Pardon the French, excuse the profanity, but the show-and-tell must go on! The Ohio BMV, where countless drivers go for their licenses, car registration, and the like puts out a list of rejected vanity license plates every year.
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The BMV has four employees dedicated to sorting through all the personalized plate applications looking for violations
Ohioan drivers took notice, covering 2022’s turmoil
Last year centered around political drama, supply-chain disruption, recession, inflation, and massive tech layoffs. In fact, the tech industry increased its layoffs by 649% in 2022 — the highest since the dot com bubble according to The Challenger Report. Some Ohio drivers tried to make the best of it all, requesting personalized license plates with “colorful” language.
48% of vanity plate denials had the letter “F”
759 personalized plates rejected in the Buckeye State
If the Ohio BMV deemed vanity plate applications profane, sexually explicit or meant to provoke a violent response, the license plate was rejected. In fact, any inappropriate combination of letters and numbers was denied. From bathroom jokes like “POO BUTT,” to F-bombs, to “SMT A55,” and AF additions like “LATE AF” were rejected in 2022.
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In 2021, 828 Ohio personalized license plates were banned
U.S. president was a prominent theme
More than two dozen variations of “F*** Biden” made the BMV’s list of rejected Ohio plates. The list even includes the specific dates the license plates were denied. For instance, “FQRONA” was deemed profane November 18, 2022. “HOWDYHO” refused August 10, 2022. Hate was everywhere too. “H8 MY ST8,” “H8URFCE,” and “IH8OHIO”—all banned.
When gas prices went over $5 per gallon in June, the “GASFML” personalized plate was denied over and over again
eTags won’t reject your plate
For an Ohio license plate that won’t get rejected, get online to eTags. You can renew your registration, replace a lost sticker or apply for a title transfer and license plate. Bur for now, there’s no personalization service. eTags offers vanity and specialty for Florida drivers at the moment. For a standard Ohio license plate, just select your service, provide vehicle details, plus contact info, and you’re done. eTags also offers notary services online in case there’s a need for complying with Ohio state regulation.
There are over a half million vanity plates in the state of Ohio, according to the BMV
