History Pages →
Repair Towing
In 1966 a new series of plates was issued called Motor Vehicle Business. This series continued until about 1984, when it was split into four groups, the largest of which was Repair/Service Towing. The other three included Salvage Yard, Transporter and Repossessor (sometimes referred to as Financier or Collector-Repossessor). Each of these new types had their own distinctive prefix. RS & RT for Repair/Service Towing which was abbreviated REP / SER TOWING and later shortened to REPAIR TOWING. Salvage Yard used a WL prefix, while Transporter and Repossessor used DT and RE respectively. Some years later (1995) Watercraft Trailer Dealers also became part of this group. These plates use a WD prefix.
1984 (first year) - 1999
| Notes | Number Plate | Personalized Plate | Sample Plate |
|
Format 1 (Screened "REP / SER TOWING") - Observed serial range: RS-00000 - RS-01515 - Sticker well at bottom-left |
 From Clayton Moore |
Not offered on this format |  |
|
Format 2 (Embossed "REP / SER TOWING", "You've Got a Friend" dies for "Pennsylvania") - Observed serial range: RS-02476 - RS-14794 - Sticker well at bottom-left |
 From Matt Ciecka |
Not offered on this format | |
|
Format 3 (Embossed "REP / SER TOWING", "PENNSYLVANIA" in all caps) - Observed serial range: RS-15133 - RS-27726 - Sticker well at bottom-left |
 From John McDevitt |
Not offered on this format | |
|
Format 4 (Legend now "REPAIR TOWING") - Observed serial range: RS-28106 - RS-35630 - Sticker well at bottom-left |
 From John McDevitt |
Not offered on this format |  From Paul Bagnarol |
1999 - 2006
| Notes | Number Plate | Personalized Plate | Sample Plate |
|
Format 1 (Thin dies for "REPAIR TOWING") - Observed serial range: RT-20000 - RT-46266 - Sticker well at top-left |
 From John McDevitt |
Not offered on this format | |
|
Format 2 (Thicker dies for "REPAIR TOWING") - Observed serial range: RT-48132 - RT-48999 - Sticker well at top-left |
 From John McDevitt |
Not offered on this format | |
2006 - 2023
| Notes | Number Plate | Personalized Plate | Sample Plate |
|
Format 1 - Observed serial range: RT-49000 - RT-70730 - Sticker well at top-left - Personalized versions of this format have been observed with and without the keystone separator |
 From John McDevitt |
 From Jim McDevitt  From Bill Ceravola |
|
|
Format 2 (No sticker well) - Observed serial range: RT-71069 - RT-71818 |
 From Clayton Moore |
|
|
|
Format 3 (Map outline in place of sticker well) - Observed serial range: RT-72026 - RT-77400 |
 From John McDevitt |
 From John Willard |
|
2023 - 2026
| Notes | Number Plate | Personalized Plate | Sample Plate |
|
- Observed serial range: 10000 R/T - current high - This format is the result of PennDOT's 2022 decision to redesign and replace all Dealer types to adhere to the "Family of Plates" design language. |
 From John McDevitt |
|
 From PennDOT |
2026 - present
| Notes | Number Plate | Personalized Plate | Sample Plate |
|
- Observed serial range: No plates observed yet - PennDOT prototype first observed in May 2026. |
|
|
 From PennDOT |