Wanted to get a new tag for our new car yesterday and decided to save a trip and all the hassle and do like the DMV says and order it online. Halfway through the process a message flashes up, in big red letters, saying that it wasn't possible to do that online cause we didn't have plates already registered for the car. DUH!!!

Of course not, dummies; we just bought it and the dealership gave us the usual one month temporaries!

So, we had to go to the local DMV office; 50 mile round trip, sit there till your number was called, and it still takes six weeks, more or less, to receive the tags: so, then they give you a new set of temporary tags that's good for two more months!

Apparently you can't get online plates if you don't already have plates on your vehicle. All we had was the temporary plates from the dealership. But, there's nothing on the DMV website telling you that you can't get plates online in this situation.

However, on the bright side. Didn't have to worry about this one not being available. Got it on the first try.

Decided on a neat tag or so we think. Got the theme plate with the colorful brook trout on the left side and with the following personalized inscription next to the trout: TI14IT