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re: What’s the deal with Mississippi people having personalized license plates?

Posted on 5/10/26 at 3:04 pm to
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
31586 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 3:04 pm to
That's Mississippi for you, they swapped places with the Y and R.
This post was edited on 5/10/26 at 3:06 pm
Posted by La Place Mike
West Florida Republic
Member since Jan 2004
31406 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 3:05 pm to
Thats a bargain.
Posted by johnqpublic
Right here
Member since Oct 2017
846 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 3:06 pm to
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You must not have ever been to Virginia then


This.

Vanity plates are extremely popular in VA and have been for decades. The cost difference between a normal plate and vanity plate isn’t a lot so many people get them.
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 6:21 pm
Posted by Spankum
The Sip
Member since Jan 2007
62260 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 3:23 pm to
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It just seems like there’s a disproportionate amount of them in MS.



I can answer this…

Misssissippi car tags are based on the value of your vehicle. It is relatively cheap when you’ve got an old vehicle, but car tags can run $1000 per year on a new vehicle. The $30 custom tag fee is relatively small when you are talking about that kind of money for a vehicle registration.

People flip out when they see my Mississippi tag with LSU logos on it!



This post was edited on 5/11/26 at 12:58 am
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
11181 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 3:31 pm to
The “look at me” culture.

You can’t spot their cars instantly.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
134654 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 3:38 pm to
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Weird you should mention it. I just saw this one in my neighbors driveway:



Weird...I see that truck in Bluey's driveway when he's at work
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
143831 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 3:39 pm to
I guess we have finally run out of things to get annoyed over.
Posted by rpg37
Ocean Springs, MS
Member since Sep 2008
54585 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 4:18 pm to
I bet you anything 80% of the personalized plates are on the coast. Trashy.
Posted by lsuCJ5
Holly Springs, NC
Member since Nov 2012
1084 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 4:36 pm to
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bro, do you even North Carolina


The Indians in NC sure know how to order one.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
58211 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 4:38 pm to
It's only $35. Amazing how that works. If you don't understand, look up elasticity curves
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
74883 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 4:44 pm to
Here’s some random plates I’ve taken pictures of in the wild:

(These are not personalized):












These are personalized:









And then Allen Toussaint’s (RIP) plate from in front of Snug Harbor around 2012 or so….



I read somewhere that Paul McCartney gave Toussaint a new Rolls, not sure if it’s a)true & b) if so, necessarily this one but I like my version of the story bra.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
29621 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 4:52 pm to
DEZNUTS
Posted by LaBR4
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
53884 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 4:57 pm to
Has anybody seen the all black Louisiana plates?
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
30512 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 5:24 pm to
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The new plate is awful.


I preferred the previous one that had the red/orange on it.
Posted by Rappin4Tay
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2016
19 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 5:28 pm to
When they first introduced the black license plates a couple of years ago, they had to be personalized for some reason. In other words, it wasn't a random assortment of letters and numbers. The standard issue tags (white in color) were three letters in a row, and three numbers in a row.

Now, they've simply rearranged the letters and numbers on the black tags so that they don't have to be personalized, and you can get the random issued letter and number combination.

Normal MS license plate: ABC 213

Black MS license plate: 123 ABC

Not sure why that was so difficult for them to figure out at the outset...
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
21815 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 5:29 pm to
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I preferred the previous one that had the red/orange on it.


That's been my favorite... our vehicles are all the blue newer'ish ones- I miss the red/orange.
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
134933 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 5:32 pm to
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What’s the deal with Mississippi people having personalized license plates?
They want to show off to other Mississippi drivers they know how to read...
Posted by tigeroarz1
Winston-Salem, NC
Member since Oct 2013
3905 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 5:37 pm to
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bro, do you even North Carolina?
There’s a great instagram page dedicated to personalized NC plates. “NC Plateboi”. Every year during March Madness he does a bracket challenge will all the best plates. It’s hilarious.

NC Plateboi
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
23224 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 5:37 pm to
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I find most personalized plates are owned by women who dont match the image they are trying to portray.



I think the funniest one I’ve ever seen was on a beater outside a hospital in Richmond that said XTCGRL.

Hot nurse alert!
Posted by Beauw
Blanchard
Member since Sep 2007
4232 posts
Posted on 5/10/26 at 6:49 pm to
This is true, at the Vicksburg park almost every MS plate was personalized.
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