Retro License Plates are the New Vanity Plates

What is happening? Michigan introduced a new license plate based on a 1950s plate and saw 3times the number of takers over the last speciality plate that pictured the the iconic Mackinac Bridge.

Why is this important? California’s most popular license plate is a retro plate. Colorado has brought back its green mountains and white sky plate. Transportation officials in California and Michigan were surprised by the level of interest in retro plates.

How will this be important? Law Enforcement is asking for white backgrounds because if law enforcement uses license plate readers the readers don’t have great accuracy with colorful license plates.

Route Fifty | The Rise of the Retro License Plate