erie
Leader in Flight
Mahoning River
National Rifle Association
Ohio Cattlemens Association
Ohio State Parks
Ohio Zoo
One Nation Under God
Perry’s Monument
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rotary International
Scenic Rivers
Scenic Rivers Blue Heron
Share the Road
Smallmouth Bass
Smokey Bear
Walleye
White Tailed Deer
Wild Turkey
Ashland University
Baldwin-Wallace College
Bowling Green State University
Capital University
Case Western Reserve University
Central State University
Heidelberg College
Kent State University
Miami University
Miami University - NEW
Ohio Northern
Ohio State University
Ohio University
Tiffin University
University of Akron Seal
University of Akron Zips
University of Cincinnati
University of Dayton
University of Toledo
University of Toledo - Athletics
Wittenberg
Wright State University
Xavier University
Youngstown State University
September 3rd, 2007 at 5:47 pm
actually I was wrong. CA has a bunch of plates, but not near so many