Calling all Virginia Drivers! · Jul 11 by Kurt Peterson
Update: Good news! As of today, the ATC received the minimum 350 Virginia Appalachian Trail license plate applications, making it official that VDOT will move forward with creating the plates. Thanks go to Jack Noll and everyone at the ATC that helped make this happen.
If you would still like to apply for an AT plate, stop by any Virginia Blue Ridge Mountain Sports to pick up an application.
The votes have been tallied, and the new Virginia Appalachian Trail license plate design has been selected! But . . . there’s a catch.
The Virginia DOT needs to receive 350 plate applications before mid-July or it will not approve the new AT plate. To date, there have been only 110 applications submitted. And with less than 6 weeks left, that leaves 240 applications yet to be submitted before this be can become a reality.
So if you’re a Virginia citizen and enjoy the proud fact that 550 miles of the Appalachian Trail wanders through the Blue Ridge of Virginia, and far more miles than any other state, then download and send in your application soon! If you have questions, visit the ATC’s FAQ page.
Proceeds of the plate fee go directly to trail maintenance in Virginia. What better reason could you have???
