In its current form, California's license plate number recipe has been #XXX### for nearly 45 years, starting at license plate number 1AAA000 in 1980. According to a San Francisco Chronicle article ...

California's standard automobile license plates have a configuration of one number, followed by three letters, followed by three numbers, according to Ronald Ongtoaboc, spokesperson for the DMV.

When the current format started: California’s existing license plate configuration was first christened in 1980 with the license plate 1AAA000. What comes next: The department has landed on a ...

California California license plate numbers running out faster than predicted — here’s what will happen By Camila Pedrosa Updated June 14, 2024 8:09 AM ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles is quickly running out of numbers that follow its current license plate format. A DMV spokesperson told LAist the department expects to exhaust this ...