Wisconsin B series license plate. Image courtesy: Wisconsin DMV
MADISON, WI (WSAU) — Eight years after Wisconsin shifted from six-character license plates to seven, the first letter grouping has expired.
The Department of Transportation’s Division of Motor Vehicles has announced that plates starting with the letter B, beginning with BAA-1001, will be issued this month.
“Wisconsin DMV is proud to provide Wisconsin drivers the credentials they need to safely get from point A to point B and now we’re moving from A to B,” DMV Administrator Tommy Winkler said. “Drivers can ‘B’ on the lookout for the new license plates when they begin rolling out statewide this month.”
The current seven-character system debuted in April 2017, starting with the letter A. Plates issued from 1986 until then had six characters.
The Wisconsin DMV issues more than 600,000 new license plates annually. Approximately 3.5 million vehicles have standard Wisconsin plates.
Comments