(The Center Square) – Vehicle owners in Wisconsin now have two new options for a license plate after the state unveiled both a new blackout plate and an updated version of the butter-yellow retro plates.
Both will soon be available for order. The DMV said they should be on sale next month.
The blackout plate has a solid black background with shock-white letters and numbers. The butter-yellow plate is just that, a butter-yellow background with black letters. It’s an updated version of Wisconsin’s license plates from the 1970s.
“These new specialty plates are a win-win for Wisconsin. They not only meet long-standing demand for new plate designs Wisconsinites can choose from, but will also provide new, ongoing resources so we can continue working to fix the darn roads across our state,” Gov. Tony Evers said in a statement.
Evers is expecting a lot of money from the new plates. The governor says the total from Wisconsin’s specialty license plates could be as much as $25
million per year.
All license plates in Wisconsin cost at least $85 per year. The new plates will cost an extra $15 at first. Drivers will then have to pay an extra $25 renewal fee each year after that. It will cost more to personalize those plates as well.
Personalizing the plate’s numbers and letters costs an added $15 per year.
“Bringing back the butter yellow retro plate offers folks a sense of nostalgia while celebrating Wisconsin’s heritage as America’s Dairyland, and the new Blackout plate provides a contemporary look that folks have been asking for. Both plates embody a special sense of Wisconsin style, and I look forward to seeing them out on our roads,” Evers added.
Wisconsin now offers nearly 60 specialty license plates, including plates for the Brewers and Packers, and for causes like cancer, spaying and neutering pets, and the Sandhill crane.
