The long-awaited opening date for a new license plate agency in Dare County has been set for next month.
And that will likely mean “0BX” on a standard plate without having to personalize it will also be available again.
According to North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles spokesperson John Brockwell, the opening of the office that will be located in Kitty Hawk has been scheduled for August 26.
NCDMV officials confirmed in April that a contract had been awarded to Josh Bass and Denise Hall, both of Currituck, who will locate the agency at the Sea Dunes Shoppes near milepost 4.5 on U.S. 158.
The Manteo license plate agency closed at the end of last year after the longtime operator retired.
In North Carolina, the DMV oversees 128 license plate agencies, but the agencies are managed by private businesses or local governments.
Following the closure of the Manteo office, the closest LPAs to the Outer Banks are in Columbia, Engelhard, Moyock and Elizabeth City.
There are also license plate agencies in Hertford, Edenton, Plymouth and Washington, while a number of vehicle services can be completed online, including property tax payments and registration renewals, at MyNCDMV.gov.
Brockwell said Thursday the standard issue “0BX” plates should be available once the Kitty Hawk agency opens.
First made available in 1999 after a request to the NCDMV by state Sen. President Pro Tem and Dare County native Marc Basnight, the first three digits of “0BX” are followed by a five digit letter/number combo, and are available on all three styles of standard plates from NCDMV.
That includes the First In Flight plate, which was created in 1980 by another Dare County state Sen. Melvin Daniels, Jr., and the First In Freedom and In God We Trust/To Be Rather To Seem plates.
Many locals, and even North Carolina residents from around the state, prefer to get their new plates at the Dare license plate agency because of the “0BX” perk.
It should be noted, the most recent versions of the plate actually uses a zero rather than the letter O, although the characters look almost identical.
Otherwise, vehicle owners have to get it as a personalized option, for an extra fee, at any office or online.
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