I find it a bit frustrating when I see a vehicle with a vanity plate in motion,
since I'm not able to capture its image. The best I can do in such a situation
is to try to make sure I read it correctly so I can at least record it.
Here is a list of such plates which I have seen but which I wasn't able to photograph.
The ones that got away. If the state is blank it is from New York.
"NOSURNDR"
"WUTZGOOD"
"MOONLIMO"
"LADY EVE"
"CURLY SU"
"CARIOCA1"
"ROUTE 1"
"USPDR"
"FINESTNY"
"SEBROCK"
"GDYNIA 1"
"GO MAIZY"
"TECEY"
"MENDEZ-T"
"EFSTAR"
"CALES"
"7 TEEN"
"THE UNC"
"UNCLEGII"
"T BIRDS"
"OO N XX"
"SUMATIHO"
"NISMO"
"ARISTA2"
"AFLAIR"
"USMC VET"
"DAVEL586"
"WALT C"
"WAYITIS"
"UGUR OLA"
"PUMPIRON"
"LOVEUMUM"
"MBONNY"
"GRIZZLI"
"MUSBNICE"
"KEN-IRIS"
"URUWAY"
"MAY 30"
"CORREDOR"
"ROYALLA"
"MATAPITA"
"4STARS"
"LV ANMLS"
"BOLZANO"
"ESQ 21"
"SARITA W"
"WATSUPP"
"TAM V"
"KIKI TNA"
"DJ4LIFE"
"LADDER"
"ILVLUCE"
"UJUSW8NC"
"QUAG"
"PATIKAKE"
"BIGMIKE1"
"LILBEAUT"
"GILL"
"COLOR1"
"GLITTER2"
"LAVILES"
"2ASHES"
"WOODBOW2"
"LIFE INS"
"DREAMCO"
"SOLOX"
"LIVINIT"
"FLAVIA"
"NORTOPIA"
"DEE-ED"
"LUVNL1FE"
"KATY"
"RAV4 SR"
"TASO1"
"DARKNYC"
"DADO III"
"RASHMA"
"CBS"
"STEFSBMW"
"DREAMMOM"
"BIG-WINN"
"ROMA-2"
"GOAVSGO" (Colorado)
"DR-ALEX"
"SEAN M"
"NUM 9"
"ALLNITA"
"IRIS 521"
"MR MB"
"LEXTASEE"
"ANGELIZE"
"GOOD O"
"LORD JIM"
"TENBEARS"
"1 WOMAN"
"SALLY X"
"ELICZEK"
"MAGLITE"
"SCORPIO3"
"CURE"
"HOLDTHAT"
"HELPU2XL"
"ESOP USA"
"ARMY VPI" (Virginia)
"ESHU-21"
"RBEKAH"
"JULIN"
"BIANCAS"
"BENHOGAN"
"LALUPE"
"CHOOCH2"
"MR OC"
"NANA OF3"
"LIL NUZ"
"WLDTRVLR"
"PHAT SUV"
"JACK1"
"MOMNMEE"
"4 MIMI"
"J FIVE"
"ZULE"
"WHO-FAN"
"BRADLEY3"
"MATAJI"
"MCGILL83"
"REMBETIS"
"MELVET"
"MALICE"
"GATTO"
"CYN-LYNN"
"RK N RL"
"EYE BAKE"
"SENSEI-F"
"AL-BIRDI"
"SQUAW"
"ZOZO"
"1-SANMAN"
"MELIZZA"
"GORAL"
"ITL-BITE"
"1 DEEJAY"
"KIMNICK"
"MCTRUK"
"ECONOMY"
"TINA TED"
"GOCARGO"
"HAYADOIN"
"IM STEVE"
"DOUBLE 6"
"MAYONISE"
"D ZIGNER"
"EZYONME"
"DRESSYOU"
"TORIELLE"
"CHOATIE"
"VANTAGE1"
"2-ELENA"
"NYSURFER"
"JONATHIN"
"MELVIN-D"
"YOUSEF"
"PWDRPUFF"
"CAPTCARL"
"GINA-DOC"
"WYTENITE"
"JESICU"
"GO-COOL"
"GIOIABEL"
"ZEE BUG"
"MIKE -NY"
"1AMORE"
"SEANS V"
"HAVESOME"
"FOXYLIMO"
"THAGREEK"
"MICHEL1" (Virginia)"
"7 HVEN"
"1 MELITA"
"EZYLIV"
"MR GRAY" (New Jersey)
"STEG" (New Jersey)
"LIZZRD" (New Jersey)
"JERNI" (Connecticut)
"AKA NEIL"
"PIDGE2"
"PKHOUSES"
"VARLAN"
"NEKO BUS"
