Thoughts On USA Number Plates

Hello everybody! It is now Friday afternoon and I will soon be commencing my wild weekend of late nights, bar hopping, and general bad behaviour which is generally reserved for one's weekends. (Hmm, perhaps not. A nice cup of tea, a couple of Hob Knobs and, dare I say it, The X-Factor, are calling to me. Please don't go! I'm just kidding...really, I am!)

Before I go, I thought I'd share some thoughts I have about some recent news that's come my way regarding personalised number plates in America. You might be aware that the rules differ from state to state over there, but I read a report today about 'I Love Animals!' number plates, which are available in the state of Massachusetts. These license plates have been available since 2004 and the money raised has just hit $500,000! That is pretty impressive, I have to say. Though, if I were to have a slogan on my number plate, I doubt I'd choose 'I Love Animals'. Yeah, a cute kitten is great for five minutes, but when it starts scratching and howling at you for no apparent reason, I find I just want to kick it out the door. (Hmm, perhaps the citizens of Massachusetts have the same idea, and this is why there are 725,000 homeless cats and dogs on the streets of the state).

Well, I can't have a slogan anyway. The UK rules regarding private number plates are the same as the ones for standard plates - a standard font must be used, and no decoration can be added. I guess that's what makes finding a great letter/number combination so exciting. It really does stand alone on a UK number plate!