{"id":19286,"date":"2006-05-09T08:15:29","date_gmt":"2006-05-09T13:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=19286"},"modified":"2006-05-09T08:15:29","modified_gmt":"2006-05-09T13:15:29","slug":"vanity-thy-name-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/05\/vanity-thy-name-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanity thy name is\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is not terribly surprising to learn from today\u2019s <em>Post<\/em> that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/05\/08\/AR2006050801635.html\">Virginia is the vanity plate capital of the country<\/a>. Here at Metroblogging DC, we have noted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metblogs.com\/mt\/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=24&#038;search=vanity\">vanity plates on several occasions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the Commonwealth, 1.4 million cars, 18.5% of all those registered, are sporting customized plates, which cost an extra $10 annually. In Maryland, vanity tags go for $25 a year, while the District they go for a whopping $75, which explains why they are not too common on that side of the Potomac.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia residents can see if the vanity plate of their dreams is still available by going to the DMV&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.virginia.gov\/dmvnet\/plate_purchase\/select_plate.asp?PLT=&#038;PLTNO=\">Create a Plate<\/a>&#8221; Web page. They have scores of specialty plates, covering seemingly every college and special interest too.<\/p>\n<p>So, what is the best vanity plate you have seen?<\/p>\n<p><em>Retconned from Metroblogging DC<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is not terribly surprising to learn from today\u2019s Post that Virginia is the vanity plate capital of the country. Here at Metroblogging DC, we have noted vanity plates on several occasions. 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