"ASITLIES"
"A5B4LIFE"
"PERNOD"
"USA BORN"
"D XPRESS"
"GYMSPKUP"
"PONKA"
"MD-REHAB"
"CIGARR"
"COACHAM"
"MKT MAN"
"2GREGGS"
"DOLL N I"
"ENRICHME"
"JOE GAB"
"SUPERX69"
"TMLOON"
"S MICHEL"
"TYLERNME"
"FROSTT"
"EXTREMIS"
"REDROSES"
"GALENA"
"TRUSCON"
"AEKING"
"DK9ROSE"
"JEHOVA"
"ROB ANNE"
"CMETOP"
"PP-DOC1"
"LINEAGE"
"DORETTA"
"MTGE-WIZ"
"INVSTNME"
"KALASCOT"
"FCINTER"
"MY2ANGEL"
"MOMOSAUR"
"DEZ Z33"
"TOZ R US"
"DR RAY L"
"JINJI"
"FELIS" (New Jersey)
"DUEN"
"HAKAIDER"
"JUNKCARS"
"WENDYCAT"
"KORSANDI"
"IDOSAYSO"
"ILUVNEDA"
"IM STEVE"
"DONTDARE"
"ROSE BUG"
"ANN AVIV"
"MADMOO"
"KEN 1 IT"
"4 US 2"
"LEEMOS"
"ZRULES"
"GR8 HERA"
"KURTLIL" (New Jersey)
"MACHONYC"
"4HM 2NR"
"JESICU"
"MARIE K"
"JENEEM"
"WINBET"
"WHAAT"
"JINII"
"FELIS" (New Jersey)
"POWDER 1"
"JOEYJR1"
"HESHAM"
"WESTY"
"MIXCO"
"SLEP"
"WRITER44"
"BULAKLAK"
"JIRISAN"
"EL-CUCO"
"KYPROSMU"
"BUGEYES"
"CYN-LYNN"
"PAS MPL"
"CHAPPY-2"
"BREDPNTR"
"THX SIA"
"SAOZINHA"
"LV-DANCE"
"MR-FIG"
"719MM"
"LUV4SID"
"E BOOKER"
"FLAVIA"
"NRA LIFE"
"TWO BUDS"
"STAIND"
"BIGFAN"
"ROKKO"
"DEMONVR4"
"SALUJAS"
"1SIGNGUY"
"MARSEA"
"TAMIKA T"
"PROV 4-7"
"Z3SOME"
"5-HELEN"
"JUSTINY"
"ENOBIL"
"INVU TOO"
"MY3MEN"
"PCC-CARS"
"PARRFECT"
"I10-2WIN"
"USMC 6TH"
"OLYM PEK"
"TRAMISS"
"PHENZ"
"PENRON"
"LIL MINI"
"MOSOUL"
"MIAOMIAO"
"MR PONG"
"REV PAUL"
"ROMAN1A"
"SHIFTY I"
"SOCCR"
"ADAMIL" (New Jersey)
"MARI B 1"
"AL MARI"
"LATIN-L" (Pennsylvania)
"IVELYNME"
"DONJUANT"
"MCTMC"
"DIESEL88"
"NAWCAD"
"KISSMANN"
"SINILILL"
"BUGNOT"
"GRIZZLI"
"P FLOYD"
"2-BEES"
"MC FADDY"
"V TRUCKN"
"NYM"
"JESSICAW"
"RESQ911"
"MANCHO"
"CALM DWN"
"KAV-DENT"
"SCRIPTX"
"4 R BYZ" (Virginia)
"NATNAT"
"99 KEV"
"MYCALL"
"TAXGUY"
"VINTZ"
"L1LMOE"
"NAYDEE60"
"1 KATH"
"IM-CHEEZ"
"DON K"
"3RDHERD"
"BAD GURL"
"BE WELL"
"SOUP 1" (New Jersey)
"KRPNTR" (New Jersey)
"HELMSTER"
"ANDIGIRL"
"MONEY-B1"
"MYPJNONI"
"KING AVI"
"MARTA G"
"MAX IT"
"LUVZEILE"
"KRILO J"
"FREEZER"
"HOWZER"
"GILIBEAN"
"PRIMMIE"
"NUGE 1"
"1 LANCER"
"KAYAK"
"NOV 19"
"NICKELIA"
"LAIDAMOU"
"LAFVENDR"
"ABIGAIL8"
"I ALONE" (Vermont)
"I-LUCIA"
"OFLU"
"TAMKY"
"JONMANDI"
"BABY-ALI"
"DZINERJO"
"LADJ" (New Jersey)
"LAWRENCE"
"UA-LVIV"
"CHAHAL"
"PRANAVA" (Virginia)
"BLUESBUG"
"4THETWNS"
"L-SHERRY"
"4THETWNS"
"KELISHA"
"1XGRAMA"
"FEARNO1" or "FEARN01"
"03 EV 34"
"ED-EVAL"
"MIKYSDAD"
"NAPANOCH"
"POLTAVA"
"NISMO"
"TOBABE"
"K-LYNDA"
"AFRICANS"
"ROYGAMES"
"KEMOSABI"
