The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has requested that a New Hampshire resident relinquish her custom license plate, which is 15 years old, due to the word “Pee” featured on it. Wendy Auger, who resides in the Gonic neighbourhood of Rochester, NH, selected the license plate “PB4WEGO” as a playful reference to the parental phrase “Pee before we go.”

However, the DMV stated that vanity plates with bodily fluid connotations were not allowed. Auger has characterized the decision as an infringement on her freedom of expression, and others have supported her, stating that the state’s motto of “Live Free or Die” should be applicable in such situations.

Auger has joked that if her licence plate is removed from her car, “it would just stink”. She has also said that she has always wanted the licence plate and “jumped on it” when the state issued an expanded character limit.

The state has said that it is unable to comment on Auger’s case as her registration is covered under privacy laws. However, an email from the state explained that the rules on vanity plates were made “very specific” after being changed in response to a court order from the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

Auger is currently waiting for a final decision from the state and has said that she believes “talking about peeing isn’t offensive”.

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