Jimmy Buffett fans can now order specialty “Margaritaville” Florida license plates, but they are just short of a state pre-requisite for the plates to be printed.
According to the Department of Florida Highway Safety and Motor vehicles, new specialty plates must receive at least 3,000 pre-sale vouchers before the new specialty plate will be manufactured and made available.
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As of Jan. 20, 2025, there have been 2,143 sales of the specialty plates, 857 orders shot of meeting the 3,000 mark.
There are a few other specialty Florida plates just short of the pre-requisite:
- Biscayne Bay specialty plate pre-sales have reached 2,801, 199 short of the requirement.
- Inter Miami CF specialty plate pre-sales have reached 1,493, 1,507 short of the requirement.
- Florida State Beekeepers Assn. specialty plate pre-sales have reached 929, 2,071 short of the requirement.
Specialty plates in the state of Florida cost $25 in addition to regular automobile registration fees.
To check the total of pre-orders of special plates in the state, click on this link.
Proceeds from license plate sales will go to a charity founded by Buffett, Singing for Change, and will benefit Florida nonprofits that help victims of hurricanes and other disasters.
HB-403, a bill signed last year, paved the way for a Buffett a specialty license plate with the word “Margaritaville” — a Buffett song that has become a nickname for Key West.
Jimmy Buffett, whose sun-drenched songs celebrated life by the shore, died of a rare, aggressive skin cancer at 76.