Pennsylvanians are becoming more creative, and often more crass, with their ideas for vanity plates, but the state keeps saying no, writes Isaac Avilucea for AXIOS.
The most recent list of banned plates in the state has ballooned to over 4,500 entries, more than double the 2,000 that were listed in 2023. The new terms include political jabs, historical nods, pop culture shoutouts, and a whole lot of tawdry innuendo.
Applicants must follow specific rules when requesting a vanity plate. The phrase cannot include sexual innuendo, profanity, scatological content, anything that could confuse law enforcement, or anything that implies the driver is a cop.
This year’s more eye-catching rejected submissions include POTUS47, F-ELON, and EF ELON (both of which could also easily be interpreted as FELON), NOMAMES, LFGENZ, EDGING, FAFO, FITFO, FLUFF-U, FWAGON, NO DIDDY, H8 KIDS, and many, many attempts to reference the Hawk Tuah Girl, including HAK TUAH, HAKTUAH, HAWK TUA, HAWK TUAH, HAWK 2AA, HAWK 2AH, HAWK 2UH, HAWKTOA, and HA2AH.
Read more about the banned plate list in AXIOS.
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on MONTCO Today in July 2025.