"IM32NITE"
"NADINS"
"TNEK" (New Jersey)
"USVIDEO"
"480 VOLT"
"BOBOBE8R"
"1 H2OBUG" or "1 H20BUG"
"JAYA"
"WALT C"
"EMERY 1" (New Jersey)
"IM-REAPN"
"JAMBANDS"
"JERIGARY"
"JAD JR"
"VICTUS I"
"B MY W"
"IRISHUSA"
"BODYMGMT"
"LISANGEO"
"JOSE AA"
"B MACK"
"MAY NOV"
"BAMA 1" (New Jersey)
"NYDIA" (Ohio)
"TAKE 2"
"CATZ KAR"
"NT2SHABY"
"TEEDOFF1"
"FIFA"
"EPIPHANY"
"LATIN QN" (Virginia)
"R BAEZ"
"AUGIE F"
"LIL MINI"
"GOLFBOWL"
"SPACE 4U"
"GOLFJNKY"
"DATO"
"ANNVAN1"
"MY3BABYS"
"JKAUFMAN"
"1ST CLAS"
"CPA1"
"NENA2NV"
"NIC-ASH"
"CRUIZN55"
"VT TINT"
"MOVE2 VT"
"USA-ARM"
"MUCHACHO"
"RL JAMES"
"WORTH"
"MR GRAY" (New Jersey)
"BON-C" (Pennsylvania)
"BOAVISTA"
"IMD14U"
"WIZOFOZ"
"NINA 02"
"LOOPLOC1"
"10ASEE" (Alabama)
"EZGAME"
"ITALIE" (Virginia)
"TOPCLAS"
"SUPAGNUS"
"ZZZZOOMM"
"ITSNUTIN"
"GLENCOVE"
"PLATEAU"
"BANKWELL"
"BIGEDY"
"SUMDEVIL"
"JOSE AA"
"Z GUITAR"
"OSTROS"
"ATDAWN65"
"BUELO"
"JEMM" (New Jersey)
Here are submissions from correspondents.
If the state is blank it is unknown, not necessarily one from New York.
"H2O-MLN"
"KN !S HER" (California)
"SAVMEGBS" (Ontario)
"ILUVGSUS" (New York)
"1JUS4US" (Maryland)
"YMEOFCR"
"PRAYNW8T"
"G8RH8R" (Florida)
"GR8KID" (Colorado)
"H82BL8" (California)
"LVS2GLF"
"OL SCOO"
"ISTLDO" (Colorado)
"ISTLDO2" (Colorado)
"I SUE U" (Alabama)
"NVMYRAT"
"FE2O3" (New Hampshire)
"10S4ME"
"C U PAL"
"DFW MYM5"
"3 BOYKNS" (Virginia)
"NACRE" (Virginia)
"JD TECH" (California)
"PXY DUST" (Illinois)
"ND COBRA" (Indiana)
"SNAKE" (Indiana)
"BBYHMR"
"WKD QUEN"
"I B C N U" (Illinois)
"HCKYCHK" (Washington)
"MISTRES"
"2 FEISTY"
"TRUBL07"
"PHINS"
"WARPER"
"WHT LTNG" (Virginia)
"TALK RX" (Virginia)
"O2BNAZ"
"1 BAD MS"
"I KNO U"
"MS 89"
"Z-Z-OOM"
"AOUGAH"
"ITZAWRP"
"DEM-BONZ"
"MRNGWOD" (Michigan)
"CPROOF" (California)
"RTHSTRN"
"YBNVUS"
"YGIAGAM" (Maryland)
"BBXMNR" (Oregon)
"LDYRNCH" (Illinois)
"I LUV MUD" (New Jersey)
"RLLT1DE" (Alabama)
"PARLEGAL" (Alabama)
"ILUVFDS"
"2FDGUY"
"SAY AHH" (Kansas)
"2FXSTD" (Virginia)
"WATSHKN" (California)
"GIRLY MN" (California)
"NELLY QN"
"3M TA3" (Iowa)
"NMBUS 2K"
"BZNUL8R" (Arizona)
"LB NACL" (Wisconsin)
"ILVPAUL" (Alabama)
"THKUDAD"
"GOT WDW"
"GETNSUN"
"BE UNION"
"NO1KOOLR" (New York)
"CASHEW" (California)
"CASHEW-2" (Illinois)
"MAVERIK" (Minnesota)
"MAVRIX" (Minnesota)
"MAVERIX" (Minnesota)
"4FLYBOY" (Minnesota)
"HISCASH" (Arkansas)
"RDSAFE-T" (Pennsylvania)
"TA2GUY" (New York)
