Nancy Dello Stritto, a South Florida woman soon to turn 77, received a new Florida license plate reading "SQZ A55" from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DMV). She did not request this plate and believes it can be interpreted as a crude phrase.

Initially, Dello Stritto was reluctant to drive around her retirement community with the plate, stating, "I don’t think a woman that lives in a senior community that’s going to be 77 years old next month will be driving around with what this plate has to say," according to Fox 8 Live.

Despite her concerns, her sons and their friends encouraged her to keep the plate, with an informal tally reportedly reaching 16-1 in favor of displaying it. Dello Stritto also expressed a lighter view, saying, "Actually, being over 70, I might like a few honks," as reported by 10 Tampa Bay News.

Florida law requires standard license plates to be replaced every 10 years, and Broward County officials have stated that Dello Stritto can have the disputed plate replaced at no cost if she chooses.

The incident drew viral attention on Wednesday, July 16, 2026, highlighting the unexpected challenges that can arise from automated license plate assignments.

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