Florida License plates : Old or new?

[bsutter2]

I like the ones from a few years ago. The current ones are kind of bland, the older ones had a little originality to them!

[bic]

I'm not a fan of the MyFlorida.com plates or the redesign that put the big orange in the center rather than the outline of the state's boundaries. However I do like the fact that we have a seemingly endless amount of specialty plates, so you at least have a lot of options if you're looking for an alternative to the green and orange defaults.

[jim09091]

I'm not a fan of the MyFlorida.com plates or the redesign that put the big orange in the center rather than the outline of the state's boundaries. However I do like the fact that we have a seemingly endless amount of specialty plates, so you at least have a lot of options if you're looking for an alternative to the green and orange defaults.

I agree. It's nice to have a huge selection of plates if you want something different.

[Aessotariq]

I think adding the "MyFlorida.com" piece to the plate was dumb. I didn't really mind the first redesign since the lettering they used was narrower, in a darker color, and therefore easier to read.

There is one thing about the Florida tags -- they sure are recognizable. Even from a good distance, just by the green and orange color you can easily tell where it comes from.

[KendallKid]

I once read somewhere that Florida has more specialty plates than does any other state. "Florida the Plate State"

[Aessotariq]

We run neck-in-neck with Illinois. I believe they might have just a few more than we do.

[Florida]

I do think the tags are ugly because they want us to get a specialty. I think the design is retarded, I hate the stinkin Magnolia flower in the middle, and the small three oranges.

I liked the previous "body style" where the orange looked more like a peach.

[otowner]

when i first saw the myflorida.com plate, a quick glance at the oranges and magnolia looked like a Pac-Man to me.

[Florida]

A pac man!?

[KendallKid]

when i first saw the myflorida.com plate, a quick glance at the oranges and magnolia looked like a Pac-Man to me.

A magnolia? I thought it was an orange blossom.... Never mind in the middle of writing this i got my answer... Ornag blossom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_blossom

[Florida]

Well that clears things up! Makes more since to combine the two in the image, however, I stand firm on my belief that the new tag is ugly. Orange blossom or not.

[RiversideGator]

I hate the new standard plate. What is the website doing on there and why is the orange so big? Give me the old plates back please.

[Florida]

I think the orange is too small on the new plates. Or Oranges, rather.

[Eternalrsx]

I hate the standard plate too.. that's why I got a specialty plate "Save our Seas" with the big bad shark on it.

[otowner]

given that most of us do not like the myflorida plates, which specialty plates to you guys prefer?

i always like the one with the space shuttle on it, i don't know if they still make those.

[Florida]

I like the FSU Specialty tag... or the one with the panther.

[orlandonative]

I wish they would bring back the county names at the bottom.

[Florida]

The still do the county names at the bottom.

[orlandonative]

I could be wrong, but I believe all of the new ones say Sunshine State.

[Florida]

Indeed more of them say Sunshine State now, you can still have one with your county on them, or at least I know we can here in Leon County. I believe the Sunshine State tag is the default/cheapest tag and that's why most of us have them. But you can still get your county label.

[95-Souf]

I wish the state would have commemorative plates for each large metro area,. a lil theme from each area.

Like a light house on the beach (North Florida),Collins strip with the lights from south beach (South Florida)

I wouldnt know what other places would have,. but I think its a good idea.

[95-Souf]

I believe the reason for "Sunshine State" on Florida tags is a result of rental car industry in the Miami area. They wanted to make sure that rental cars were not so obvious to someone that would rob a tourist driving the vehicle back in the early 90's. Because if you notice,. Miami-Dade county is the only county you wont find on the bottom of tags in the state.

[Florida]

I've always thought the popularity of the Sunshine State tag was due to the fact that anyone in Florida can have one and they can therefore be batch produced and sent anywhere cheaper than those made for a specific county.

All Florida rental cars I've ever seen have Escambia county tags. I wonder if they've gone Sunshine too...

Oh yeah, and I'd like to see a tag with the capitol bldg on it... I'd pimp it.

[orlandonative]

95 souf is right. There was a big problem with rental cars in the 90's. If I remember correctly they all said Sunshine State and began with the letters X or Y. Big moving targets for a car jacking or purse snatching.

[Southernyank]

for some reason, this thread is really intriguing me and im not from florida. just wondering if anyone could post pictures of some of these florida tags.