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If you're a parent, getting out the door before a car trip with the kids probably goes something like this:
Father: “Did you go to the bathroom?”
Child: “No, I don’t have to go.”
Father: “Go now, you may not get the chance later.”
For one New Hampshire woman, at least, that was pretty much the constant conversation she had with her four children — so much so that she made it her personalized license plate for 15 years.
Wendy Auger is proud of her “PB4WEGO” license plate and told CNN she’s never had any issues with it. Until now.
New Hampshire asked Auger, in a letter he received Aug. 16, to surrender his license plate because it includes a phrase related to “sexual or excretory acts or functions,” Auger said.
“I’m not a political activist,” she said. “But this is something that doesn’t offend me and it’s part of who we are as a family and who I am, and there was no reason for it to be taken away from me.”
The withdrawal letter said Auger had 10 days to surrender her license plate with the option to choose another personalized license plate at no additional cost or have one assigned to her.
If Auger decided to get a regular plate, he would be reimbursed for a portion of his personalized plate fee, according to the letter.
After learning of Auger's situation from a mutual friend, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu stepped in.
“When I learned of this, I contacted the Division of Motor Vehicles and strongly requested that they allow Wendy to keep the license plate she has had for the past 15 years,” Sununu told CNN in a statement.
“I recently left a message on your phone to tell you the good news that your dish will not be recalled.”
Auger said he was happy to be able to keep a part of his family with her.
“I wasn't going to give up without a fight,” he said.
For New Hampshire residents, the cost of a personalized license plate includes the price of your city/town and state registration fees, plus $40 for the personalized license plate fee, plus a one-time fee of $8, according to the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles.
CNN reached out to the New Hampshire DMV for comment but did not receive a response.
