The plates will look pretty much the same as they have since 1982, save for red numerals and letters instead of blue. (Apparently the blue ones were fading. Yeah; 25 years will do that.)
" The 1980s lettering of 'North Carolina,' the Wright brothers' plane and faint sea grass will remain as the background," wrote the News & Observer.
"Any change is a big change for a state with the same license plate since 1982. North Carolina has had the same standard plate for longer than any other state except Delaware, which uses a 1962 design.
" 'It does go back,' said Marge Howell, spokeswoman for N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles in Raleigh.
"In North Carolina, some drivers have had the same plate on their cars for more than 20 years, Howell said. ...
"Though many states use plate designs to present new, memorable snapshots of their states, North Carolina's change is purely a pragmatic one to ensure the old plates are taken out of circulation, Howell said. ..."
For those of us old enough to remember, these plates sound (and look) oddly familiar. Above is a WRAL image of the new ones; below is one for sale on eBay from the early 1980s.
Way to go out on a limb, North Carolina!
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Hey, I think it's great. No more of this State (red), Duke (dark blue) and Carolina (light blue), perfect-world crap!
I've seen a couple already.
Did you know that you can replace your worn out, faded license plate simply by asking for a new one when you renew your tags? It's free if you do it at this point but there's a charge at other times during the year. I gotmine at the DMV and I don't know if you can do it online or by mail. I have a NC State plate and my new one was sent by mail. My parents have a regular tag and they were given a new tag (new number) on the spot.
T,
So did you get a new NCSU plate (at no cost)?
I kinda like the idea of how Va. and Fla. do it, where you can choose from several different styles.
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