Michigan SOS

**Ray1936** · January-10-22, 07:35 PM

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Sent to the Michigan SOS to get a current sample license plate. Response came back, "Since you do not live in Michigan, we cannot fulfill your request for a Michigan Sample Plate. Sorry for the Inconvenience."

Hell, they even returned my check for ten bucks. Don't need it, I guess. Shall I send back the ones I already have?

**Zacha341** · January-10-22, 09:50 PM

^ Send the check to me Ray -- I'll hook you up. Which version do ya' wants?

**Ray1936** · January-11-22, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by Zacha341

^ Send the check to me Ray -- I'll hook you up. Which version do ya' wants?

Many thanks for the offer, but my son back in DTW will pick one up.

**Zacha341** · January-11-22, 01:21 PM

^ I was having fun! I too like old plates and have kept a few. I currently have the one with big Mac bridge with an orange sunset.

It's a bit worn but I'm going to keep it on my car yet a while longer!

**Meddle** · January-11-22, 03:31 PM

Dude you're slipping. I don't see any 'x' plates up there. I know you know what an 'x' plate is/was even if nobody else here does.

**softailrider** · January-11-22, 03:35 PM

Don't know much about the Michigan SOS. All I do know is it's about the worst place in the world WHEN you have to go there, and eventually you will.

**Gistok** · January-11-22, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by softailrider

Don't know much about the Michigan SOS. All I do know is it's about the worst place in the world WHEN you have to go there, and eventually you will.

Well we finally can agree on something...

They used to have smaller but many more locations. Now they have mega centers that can hold vast numbers of people [at least in the metro Detroit area] in much fewer locations, with 100 people in line ahead of you. Very much disliked going there...

**Ray1936** · January-11-22, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by Meddle

Dude you're slipping. I don't see any 'x' plates up there. I know you know what an 'x' plate is/was even if nobody else here does.

Municipal plates. I understand the "x" stood for Exempt; whether it did or not is open to debate. I had a few, but swapped them off some time ago.

**Ray1936** · January-11-22, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

Well we finally can agree on something...

They used to have smaller but many more locations. Now they have mega centers that can hold vast numbers of people [at least in the metro Detroit area] in much fewer locations, with 100 people in line ahead of you. Very much disliked going there...

Yeah, it's the same here in the Las Vegas area. You can get an appointment, but if you get one for 1:00 p.m. they'll call your number about 3:30, if you're lucky. State government sux, be it here or there.

**IrishSpartan** · January-14-22, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by Ray1936

Sent to the Michigan SOS to get a current sample license plate. Response came back, "Since you do not live in Michigan, we cannot fulfill your request for a Michigan Sample Plate. Sorry for the Inconvenience."

Hell, they even returned my check for ten bucks. Don't need it, I guess. Shall I send back the ones I already have?

I thought that 1970 license plate with the beige color background is terrible at night when trying to get a plate number. I've always wondered if more hit and run drivers were able to get away that year without tickets even with someone trying to get a plate number simply because of the color issue. Weren't you in the DPD MTB in those days?

**Ray1936** · January-14-22, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by IrishSpartan

I thought that 1970 license plate with the beige color background is terrible at night when trying to get a plate number. I've always wondered if more hit and run drivers were able to get away that year without tickets even with someone trying to get a plate number simply because of the color issue. Weren't you in the DPD MTB in those days?

Yeah, was, but my eyeballs were 20-20 back then, even with that mis-matched color scheme. Then we had those white on black plates for five years that were as exciting as a checkers match. But at least you could read them from a block away.

Actually, Michigan's worse plate combination was 1931; red letters on a black background. Cooley High school colors, altho Cooley was still on the drawing board back then.

**Cincinnati_Kid** · January-18-22, 08:24 AM

The famed "Black Plates" with white letters and numbers were my favorite. I believe they were issued in the late 70's early 80's. People in Texas hated to see cars with these Michigan plates because it was a recession here and people fled to Texas looking for jobs.

**SFDS** · January-18-22, 09:45 AM

You can still get the famed Black Plates for historical cars of that era at the DMV. They added the old "Water-Winter Wonderland" retro plate for everyone. https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,...3184--,00.html

**jcole** · January-18-22, 10:46 AM

Yeah, "Last one out of Michigan, please turn out the lights"

Originally Posted by Cincinnati_Kid

The famed "Black Plates" with white letters and numbers were my favorite. I believe they were issued in the late 70's early 80's. People in Texas hated to see cars with these Michigan plates because it was a recession here and people fled to Texas looking for jobs.

**Jimaz** · January-18-22, 11:02 AM

I just have to compliment the Michigan SOS for a recent change that makes life so much more convenient.

They used to send a big stack of paper every time you had to renew your tags or driver's license. It was mostly unnecessary information that showed the multitude of different plate styles and other options. If you wanted to be sure that it wasn't time to order a new plate, you had to sort through all that chaff.

Lately they've pared it down to one or two pages and a return envelope. It's so much simpler now.

Thanks SOS! Good job.

**Cincinnati_Kid** · January-18-22, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by jcole

Yeah, "Last one out of Michigan, please turn out the lights"

I remember that saying very well....

**yaktown** · January-20-22, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by SFDS

You can still get the famed Black Plates for historical cars of that era at the DMV. They added the old "Water-Winter Wonderland" retro plate for everyone. https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,...3184--,00.html

I have to say that new retro plate is gorgeous. I've seen one around town and it looks WAY better than the current plates. I do plan on getting one this year. My favorite MI plate though is the 1979 black with white lettering. Simple and classic.