Wanda Vallery ‘s license plate has a special meaning.
The plate, which reads “CYI FLY,” was first registered by her late husband when they lived in Louisiana and bought and sold planes. Vallery, now a Gregg County deputy, said her husband would tell her she was a better pilot than a driver. When they moved to Texas about 14 years ago, she registered the license plate with her new home state.
Vallery’s vehicle is among about 2.5 percent of registered vehicles that have a personalized or specialty plate. Of the about 21.2 million vehicles in Texas, about 530,000 vehicles have the special plates, according to information from the Texas Department of Transportation.
“It’s a conversation piece,” Vallery said.
The attention-getting plate came with a price, especially when she had it attached to a sports car.
“I got pulled over all the time,” she said with a laugh.
Specialty plates that benefit nonprofit organizations are more common than personalized plates.
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