Editing Vanity plate (section)

{{short description|Custom license plates}}
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[[File:Volvo highest mileage.jpg|thumb|Irv Gordon's [[Volvo P1800#Mileage record|1966 Volvo P1800S]], the record holder for the highest mileage privately-owned car in the world, wearing a vanity plate reading "MILNMILR" ('million miler')]]
A '''vanity plate''' or '''personalized plate''' ([[United States]] and [[Canada]]); '''prestige plate''', '''private number plate''', '''cherished plate''' or '''personalised registration''' ([[United Kingdom]]); '''personalised plate''' ([[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and [[United Kingdom]]) or '''custom plate''' ([[Canada]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]) is a special type of [[vehicle registration plate]] on an automobile or other vehicle. The owner of the vehicle pays extra money to have their own choice of numbers or letters, usually portraying a recognizable phrase, slogan, or [[abbreviation]], on their plate. Sales of vanity plates are often a significant source of revenue for North American provincial and state licensing agencies. In some jurisdictions, such as [[British Columbia]], vanity plates have a different color scheme and design.