{"id":5278,"date":"2015-12-07T21:26:36","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T21:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/\/?p=5278"},"modified":"2015-12-07T21:26:36","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T21:26:36","slug":"my-car-my-custom-plates-have-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/12\/07\/my-car-my-custom-plates-have-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"My Car: My Custom Plates have Arrived"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:5561,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/23567354816&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190116010559\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/23567354816\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 14:38:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-24 01:51:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-03 11:22:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-17 08:03:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-24 15:01:01&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06 03:43:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-22 11:24:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 18:47:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 18:47:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5562,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/23567351926&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>I applied for a custom plate in August, was approved end of December and it&#8217;s an extra $30 a year to keep the plate. Really a painful process. You have to apply, wait 90 days and then drive an hour south to the main office to hand over your plates + $30 and then they mail out within a few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re here now.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View 'Golf R Custom License Plate (Rolf-R)' on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/23567354816\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  title=\"Golf R Custom License Plate (Rolf-R)\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Golf R Custom License Plate (Rolf-R)\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"427\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/719\/23567354816_867cf9ace7_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View 'Golf R Custom License Plate (Rolf-R)' on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/23567351926\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; 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