Now, I know some of you are going to say "that's not new!"... we had this discussion on JJ, but what is new is that as of June it will become the primary plate for anyone getting a specialty one, and in November it is replacing the current red, white, and blue "Sunburst" ones in state issued ones too.
You'll be able to keep renewing the red white and blue ones on your car, but if you have to get new plates, you're getting the new ones after Nov.
What a mess this was:
1. State prints tons of these plates in 2008 to replace the "Sunburst".
2. State backtracks on forcing them (and the associated plate fee) on citizens in 2009 because of the economy, makes it available as vanity plate for like $7.50 extra (some of that fee went to a charity).
3. Ohioans buy it at a clip that was triple that of the regular "Sunburst" one.
4. State makes it the new default in 2010, as was the original plan.
The State didn't handle it well, but can they win? Once they realized they messed up they tried to save people money by backtracking, yet a staggering 800,000 people in 5 months spent more money in plate fees than had it just been introduced as planned all along anyway. People are stupid.
You ready to have these on your car?
