ICBC rejects more than 3,100 personalized licence plates in 2022
Posted January 19, 2023 10:30 am.
Last Updated January 25, 2024 2:03 pm.
ZOOOM, SHIRAZ, and HELL NO were just some of the more than 3,100 requests for personalized licence plates rejected by the provincial insurer in 2022.
ICBC says in total it received 9,467 slogan requests for the year and approved 67 per cent of them.
Slogans are rejected if they don’t meet the guidelines, ICBC says, which includes discriminatory, sexually suggestive, or derogatory language.
Among those requested were:
1. ZOOOOM
2. U2SLOW
3. BLU BYU
4. SHIRAZ
5. HELL NO
6. ROCKET
7. LAUNCH
8. BLURRR
9. VIRUS
10. LYTMUP
11. M-PIGGY
12. GAS PIG
13. XLR8
14. SUPCHG
15. DEMON
16. VOODOO
17. PIRACY
18. BADASS
19. HONDA
20. SPRITE
“We’ve seen increased interest in personalized plates in the last few years,” Sandy-Anne Dodig, ICBC’s manager of insurance operations support, said. “Personalized licence plates can be a fun and creative way to express yourself, and are available for regular passenger vehicles, motorcycles, vans, light trucks and motor homes.”
If you’re looking to add a personalized licence plate to your vehicle, ICBC says it might be worthwhile to review the criteria and guidelines before submitting an application.
