With the state running out of its current combination of license plate numbers and letters, California plans to launch a new license plate sequence for newly registered vehicles starting next year.

California's standard automobile license plates have a configuration of one number, followed by three letters, followed by three numbers, according to Ronald Ongtoaboc, spokesperson for the DMV.

In California, license plates will continue to follow the aforementioned pattern – number, three letters, three numbers – until roughly 2027, when the sequence will end at 9ZZZ999.

California license plates weren’t always so drab. Early versions evoked the Golden State with a gold background , and later, gold lettering on a black, and then blue background .

California is expected to run out of license plate numbers by the end of 2025. The current system for non-commercial vehicles, which consists of one number, three letters, and three numbers, was ...

That standard design, with “California” in red script above the license-plate number in blue, block letters and numbers, and “dmv.ca.gov” in red block letters at the bottom — all with a ...

In California, license plates will continue to follow the aforementioned pattern – number, three letters, three numbers – until roughly 2027, when the sequence will end at 9ZZZ999.

Prior to 1980, California license plates followed a different, shortened format. The six-figure plates consisted of three numerals followed by three letters.

In California, license plates will continue to follow the aforementioned pattern – number, three letters, three numbers – until roughly 2027, when the sequence will end at 9ZZZ999.