New York License Plates
New York announced the yellow/orange base plate starting in April 2010 for transactions that require new plates. An additional $25 fee will be added to renewal charges for the new plates. New plates will be issued to renewals starting in May 2010. Registrants may keep their current plate number by paying an additional $20 fee.
Ron Ridolph advises that Passenger plates started in the FAB, FAC, FAD, and FAE series. FAA was skipped.
Although these plates were to replace the current blue on white base for common types such as Passenger, Commercial, Motorcycle, and Trailer, it was not intended for Specials for professions or special groups. Those plates will be replaced later by a different design to be announced at a later date.
Update: Due to public outcry, the yellow/orange plates did NOT become a mandatory general reissue, but were issued for new registrations only. Many people had been objecting to the steep fees associated with the planned reissue, which has much more to do with raising money for the state to use in their budget shortfall than just replacing the current base plates. Had the original plan to make the new base a general reissue gone through, it would have generated $129 million for the state. In addition to the new plates, registration and insurance surcharge fees increased.
Regarding the T800205T format Taxi plates, Felice advised: These plates are issued to NYC Taxis while they wait for the plate with their medallion number to be made. These plates started in the 1970s when they were the standard issue for NYC taxis, around 1989-90 they were replaced with medallion numbers.
Non-Passenger types on the 2010 base were to appear in the following formats and number blocks:
AGRICULTURE: 10000-GL
AMBULANCE: 10000-EV
APPORTIONED: 10000-PC
BUS: 10000-BB
COMMERCIAL: 10000-MA
DEALER: 7000000
FARM: 10000-FR
HANDICAPPED: 600000
HISTORICAL: HX-50000
LIVERY: 10000-LV
MOTORCYCLE: MT
OFFICIAL: R-10000
SCHOOL: 10000-SH
SPECIAL COMMERCIAL: 10000-SM
T & L C: T600000C
TAXI: 10000-TY
TOW TRUCK: 10000-TT
TRACTOR: 10000-TC
TRAILER: BA-10000
TRANSPORTER: 2000000