Personalized

We're experiencing significant delays in our ability to issue personalized and specialty plates. Due to this delay, you may want to consider waiting to apply for a personalized or specialty plate. We don't have a timeline for when production delays will return to normal.

If you applied and your temporary license plate is expiring soon, visit a vehicle licensing office to get a new one.

We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.

Overview

1. Decide what you'd like to have on your plate.
2. Find out the initial cost for a plate.
3. Submit your application and payment.
4. Update your Good-to-Go! account.
5. Renew your tabs and plates every year.

1. Decide what you'd like to have on your plate

The characters you can use are letters, numbers, hyphens, or spaces:

• For standard-size plates: 1-7 characters.
• For motorcycle and small trailer plates: 1-6 characters.

• Unusual characters: (#, %, &, @, +, !) etc.
• Invalid letter and number combinations.
• Vulgar, racial, ethnic, or indecent messages.

Use these tools to help you plan your plates:

• See which letter and number combinations are allowed:
  1. Go to Look up personalized plates
  2. Under "Questions?" select "Click here for Personalized plate requirements"
• Check to see if your plate is available, look up personalized plates.
• Chose between personalized plates with:
  • standard mountain background.
  • or
  • special design background.

  2. Find out the initial cost for a plate

  Initial cost for personalized plates with standard mountain background. Yearly plate renewal fees will apply.

  Vehicle type	Fee
  Passenger vehicle	$169.25
  Truck	$168.50
  Trailer	$117.25
  Motorcycle	$87.25

  Initial cost for personalized plates with a special design. Yearly plate renewal fees will apply.

  Vehicle type	Fee
  Passenger vehicle	$209.25
  Truck	$208.50
  Trailer	$157.25
  Motorcycle	$127.25
  Keep Kids Safe plate	Add $5 to above

  Contact a vehicle licensing office to find out the total cost of your plates.

  Your personalized plate will be canceled and available for another vehicle owner to use if you don't:

  • Renew your personalized plate within 45 days after the renewal date.
  • Transfer your personalized plate to a new vehicle within 30 days of the sale of your previous vehicle.

  3. Submit your payment and application

  To find out the total cost of your plates, contact a vehicle licensing office.

  Mail your payment and Specialty License Plate Application to the address on the form.

  4. Update your Good To Go! account, if needed

  If you have a Good To Go! electronic tolling pass, be sure to update the contact information on your account with the Department of Transportation:

  • Online: www.wsdot.wa.gov/goodtogo/
  • By phone: 866.936.8246

  5. Renew your plates yearly

  You must renew your plates every year.