Vermont drivers L0V2SKI and H8PEAS: Highlights of vanity license plates on the road
Ever see a personalized license plate in Vermont and wonder what possessed the person to pay to put a word or phrase on their car?
In Vermont, there are more than 20,000 vanity license plates that contain everything from the predictable words and phrases — L0V2SKI, HUNTER, and MPLSYRP — to the unusual — BANGMUP, H8PEAS, and CADAVER. The Burlington Free Press obtained the whole list through a public records request, which can be viewed in a database here.
Because only the plate numbers are public record, the plates' owners remain a mystery. We've sorted some of the more interesting plates into categories.
Vermonters most likely to take pow days
ALPINE
APRES
AVIDSKR
BCKCNTY
BIKESKI
BLZZRD
FRESHYS
FRSHP0W
FRSTRAX
IMASKIA
ISKID0U
LETSN0W
L0V2SKI
P0WCHSR
P0WDAH
PWDRDAY
RIDEVT
SHESKIS
SKIBUMM
SKIBURK
SKIDAZE
SKIEAST
SKIFARI
SKIFMLY
SKILIFT
SKIRIDE
SKIT0WN
SKIWAGN
SKI2DAY
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Vermonters who hunt, fish, or enjoy the great outdoors
ANTLER
ANTLERS
ANTLRS
BAMBI
BEARCUB
BEARDEN
BEARMTN
BEARPAW
BEARVT
BEAVER
BLKBEAR
B0WHNTR
CABIN
CAN0E
CATFISH
CLIMBER
DEER
DEERCAB
DKHUNTR
ELKHUNT
FISHNVT
FISHUNT
FLYPHSH
G00SE
HNTNFSH
HNT2LIV
HUNTER
HUNTN
ICEFISH
KAYAKN
LUV2BKE
LUV2CMP
LUV2FSH
LUV2MUD
M00SE
MTNBIK
SAILBTV
SKUNK
TRACKER
TRAPPER
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Vermont places
BERLIN
CAVNDSH
D0RSET
EDEN
ELM0RE
ESSEXVT
FAIRLEE
GE0RGIA
HILDENE
H0LLAND
JAYPEAK
L0WELL
LUDL0W
MNTGMRY
NEKNGDM
NEWP0RT
N0TCH
PUTNEY
SHFSBRY
SMUGGS
SMUGSVT
S0HER0
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Vermonters who embraced the state’s identity
ABENAKI
ABENKI
BCKR0AD
BERNIE
BIKEVT
BL0CAL
BREWER
B0ILSAP
CAMPNVT
CHAMP
C0EXIST
C0MP0ST
DARNTUF
DEERE
EATKALE
FARMIN
FARMR
FARMSTD
G0CATS
GREENMT
GREENUP
HIENUFF
IL0VEVT
MAPLKNG
MPLSYRP
MTNVU
PEAKS
PHISH
SYRUPVT
TRACT0R
TREHUGR
TWIDDLE
W00BEE
W00DCHK
Vermonters who have something to say about their car
BANGMUP
BATM0BL
BLUECAR
CRZYBUS
DANSCAR
D0GCAR
EC0CAR
HAFACAR
LILJEEP
LILTRCK
MTHRSHP
N0AHARK
SLWBARU
S00BUWU
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Vermonters whose plates might describe themselves
ANN0YIN
ANXIETY
AWES0ME
BIGNERD
B00MER
B0SSY
CARSICK
CHIL0UT
CNTR0LR
C00LCAT
CRABBY
DRAMATC
DREAMER
FLUFHED
FUNDAD
G0T2BME
GR0ANUP
GR0UCH
H8FUL
H8PEAS
HUMBLE
ICARE4U
IMAJEDI
IMBR0KE
LUDDITE
NERV0US
N0TJAKE
NSAYN
REDHEAD
REDNECK
Vermonters who were hungry at the DMV
APPLE
BAC0N
BAGEL
BANANAS
BARLEY
BEANS
BLUBERY
CHEESE
CLMNTNE
C00KIES
C0RND0G
CUPCAKE
DLLPCKL
EATVT
FIGJAM
FRSHMLK
GARDNER
GARLIC
GUAC
HERB
H0TD0G
LEM0N
MUSTARD
PASTA
PASTRY
PEACHES
PINAPPL
PIZZAVT
RADISH
SQUASH
THYME
Animal-loving Vermonters
ALPACA
ALPACAS
AME0W
ANTL0PE
BADGERS
BEEHPPY
BEEKPR
BIRDVT
BLHER0N
BLUEBRD
B0BCATS
CATLADY
CHEETAH
C0RGI
C0RGIS
C0UGAR
C0WL0VR
D0GLUVR
DUCKY
EAGLES
FR0G
G0ATM0M
HUGAC0W
LEMUR
LLAMA
L00NS
SEALS
SHEEP
SQUIRRL
TURTLE
Vermonters who seem to have messages for the police
ARSTME
BACK0FF
BADAPLE
BANDIT
BEBAD
CADAVER
CATCHME
C0MPLY
C0NMAN
C0URT
DANGER
DEFEND
D0IT
GUILTY
ILLEGAL
LAYNL0W
MSCHIEF
Vermonters who love their Second Amendment rights
AR15
BANG
GUNSH0P
GUNSRUS
GUNZ
RUGER
Pandemic-related license plates
C0VID
C8VID
B00STED
FEVER
MASK
PFIZER1
PFIZER2
New England-themed license plates
BBRUINS
B0ST0N
B0S0X
BRUINS
BRS0X
CELTICS
DUNKIN
FENWAY
G0CELTS
NEPATS
PATRI0T
PATSFAN
PATS0X
PMKNSPC
REDS0X1
S0XFEVA
S0XNATN
Contact Elizabeth Murray at 802-310-8585 or emurray@freepressmedia.com. Follow her on Twitter at @LizMurrayBFP.
This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Vermonters' vanity license plates embrace identity, show personality
