Submitted by Constant_Honey_3965 t3_z9qlg3 in vermont

Anyone know what letter the DMV is currently issuing, is it still in the "K"s?

Also, anyone know what the current DMV turnaround time is for mailed-in new registration applications?

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TheTowerBard t1_iyitef1 wrote

I registered 2 cars earlier this year and got hit with "KFC" on both. I hate it.

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integra92red t1_iyj58tc wrote

Had ‘DFL ###’ when I was 17ish, my Father says “oh good, dumb f***in loser”

Thanks Dad 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

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No-Menu-5104 t1_iyjuw0g wrote

I like DFL, as in: Dead Fucking Last. Pretty funny for a car plate.

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VermontArmyBrat t1_iyk3suv wrote

You can refuse a plate. You do not need to provide any reason. If asked for a reason you can just say it’s personal. Or you can say the letter combination is offensive or reminds you a traumatic event in your life. Or the number combination is bad luck in your “fill in the blank” (culture, religion, home country). Happens all the the time and is perfectly acceptable.

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TheTowerBard t1_iyk6uoi wrote

Oh nice, thanks for this info. Honestly, in the moment I would have probably just went with it even if I knew this. I sort of chuckled about it at the time, but after seeing it every day for a number of months now it just annoys me 🤷‍♂️🤣

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GreenPL8 t1_iykra1g wrote

How does this work? You bring the plates back to the DMV?

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VermontArmyBrat t1_iyksc20 wrote

Yes. Or call the commissioners office at 828.2011 and explain your issue.

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JerryKook t1_iyijj6v wrote

Just go in, you will get your plates right away.

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Nutmegdog1959 t1_iyi4jd6 wrote

Just got two yesterday. It was three weeks.

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TheGoldberryBombadil t1_iyiloqp wrote

Has anyone else noticed there are no I, J, O and Z on vermont license plates? I get the I and O, could be confused with 1 and 0 - but why J and Z?! Someone must have the answer.

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willowbeest t1_iyit1m3 wrote

Z probably looks too much like 2. Maybe J is for the same reason as I?

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BudsKind802 t1_iyixqok wrote

I asked a friend at the DMV and they confirmed the J and I look too similar from a distance to a 1 on the generic plates, as does Z and 2.

All letters of the alphabet are available for custom plates however.

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GreenPL8 t1_iykrhi0 wrote

A combination of letters, numbers or spaces may be used.

No more than two (2) numbers are allowed in combination with letters. 
The Department considers “O” to be a number (zero).
Dots, dashes or other special characters or symbols cannot be used. 
The plate cannot begin with the letter “Z”. 
A single letter plate is acceptable; however, the letter cannot be an “I”, “J”, “O” or “Z”.
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VermontArmyBrat t1_iyk1oz2 wrote

There also are no “Q” because it can be confused with zero. The “Z” is not used because in the computer records the letter Z is used to represent disabled plates. So if you see a disabled plate that shows handicap emblem followed by 1234 that plate is in computer records as Z1234.

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CrispyApparition3568 t1_iyjd3in wrote

Just registered my vehicle last week in Montpelier. The plates I got start with KKA

EDIT: Got the plates same day, in person.

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jfortin72 t1_iyk3cwc wrote

Same here three weeks ago

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CrispyApparition3568 t1_iyk8soq wrote

Yeah... let's hope they aren't so dumb as to put a third K on the plates. 😬😳

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henry_hayes t1_iyklneb wrote

I got KKX which if you think of how that looks in the plate font….it’s not cool!

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CrispyApparition3568 t1_iykn0eh wrote

Yikes! And I thought mine was bad! I definitely did a double take when I got them, but yours.... I shudder... so sorry you ended up with those letters!

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jfortin72 t1_iykfvrp wrote

I highly doubt it.. there’s already enough tension with the two

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Internal-Fudge8578 t1_iyifyh2 wrote

My conservation plate took a full month and it was all numbers

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sad0panda t1_iyjhwpe wrote

Standard (non-vanity) conservation plates are always 5 numbers. I think I saw some 80000 series on the road recently.

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Internal-Fudge8578 t1_iykefef wrote

Really? I only got mine in august and it started with a 6, how could they get to 8 that fast?

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sad0panda t1_iykf6av wrote

I got mine last December and was a 79xxx. Surprised you got a 6!

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Internal-Fudge8578 t1_iyki7ry wrote

What?! That’s weird, maybe they skipped one by accident and then gave it to me 😂 does the animal on it affect things? I’m a loon

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Constant_Honey_3965 OP t1_iymvfn3 wrote

A couple of years ago I got 64xxx. That plate rusted around a mounting hole and I requested a replacement about a month ago. My new numbers were 67xxx.

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sad0panda t1_iyowj4w wrote

Wonder if there's a difference for truck series.

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wwidowmakerr t1_iyjf5jj wrote

I went in and got my plates right then and there. Got stuck with double ks

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Constant_Honey_3965 OP t1_iyjiad7 wrote

In that case maybe I’m glad my application got mailed in. Hopefully they will be done with KK by then!

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grn_mtn_grl_802 t1_iyjkcgp wrote

Better than triple Ks! I really hope they are smart enough to skip those all together!

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NCSUGrad2012 t1_iyjps0p wrote

The only state that did that was Hawaii and I believe Quebec made that same mistake as well. Otherwise it’s known to skip over that combination lol

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missoularat t1_iyjh3iw wrote

It took 2 to 3 weeks in the mail

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QuicheSmash t1_iyjz747 wrote

September in-office registration - KHA

Plates that day, took about 2.5 weeks to get the stickers.

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Karness_Muur t1_iyj030n wrote

Got mine back in July or August. K.

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Hyroponic t1_iylmsim wrote

Running through the alphabet. Your first letter is your identifier.

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