Isaac reports State Police plates in the standard blue bar design with a full color graphic logo to the left of the numbers, still in four digits, and still displayed in pairs. Passenger plates are now optionally issued to noncommercial pickups. All unissued blue plates were shredded for scrap in January 2007. The retired blue plates were ordered by the Secretary of State through AJX 1999 in Passenger, and 8000 NB in Light Commercial. In 2008 it made up 45.1 of funding, followed by the gas tax at 44.6, with a few other small sources making up the rest. (Splendor plates, as well as World's Motor Capital plates, may continue to be renewed indefinitely, but are no longer be available to new registrants.) The Vehicle Registration Fee is the largest source of funding to our roads in the state. The new Spectacular Peninsulas optional plate that replaced the Great Lakes Splendor optional began at 0HA A00 in Passenger, and G00 00A in Light Commercial. 60-day registrations are 1/5th of the cost of annual registration, or 40, whichever is greater. 30-day registration permits are 1/10th of the cost of annual registration, or 20, whichever is more. Michigan offers both 30- and 60-day registration fees. This will eliminate many Great Lakes Splendor plates and all World's Motor Capital plates during 2015. In those cases, you still need to register the car, but registering will be much cheaper. All plates older than 10 years must be replaced. Michigan changed to a 10 year plate life as of 2015. Eric reports that the new plates began at BAA 0000 in Passenger, and CA 00000 in Light Commercial. The previous white on blue beaded plates, which had been in use since 1982, were replaced by the new issue upon expiration. The current fully-reflective base debuted Jan. Michigan License Plates Michigan License Plates