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Rich gives sound advice, but I'll add some personal experience.
1) In my experience the personalized number search process on the DMV
website is not complete, current or authoritative as to whether a
particular number is available.
2) I recommend against applying in person - use mail instead. I asked a
DMV clerk whether a number was possible and she stated "it's not
available". Note she didn't say "it's taken" - I wonder if some numbers
are either reserved for Big Shots or in some kind of administrative limbo.
In this case I had a friend who consults for the DMV look in up himself
in their database, and determined it was available. I submitted the
application by mail and it was approved.
3) The number in question is "XK" for my XK140. This proves (at least as
of a few years ago) that numbers shorter than 5 characters are possible.
4) You are allowed three choices on the application (first, second,
third). If none are available, your check is returned fairly quickly.
Moral: don't hesitate to ask for anything, as long as you can afford to
be patient.
5) For each choice you are required to provide an explanation - probably
to deter interpretations that the number requested is somehow obscene,
political, inciteful, etc. etc. Don't waste that opportunity to lobby
for your choice, e.g. "it's the name of my sweetheart who has only 6
months to live", etc. etc.
Hope this helps,
--Gary
On 5/1/2013 12:25 PM, richsanders2020@comcast.net wrote:
> Aaron- I just went through the same process, but with bringing a car
> in from out of state.
>
> So if you are having a new Utah title issued like I had to do, you
> have to register it at the time you apply for the title (total >$100).
> At that time you need get license plates that ARE NOT personalized.
> These can be vintage plates so that you are not subject to semi annual
> inspection. You will leave the DMV with this set of plates in hand.
> However, only after your new title arrives (2-3 weeks in the mail)
> can you apply for the customized plates. You will need to pay an
> additional $63 for the customized plates which take 4-5 weeks in the
> mail. (It has been 4 weeks today and I'm still waiting for mine).
>
> The vintage application form and search process is online at the DMV
> website. You can actually search by choosing special plate type (in
> this case vintage) and then go through your selections that you are
> looking for to see if they are available. The vintage plates are now
> limited to a total of 5 (no more, no less) alpha numeric characters.
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Rich gives sound advice, but I'll add some personal experience.<br>
<br>
1) In my experience the personalized number search process on the
DMV website is not complete, current or authoritative as to whether
a particular number is available.<br>
<br>
2) I recommend against applying in person - use mail instead. I
asked a DMV clerk whether a number was possible and she stated "it's
not available". Note she didn't say "it's taken" - I wonder if some
numbers are either reserved for Big Shots or in some kind of
administrative limbo. <br>
<br>
In this case I had a friend who consults for the DMV look in up
himself in their database, and determined it was available. I
submitted the application by mail and it was approved.<br>
<br>
3) The number in question is "XK" for my XK140. This proves (at
least as of a few years ago) that numbers shorter than 5 characters
are possible.<br>
<br>
4) You are allowed three choices on the application (first, second,
third). If none are available, your check is returned fairly
quickly. Moral: don't hesitate to ask for anything, as long as you
can afford to be patient.<br>
<br>
5) For each choice you are required to provide an explanation -
probably to deter interpretations that the number requested is
somehow obscene, political, inciteful, etc. etc. Don't waste that
opportunity to lobby for your choice, e.g. "it's the name of my
sweetheart who has only 6 months to live", etc. etc.<br>
<br>
Hope this helps,<br>
--Gary<br>
<br>
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<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000">Aaron-
I just went through the same process, but with bringing a car in
from out of state.
<div><br>
</div>
<div>So if you are having a new Utah title issued like I had to
do, you have to register it at the time you apply for the
title (total >$100).</div>
<div>At that time you need get license plates that ARE NOT
personalized. These can be vintage plates so that you are not
subject to semi annual inspection. You will leave the DMV with
this set of plates in hand. However, only after your new
title arrives (2-3 weeks in the mail) can you apply for the
customized plates. You will need to pay an additional $63 for
the customized plates which take 4-5 weeks in the mail. (It
has been 4 weeks today and I'm still waiting for mine).</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The vintage application form and search process is online
at the DMV website. You can actually search by choosing
special plate type (in this case vintage) and then go through
your selections that you are looking for to see if they are
available. The vintage plates are now limited to a total of 5
(no more, no less) alpha numeric characters.<br>
</div>
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