Some lucky California driver will soon receive a license plate with the number 9ZZZ999, marking the end of an era for Golden ...

After nearly 45 years of the trusty old format—one number, three letters, three numbers (think: 1ABC234)—the California DMV ...

The new license format, expected to start in 2026, is necessary because current combinations are running out. SAN DIEGO — The ...

Wait, the Department of Motor Vehicles can run out of license plate numbers? Yes, and here is what they plan to do next.

California is running out of license plates for their cars. The new system that has been proposed by the DMV has some ...

Back in 1980, the Golden State adopted a new numbering scheme for its passenger-car license plates: A number followed by three letters followed by three numbers, i.e. "1AAA000." Given new car sales at ...

California is set to revamp its vehicle license plates in 2026, ending a nearly half-century-old format. The current sequence, a number followed by three letters and three numbers, is running out ...

It was bound to happen eventually; California is about to run out of license plate numbers ... That format — one number, followed by three letters, then three more numbers — has been in ...

Say goodbye to the 9ZZZ999 format. Sometime next year, California drivers will start receiving license plates with a reversed ...

The new recipe will be three numbers followed by three letters followed by one number. In its current form, California's license plate number recipe has been #XXX### for nearly 45 years ...