Why are NC license plates RED now? (Kitty Hawk, Speed: home, DMV)

[penner]

The newer red license plates seem harder to read than the older blue ones. Anyone know the reason behind the color change??

[raccemup]

I want to know, too! I even asked my cousin who is a cop and he said he had no idea and he almost pulled someone over because he thought it was a fake plate! lol

[lamishra]

DH said the DMV has been advertising their new red plates for 6 months now. I don't know why my husband cares cares, but he renewed his plates and came home talking about the change in license plates like it was something totally cool. *shrugs*

Here's the link: read the attached PDF file

NCDOT Division of Motor Vehicles: License Plate Changes (broken link)

[welovedurham]

I heard the blue ink was not holding up as well as they expect the red to.

[penner]

Originally Posted by lamishra

DH said the DMV has been advertising their new red plates for 6 months now. I don't know why my husband cares cares, but he renewed his plates and came home talking about the change in license plates like it was something totally cool. *shrugs*

Here's the link: read the attached PDF file

NCDOT Division of Motor Vehicles: License Plate Changes (broken link)

yeah, I had read that but it didn't explain the color difference.

[VickiR]

So funny! Hubby bought a new car and license plates came in the mail...red. He thought it was because the car salesman told the DMV to send him a red plate to MATCH THE RED CAR!!!

Vicki

[penner]

Originally Posted by welovedurham

I heard the blue ink was not holding up as well as they expect the red to.

thanks -- I guess that makes sense...there are some faded blue ink tags, but the red ink just seems so much harder to see (at night AND during daylight)!

[SunnyKayak]

FIRST LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1909
FIRST STATE ISSUED LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1913
MOTOR VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED: 5,200,000
CURRENT SLOGAN: "First in Flight"
FORMER SLOGANS: "First in Freedom", "Drive Safely".
GRAPHICS USED: Current plates have a "Kitty Hawk" scene, with a field silhouette across the bottom, and the Wright Brother plane flying above center.
PORCELAINS ISSUED: 1913 through 1916.
PLATES ARE: Officially issued. SINGLE PLATES OR PAIRS: Single plates.

Previous Plate Designs

1982



1975



4974



1972



1970



1956

[Indigoblue]

I love the "Drive Safely" ! Wish they'd do that again Thanks for sharing Sunny, that was interesting.

[SunnyKayak]

You can see the state really has only used 5 designs.

I think the new custom plates might be in blue letters except my favorite the blue ridge parkway has a cool mountain background