New nys license plates 2010

But the plan to phase out older plates in favor of the winning design has come under scrutiny. About , votes were cast in the poll for the new license plate. Before those recognizable plates, there was one issued in with a Statue of Liberty on it, but that was the first time the plates had a symbol on them.

The state estimates that more than 3 million vehicles have plates that are at least 10 years old. New Yorkers should recycle old license plates, the DMV says, but first, use a permanent marker to cross out the plate number. New Yorkers should recycle old license plates, the DMV says, but first, use a permanent marker to cross out the plate number. By Nicole Brown 0.

About the Author. Home Pros Find a pro. Latest News Lawmakers on the Move, Jan. They have earned enough trust that they are allowed to use wrenches, drills and other tools on the factory floor, under a strictly monitored system in which inmates must check those tools out and return them by the end of the day. In the presence of managers and guards, the prisoners handle a process that begins when sheets of aluminum — the state switched from stainless steel in the late s — are cut into the 6-by After the vanity plates go through quality control, inmates stuff them into envelopes and get them ready to be mailed for mailing to individual homes.

The core of the plant — the spot where plates are made for a typical New Yorker — is the area used for embossing, which is essentially stamping. Each station involves a three-man team of prisoners. One feeds the plate into the machine. In rhythm with that mechanical heartbeat, a veteran worker at each station furiously rotates pieces of metal that alternate numbers and letters.

A third worker then stacks the newly embossed plates onto a skid that can hold 1, pairs. Most prisoners, he said, choose not to wear them. After being inspected for any potential defects, the plates are readied for transport to motor vehicle offices throughout the state.

Pairs of new plates end up bolted to millions of cars and trucks. Some New Yorkers welcome the new field of gold, while others pine for the Upstate-Downstate image of the skyline and the falls. Only one thing is certain: Sooner or later, tattered and scarred, most of those plates will be returned to the state.

In September, the state increased driver's license and registration fees 25 percent. The legislature last spring approved a measure authorizing the license plate plan.

Lawrence County Clerk Patricia Ritchie says it's an outrage to ask families and businesses to pay more for new license plates they don't need.