Passenger Vanity Plate

A Passenger Vanity Plate (PAV) series. Anyone can request this series — pick a plate number that fits the format below and ask the RMV for it.

The facts

Who can request it anyone

Current prefix none — you choose the whole plate number

You choose LL LLN LLNN LLNNN LLNNNN LLL LLLN LLLNN LLLNNN LLLL LLLLN LLLLNN LLLLL LLLLLN LLLLLL

Rule confidence Manual rule RMV manual p.5

Two to six characters; at least two leading letters; numbers may follow letters but letters may not follow numbers; the first number cannot be zero.

Reading the format

In a pattern, L is one letter and N is one digit. Format rules describe what plate numbers in this series look like — they are not a claim that any particular plate number is unregistered or available.

What it looks like

A sample vanity plate showing the letters-then-numbers shape the format rule requires.

Photo: Commonwealth of Massachusetts · Wikimedia Commons, Public domain · Source

Example shape

Massachusetts AA The Spirit of America

Illustrative only — not a real registration.

What we've indexed

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