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Oklahoma is better and worse. The plates are only $10 (can't remember exactly) and you get to fill out a form with your top six choices - of course they won't/can't look them up to see if they're already taken. It must be mailed to DMV in OKC and IF your choice is available, you get it; starting with #1, then #2, etc. IF none of them are available, they keep your money and don't let you know that you're not getting anything. Since OK plates are 3 letters and 3 numbers, a plate with three numbers are rejected immediately - such as the "396guy" I wanted Dale McIntosh ACES #1709/TC #92 Gold 67 SS/67 Elky http://www.dalesplace.com > > In December I registered my '71 Chevelle and bought personalized > plates. (SS 454) At that time they looked up the SS 454 in their > computer > to see if it is available and it was so I gave them the $107. > Actually gave > them much more than that because in Minnesota they force you to > first buy a > regular license plate before you can buy the personalized plate. > Yesterday > I received a letter from the motor vehicles dept of MN telling me that my > personalized plate application is rejected due to the SS 454 being issued > already on a standard, regular plate and my $107 will be refunded in 4-8 > weeks. If I want to reapply, I must go back to the motor vehicle testing > station and start all over. I called them again this morning and > asked if > there is a way to check for the plates I want and guaranty that I have it > locked in so I do not have to go through this all over again in > 30 days and > of course there is not. The day you pay your fee and apply for > the plate in > no way locks you in. When your application gets to and is > processed at the > main office in 4-8 weeks, if someone else has applied for that plate and > there paperwork gets there first, your screwed. What a policy! The woman > on the phone then wanted to go through some ideas I have for the > personalized plate and I mostly want combinations of the 71 SS 454 and as > soon as I said that she told me that they will most likely reject any > combinations of letters and numbers because of the possibility they could > or can be issued on a standard license plate. Of course through all my > dealings with these unique people that work at the motor vehicle > dept, you > get the attitude of "I could care less that you are having this > problem and > have many calls to handle so hurry up" I guess I will have to > come up with > another idea for a personalized plate if I still want it. > > This was like a skit on Saturday Night Live, "thank you for your > check, yes > that personalized plate is available but will probably be rejected in 4-8 > weeks and you may never be able to get a plate that you want* > Muhahahaha :) > > > > -- > Jeff Fischer > Lake Elmo, MN > '71 Chevelle SS, 454, 4 spd, matching numbers > (In process of restoration when spring gets here) :) > http://people.mn.mediaone.net/addss/chevelle.html > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
