March 14 (UPI)
A North Carolina woman who has been fighting to be allowed to keep her “FART” license plate said the DMV told her she can keep the plate — just not on her vehicle.
Karly Sindy of Asheville said she originally applied for her “FART” vanity plate as a joke, and was surprised when the requested plate arrived in the mail.
Sindy later received a letter from the DMV saying the plate had been issued in error, as “FART” is among the letter and number combinations banned by the state.
The DMV gave Sindy the opportunity to appeal the decision, leading her to found the local group Friends of Asheville Recreational Trails, or FART, to help convince officials to let her keep the plate.
Sindy said she filed her appeal, and the DMV responded by saying she could keep the plate, but it wouldn’t be a legal license plate for her truck anymore … READ MORE.