Special Interest Plate Spacing?

[mav1178]

adding a half space in the front makes it more centered for 6 letters, however it's not perfect.

I had "SR2OVE" plates before with a half space in the front, it's close enough for what I needed it for.

[Veloist]

Originally Posted by Akira

Did you have to pay extra for reordering the plates? I gave them a call today and they said that they can't make any changes once it's sent in so it looks like I'll have to deny the plates when they arrive and reorder it.

Originally Posted by spike021

You shouldn't have to. Just make sure if you have issues that you speak with a supervisor and say you won't accept them as they aren't what you ordered. They should let you reorder, and then since you'll be there just double-confirm with them that the new form is filled out to center the text.

It's a pain in the ass and the DMV only really has themselves to blame for not making it easier than it currently is.

At the time I picked mine up, the manager-on-duty at my DMV was horrible. In fact, I didn't even bring up the fact that I wanted it centered. There was actually a scratch on the plate and I told them they needed to replace it because it looks bad. They told me I needed to pay a replacement fee which was like $30. Since I was paying, I then brought it up to them if I could change the configuration and they had to talk to another supervisor to see if it was okay.

Despite that, I left telling myself "It's the DMV. What do you expect..."

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Veloist

At the time I picked mine up, the manager-on-duty at my DMV was horrible. In fact, I didn't even bring up the fact that I wanted it centered. There was actually a scratch on the plate and I told them they needed to replace it because it looks bad. They told me I needed to pay a replacement fee which was like $30. Since I was paying, I then brought it up to them if I could change the configuration and they had to talk to another supervisor to see if it was okay.

Despite that, I left telling myself "It's the DMV. What do you expect..."

The supervisor I dealt with was incredibly rude, to be honest. She kept blaming me for it being wrong, even though I showed her how I put it and also mentioned the checkbox on the paper version that specifically says "check if you want it centered". Fortunately she decided to re-submit it and worked some kind of magic so that I did wind up getting it correct eventually.

DMV in general is just ridiculous.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Veloist

Despite that, I left telling myself "It's the DMV. What do you expect..."

Originally Posted by spike021

DMV in general is just ridiculous.

AAA can take care of custom plates, and they are much more flexible on helping you out with requests like this.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by mav1178

AAA can take care of custom plates, and they are much more flexible on helping you out with requests like this.

Yep, I found out about this after the fact. But that's definitely good advice for anyone going through this thread.

[Veloist]

Originally Posted by mav1178

AAA can take care of custom plates, and they are much more flexible on helping you out with requests like this.

But you can’t pick up Special interest plates at AAA. You’re forced to pick them up at the DMV.

Theoretically, one would pick up the plates at DMV. Then it would be registered to the car and you have the new registration slip and submit the old existing plates. Now what? You go to AAA and tell them to reconfigure the plates. Now they have to suspend the custom plate, and then give you a new sequential plate. You’ll still be charged a replacement fee.

...Unless you can configure and request the custom plate at a AAA front desk? I’ve never tried that before.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Veloist

But you can’t pick up Special interest plates at AAA. You’re forced to pick them up at the DMV.

You fill out the paperwork at AAA and pick up at AAA.

Did this for my last 5 custom plates over last 10 years. You cannot order online for pickup at AAA, that's the only difference.

SO.... use online configurator to figure out plate options, and fill out the form at AAA.

[Veloist]

Originally Posted by mav1178

You fill out the paperwork at AAA and pick up at AAA.

Did this for my last 5 custom plates over last 10 years. You cannot order online for pickup at AAA, that's the only difference.

SO.... use online configurator to figure out plate options, and fill out the form at AAA.

Wow, thanks for letting me know!

[Akira]

Originally Posted by mav1178

You fill out the paperwork at AAA and pick up at AAA.

Did this for my last 5 custom plates over last 10 years. You cannot order online for pickup at AAA, that's the only difference.

SO.... use online configurator to figure out plate options, and fill out the form at AAA.

Thanks for the info. I'll just go straight to AAA next time instead of the DMV.

[mav1178]

In case you need to know:
https://www.calif.aaa.com/membership...-services.html