North Dakota Drivers Tried… And Failed: 2025 Vanity Plate Rejections

Have you ever thought about getting vanity plates for your car? It seems simple enough—pick something clever, meaningful, or funny, pay the fee, and voilà, your ride has a little personality. But here’s the twist: what you choose could actually get rejected. Yep, your big creative moment might not make it past the folks who sort through thousands of plate requests each year.

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It’s true, and some of the most recent rejections will have you cracking up, while others fall squarely into the categories of cringy, awful, or downright offensive. Curiosity got the best of me, so I reached out to the North Dakota Department of Transportation to see if they even keep such a list. Oh, they do. And not only does the list exist—it’s long, wild, and sometimes unbelievable.

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When I got the spreadsheet of rejected vanity plates last week, I hesitated. Spreadsheets and I have a complicated relationship, mostly involving confusion and fear. But I bravely opened it anyway, and what I found inside was… something else. Let’s just say I laughed a lot, I winced a little, and I questioned humanity more than once.

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The latest submissions are in, and yes, the reject pile continues to grow. So, let’s take a look at some of the vanity plates North Dakota said “absolutely not” to for 2025.

So there you have it—another year, another batch of rejected North Dakota vanity plates reminding us that creativity is alive, well, and occasionally unhinged. If nothing else, these submissions prove that some folks have way too much free time, a bold sense of humor, or both. As for the poor souls at the DOT who have to read every single one… send them thoughts, prayers, and maybe a strong cup of coffee. And if you’re thinking of submitting your own plate this year, just remember: keep it classy, keep it clever, and maybe—just maybe—run it by your grandma first.