"H1GHLAND"
"HOLA2U" (Michigan)
"MEESHELL"
"YEHAWMF" (Nevada)
"BOKNOZ" (Nevada)
"ECV501" (Nevada)
"ECV777" (Nevada)
"BO44" (Nevada)
"BONANZA" (Nevada)
"CT3691" (Nevada)
"BUM2ESQ" (California)
"LA GOLD" (California)
"PHORD-O"
"RNINLATE"
"DBL AXEL"
"14DBCH"
"1NTHCGE"
"FSHS1G"
"NY YNKE" (Maryland)
"PB12IN"
"LO IM VE" (Washington)
"ONE WISH" (Washington)
"PAN8" (California)
"ETOH DR"
"JASDIP" (Montana)
"EMT2RSQ" (California)
"OWZBYU" (California)
"EXNYR97" (Illinois)
"WAS MRS"
"1PRDMA" (Ohio)
"QQQQ" (Minnesota)
"4MYNENAS"
"ICUCME2" (Indiana)
"ONAMISH"
"3M TAE" (Minnesota)
"AU N G8" (Illinois)
"MYKISA"
"DIFRNT8" (Maryland)
"PRSNLTY" (Maryland)
"CR8TVTY" (Maryland)
"TOADS"
"RRFFF"
"S CAR GO"
"IMAQT314"
"CALL 1ST" (Pennsylvania)
"LB SAND"
"OINQUE" (Maryland)
"VANITPL8"
"GAJETCR" (California)
"BUY HOME" (Florida)
"YES DEAR" (New York)
"LTITRID" (New Jersey)
"FIXME" (Maine)
"CWGIRL" (Hawaii)
"TBL SUM" (Hawaii)
"TRIBUTE" (Maine)
"MY SARAB"
"IML8UW8" (Virginia)
"ROCK DJ" (Mississippi)
"IMGOLFN"
"ZIGGY1"
"PNCMSW" (New Hampshire)
"ADNIL 16" (Illinois)
"LOV !4U2"
"SNEEZ" (Virginia)
"ACHEW" (Virginia)
"GZNTITE" (Virginia)
"GABLSHU" (Virginia)
"ROIMOT" (Missouri)
"DHARMC"
"UKBRAT" (Arizona)
"TUKEWL" (Nevada)
"3 IDA 26" (Nevada)
"RSTAGRL" (New Hampshire)
"RGAEMSC" (New Hampshire)
"4NAM VET" (Florida)
"VNAM WAL" (Florida)
"NMATURE" (California)
"PTC4EVR"
"SAABSSTR"
"IMYY4U" (Nevada)
"MYCADI" (Connecticut)
"FINALEE" (Arizona)
"R TYST" (New York)
"GETUROWN" (North Carolina)
"IGOTMYNE" (North Carolina)
"MANILOW" (Michigan)
"HIS JAG" (Wisconsin)
"HER JAG" (Wisconsin)
"DLFNB8" (Virginia)
"LLAY IH" (Texas)
"AUDI DOD"
"YBUY4N"
"YIBY4N"
"6UL DV8"
"RU RCH2"
"CN UC ME" (Texas)
"BTL PWR"
"OHHYOU" (Ohio)
"CATFNTC" (Ohio)
"FOBW" (Ohio)
"NO4NOIL" (Ohio)
"OHESYOU" (Ohio)
"MDLFCR6" (Virginia)
"CRAZY4U" (Maryland)
"BOZO" (New York)
"IS2MYN"
"OSITIS"
"FRGTABIT" (New York)
"FRGTABT" (Florida)
"URALUSR"
"DCYPLE"
"FANTAZM" (Ohio)
"IMDVUS"
"LBCNU"
"I4GET"
"NOT4U2C" (New York)
"WYLD4WY"
"KZMEQK" (Alabama)
"ANEE P"
"WITCHIE"
"RUBSRVD" (Colorado)
"Z U LTR"
"O 2 B BIG"
"RARE 7D1"
"2DAMALL"
"MY2BYZ" (Michigan)
"NVMY626" (New Jersey)
"JRUGGED" (New York)
"XCAV8" (Massachusetts)
"FORMS" (Massachusetts)
"XCAV8R" (Massachusetts)
"IBEZ4U"
"TOT DOC" (Virginia)
"THEORY" (Vermont)
"PRAXIS" (Vermont)
"MORNING"
"BKONTHRU" (New York)
"RCH BCH" (Texas)