Wait, the Department of Motor Vehicles can run out of license plate numbers? Yes, and here is what they plan to do next.

“License plates are property of the State of California ... Drivers can obtain a personalized or special interest plate through the DMV by completing the Special Interest License Plate Application.

It was bound to happen eventually; California is about to run out of license plate numbers. That’s according to reporting ...

Listen • 0:42 California is running out of license plate numbers. Here’s what comes next Prior to 1980, California license plates followed a different, shortened format. The six-figure plates ...

It was first christened in 1980 with the plate 1AAA000. Prior to 1980, California license plates followed a different, shortened format. The six-figure plates consisted of three numerals followed ...

“Though most vehicles have sequentially issued ‘standard’ license plates that remain with the vehicle when ownership is ...

B ack in 1980, the Golden State adopted a new numbering scheme for its passenger-car license plates: A number followed by ...

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California is running out of license plate numbers. Here's the new sequence you can expect to see on the road next year.

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.