New, cool Utah retro license plates

Like in many American states, Utah has a plethora of license plates available depending on one’s graphic taste, hobbies, passions, convictions, including of course the ones like mine promoting skiing in the state through the “Greatest Snow on Earth” slogan. 

In the middle of that variety of designs and colors, about five years ago, a private manufacturer began selling simple black retro-plates online. Problem was, these were illegal. That was until a Utah State Senator, Lincoln Fillmore, found them “cool” enough to use his political clout to turn things around.

Since the legislature oversees license plates, he was in the right spot to introduce a bill in 2019, making similar black plates legal. He even found a way to justify his creation by targeting yet another special group, the Historical Society of Utah, that would benefit from its $25 surcharge. 

A lot of political energy mobilized for just a “cool” move. Another example of our politicians hard at work!