Mass. RMV Opens Low Number License Plate Lottery

MASSACHUSETTS – The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles on Monday began accepting applications for the 2017 Low Number Plate Lottery. This year, customers will be able to enter the RMV Low Number Plate Lottery online or by mail.

Applications must be received online or postmarked by August 25 in order to secure eligibility.

Customers may enter the lottery online by visiting https://secure.rmv.state.ma.us/myPlateLotto/. Mail-in applications are available for download at www.MassRMV.com or at Registry service centers in Massachusetts. (Subscribe to your local Patch for more updates.)

"The low plate lottery is our customers’ favorite annual event at the Registry," Registrar Erin Deveney said in a release. "After such an overwhelmingly positive response last year and an increase in applications, we are happy to continue to offer our customers a streamlined online application process for submissions. Our low plate lottery is just one example of improved and expanded online Registry options for our customers. We encourage all entrants to continue to skip the stamp and enter the lottery electronically at MassRMV.com."

There are 162 plates in the low plate lottery this year, including 4455, 8888, 33E, 8J, M88 and X1. In 2016, the RMV received approximately 8,600 applications for 183 plates, an increase of 2,600 applications from the year before.

There is no fee to apply for a low number plate. However, should the applicant be selected as a winner, there is a registration fee required. Low number plates must be renewed every two years.

The RMV will post updates about the drawing, date, time and location of the event on its website and @MassRMV Twitter page. Winners will be announced by September 15, and the names of winners will be posted to the RMV website.

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