Holiday traffic clogs the 110 Freeway as commuters leave before the Thanksgiving weekend in downtown Los Angeles. The DMV is running out of license plate numbers and is forced to change the plate ...

Since 1980, California’s passenger car license plates have followed the same format: one number, three letters, and three numbers (think 1ABC234). But that tried-and-true combo is at the end of its ...

TL;DR: California is on pace to run out of license plate character combinations by the end of the year. Since 1980, the state has used a sequence consisting of one number, followed by three letters, ...

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With the state running out of its current combination of license plate numbers and letters, California plans to launch a new license plate sequence for newly registered vehicles starting next year.

One lucky California driver will soon receive a license plate with the number 9ZZZ999, marking the end of an era for Golden State motorists. The California Department of Motor Vehicles is quickly ...