Author: Platemeister

Shopping for License Plates on the Internet

The most difficult part in shopping the internet for license plates is the selection of the store.  There are at least one-hundred internet stores selling license plates but only one store with the widest selection of license plates in the world.  This store is Licenseplates.tv which offers license plates from countries like Andorra to popular countries like Russia, Germany and Switzerland.  The Licenseplates.tv store offers the most complete line of license plates in the world and 98% of the countries of the world are represented in the product category, which includes States within the United States and the Provinces of Canada.  License plates from all countries are made by embossing Aluminum with the correct fonts and finished in correct colors and designs.  It is no wonder that the movie and TV studios from Hollywood and around the world count on Licenseplates.tv to accurately make license plates for film and TV production.

Art Directors for movies and TV shows and auto enthusiasts alike choose Licenseplates.tv for accurate reproduction of metal license plates.  In movie/TV vehicle crash scenes, where plastic license plates shatter and not bend, prop masters noting the high resolution of HD or IMAX camera formats, chose only metal license plates from Licenseplates.tv.  Auto enthusiasts select Licenseplates.tv because no other internet merchant offers accurate versions of authentic license plates in embossed/stamped metal.  Licenseplates.tv is the only internet merchant to offer accurate fonts for country, state and province license plates.  Most internet merchants can only manufacture European style license plates using the new German license plate font –even for European countries with different fonts like the United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Holland, France or other European community member countries.  Unfortunately, search engines like Google or Bing does not check the accuracy content on the internet, so merchants use various gimmicks to get on the top the page for search results and never know they are purchasing a license plate with incorrect fonts.  After investing tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars/Euros to purchase a nice automobile, customers are duped by many internet merchants and mainly the search engines (Google & Bing) purchasing, for example, a Great Britain and the United Kingdom license plate with incorrect new German fonts. (more…)

Growing Popularity of Foreign and Old USA State License Plates

American auto enthusiasts crave foreign and old state license plates. 

Many Americans immigrated from countries as diverse as Azerbaijan to Uzbekistan install license plates from the “old country” on the front of  their cars. This is a common sight on the roads of Florida where a state issued official front license plate is not required. Driving in hot spots like South Beach  (Miami beach) and Las Olas (Fort Lauderdale), one can spot front license plates from countries like Russia, UAE (Abu Dhabi + Dubai), Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago and many more. Most of these plates rarely come from the “old country” but from Fort Lauderdale, Florida based Licenseplates.tv. Nearly all new immigrants to the United States use inexpensive communications like Skype, Facebook, Twitter and the internet in general to stay in touch with family and friends in their former homelands.

Reading the online daily newspaper in Moscow or Taipei is just as easy as reading the Miami Herald, so nostalgic images, including license plates are bring back memories.  The United States also is the leading destination for foreign students pursuing university degrees and these students, intent to identify with their homelands, purchase Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar and China license plates from Licenseplates.tv –customized with special numbers. Another reason auto enthusiasts install unique front license plates on their vehicles is nineteen (19) states do not issue a front license plate. These states are: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. (more…)

Winning At Collector Car Shows With Antique Replica License Plates

Fall is approaching and collectors of fine automobiles are getting ready to show their collections. From the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to Hershey and Carlisle, Pennsylvania shows, restorers and owners are busy putting finishing touches on their antique cars. When the interior is completed and the body is polished to a mirror finish, smart collectors install antique or Year of Manufacture license plates from Europe, Japan and the USA. Year of Manufacture (YOM) or antique replica license platesadd a finishing touch to collector cars. In many cases, the original license plates are not available, and owners count on Licenseplates.tv to manufacture replica antique license plates. Car Show judges usually subtract points for antique cars without the original (YOM) license plates, so in order to improve chances of winning Best in Class or Best in Show, collectors count on Licenseplates.tv to create antique replica license plates for their show cars. (more…)