Merced cops got more than they bargained for during a routine traffic stop when they spotted a license plate that looked straight out of a kindergarten art class. Turns out, the driver lost the real deal and thought, “Why not DIY?” Cue a wobbly hand-drawn replica complete with scribbled numbers and that iconic red “California” banner up top.<\/p>\n
Truck Driver Charged After Georgia Crash Kills Eight, Including Five Children<\/a><\/p>\n CHP shared the incident on social media, including a photo of the makeshift tag, saying officers gave the motorist \u201cpoints for creativity\u201d but reminded drivers that homemade plates are strictly illegal. \u201cIf you lose your plate, you can always request a replacement from the DMV \u2014 instead of breaking out the art supplies,\u201d the agency wrote.<\/p>\n The internet, naturally, lost it. Some cracked up over the sheer audacity; others warned that this kind of MacGyver move could land you a ticket\u2014or worse, a towed ride.<\/p>\n Nearly 50 Birds Killed After Truck Driver Runs Them Over in Florida, Officials Say<\/a><\/p>\n California\u2019s rules aren\u2019t exactly fuzzy: plates gotta be real, front and back. Lose one? DMV\u2019ll hook you up for peanuts. No word on whether this Picasso wannabe got fined, but CHP\u2019s vibe was crystal clear: art school credit won\u2019t save you from the law.<\/p>\n Fake plates pop up now and then, but this? This was next-level.<\/p>\n Source<\/a><\/p>\n Join our Newsletter<\/a>, subscribe to our YouTube page<\/a>, and follow us on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Merced cops got more than they bargained for during a routine traffic stop when they spotted a license…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15343,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,9115],"class_list":{"0":"post-15342","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-california","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-california-headlines","10":"tag-california-news","11":"tag-license-plate"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}