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Alabama Vanity Plate Checker

Alabama drivers take their vanity plates seriously, with college football rivalries playing out on highways across the state. Whether you bleed crimson or orange and blue, your license plate is prime real estate to show your allegiance. The Heart of Dixie offers affordable personalized plates with a simple online reservation system.

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Popular Alabama Plate Ideas

Click any idea above to check availability, or enter your own custom plate.

Alabama Vanity Plate Rules

  • Maximum 7 characters including spaces
  • Letters, numbers, and spaces allowed
  • No special characters or symbols permitted
  • $50 annual fee plus $5 one-time issuance fee
  • Reservations valid for 5 business days only
  • Must redeem at your county licensing office
  • Cannot duplicate existing plate combinations
  • Subject to approval - offensive content rejected

Tips for Getting Your Alabama Plate

  • 1Reserve your plate online through the PROS system for fastest results
  • 2Have a backup combination ready - popular phrases go quickly
  • 3Pick up your plate at your county licensing office within 5 days
  • 4College-themed plates often require separate specialty plate fees
  • 5Spaces count as characters, so plan accordingly
  • 6Check availability early morning for best selection as expired plates are released overnight

Alabama Plate Info

Initial Fee$55
Annual Renewal$50/year
Max Characters7
AllowedLetters, numbers, and spaces
Processing Time5-10 business days
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Did You Know?

  • •Alabama has over 150 specialty license plate designs available
  • •The state processes over 50,000 vanity plate requests annually
  • •Alabama's PROS system allows real-time availability checking
  • •College football rivalry plates (Alabama vs Auburn) are among the most popular
  • •Mobile County has the highest concentration of Gulf-themed vanity plates
  • •Alabama began offering personalized plates in 1977

Popular Specialty Plates

  • ✓University of Alabama Crimson Tide
  • ✓Auburn University Tigers
  • ✓Alabama Wildlife Federation
  • ✓Support Our Troops
  • ✓Breast Cancer Awareness
  • ✓God Bless America

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