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2w ago

Florida Resident Mailed License Plate Reading 'SQZ A55' That Can Be Read As Crude Phrase

A county offer of free replacement plates follows the discovery, prompting scrutiny of how the alphanumeric combo passed issuance screening.

'How could that pass inspection?' Nancy Dello's new license plate SQZ-A55 has become a topic of conversation with most of her family and friends encouraging her to keep it. (WFOR via CNN Newsource)
'How could that pass inspection?' Nancy Dello's new license plate SQZ-A55 has become a topic of conversation with most of her family and friends encouraging her to keep it. (WFOR via CNN Newsource)
'How could that pass inspection?' Nancy Dello's new license plate SQZ-A55 has become a topic of conversation with most of her family and friends encouraging her to keep it. (WFOR via CNN Newsource)
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Overview

  • A Pompano Beach motorist, Nancy Dello Stritto, opened mail from the Broward County motor-vehicle office and found a newly issued plate marked SQZ A55 that many say can be read as a crude phrase.
  • Dello Stritto initially called the plate inappropriate and said she was upset, but neighbors and family have largely treated it as a joke and many have urged her to keep it.
  • Broward County officials told reporters they will replace any plate judged offensive free of charge at the county’s Plantation office.
  • Reporters found no public explanation for how the combination was generated or cleared; coverage notes Florida plates are produced at a state prison facility in North Florida and then distributed through county agencies.
  • The episode highlights a human effect—an elderly woman facing unwanted attention from a routine renewal—and could prompt closer review of automated assignment and screening practices for standard state plates.