Does Your State Allow Year-of-Manufacture Plates?

I use a FL "antique" plate.

It's considerably cheaper to register, as antique class gest the base, lowest weight rate plus a small discount for being antique. This is an even better deal for antique trucks.

I don't understand the mandatory plate replacement either.

Every few years in FL, with your registration renewal notice, you get a letter that says "replacement plate required", like it's some great big deal.

How much cheaper would it be if that didn't happen and how much easier to have less updates in the system?

This year, they changed the font, and it looks WAY too modern on an older car.