good stories!
When we lived in Oregon license plates were 20-30 bucks a year, don't remember for sure.
Then we moved to Washington and license plates were based on sales tax on the value of the vehicle I think
Anyway that first year my car plates were over $700.00. Talk about sticker shock.
Insult to injury, if the vehicle was less than a year old you had to pay Washington sales tax too.
Anyway after I picked myself up off the floor I though in for a penny in for a pound, for $35.00 dollars more I went ahead and got the personalized plates.
Voters revolted about the license price, there were many people who simply couldn't afford it so it's much more reasonable again. Of course they get the money out of us in other ways...