Personalized license plates give car owners a cool chance to show off their unique style. People who are ready to spend a little extra money can create their own license plates with special messages or a mix of letters and numbers. These vanity plates let folks be creative and express themselves in a fun way. But sometimes, state governments and motor vehicle departments might not approve certain words or phrases, which can lead to a vanity plate application being turned down.
Wendy Auger found out that her fun vanity plate, which she had shown off for fifteen years, was suddenly turned down because of a word on it. The plate said “PB4WEGO,” and it made a lot of people laugh as she drove around the highways and back roads of New Hampshire. Auger, who works as a bartender in Gonic, Rochester, was really surprised that the DMV thought it was offensive.
Auger really believes that the government is trying to limit her freedom of speech, which is a basic right everyone should have. She also thinks that the phrase “pe* before we go” isn’t a bad thing to have on a license plate. To her, it’s just good advice that parents often share with their kids.
Auger didn’t just get the plate on a random impulse. She had been looking for it for years and was super excited when it finally became available. When she got the chance, she quickly decided to put “PB4WEGO” on her license plate in New Hampshire. The reason she made this change was that the state had raised the character limit for personalized plates from six to seven.
The state explained that the updates happened a long time ago because of a decision from the New Hampshire Supreme Court, and now the rules are really clear.
Should Auger be required to replace her fifteen-year-old license plate?
