N.J. license plates to get slightly different look

TRENTON - The design won't change, but New Jersey license plates will have a slightly different look next year.

The state Motor Vehicle Commission recently started issuing standard license plates beginning with the letter Z. When the final plate in that series - ZZZ-99Z - is issued sometime next year, the agency will reverse the sequence of letters and numbers on the plates, allowing about 25 million new combinations.

The new series, which will begin with A10-AAA and go through Z99-ZZZ, will likely last about 20 years, officials said. The color scheme - black letters and digits on a goldenrod background - will remain the same. - AP