Florida’s DMV Accidentally Mailed A Grandma An X-Rated Plate. She Figured A Few Extra Honks Wouldn’t Hurt, So She Kept It
A Florida retiree opened her mail to a plate reading SQZ A55. The double fives read as a double S from any real distance. Friends and family convinced her to keep the plate for some laughs. We’ve all come across questionable custom license plates over the years, but rarely does the state’s motor vehicle department handle the dirty work on your behalf, sparing you the trouble of dreaming up something regrettable yourself. Yet, that’s exactly what happened to Nancy Dello Stritto, a 77-year-old retiree living in a quiet Pompano Beach senior community in South Florida, who never asked for any of it. When Nancy opened her mailbox expecting a routine vehicle registration renewal, she was greeted instead by a brand new plate reading “SQZ A55.” The trouble with that string of characters is that from a distance, the double fives look almost identical to a double “S,” spelling out a highly suggestive command. More: Drivers Keep Choosing This Plat...