This license plate caused a huge uproar as it was interpreted as “Laughing Out Loud” on October 7th.

A family in Los Angeles came forward and clarified that the license plate reads “ LOLOCT7 was not intended to make fun of Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, but was an “affectionate nod to her grandfather.” The family’s statement came after the license plate caused a huge uproar and DMV apologized terribly for it.
On October 17, a Tesla Cybertruck was spotted in California with a license plate that was interpreted as hateful toward Israelis because the letters and numbers read “LOL.”
“This is unacceptable and disturbing. The DMV is taking swift action to recall these shocking license plates, and we will immediately strengthen our internal review process to ensure such a glaring oversight never happens again,” DMV said in a statement.
“We sincerely apologize that these personalized signs were not properly rejected during our review process.”
“Using hateful language is not only a clear violation of our policies, but also a violation of our core values ​​of proudly serving the public and ensuring safe and welcoming streets.”
“StopAntisemitism is appalled by the vile depiction on a cyber truck sign in California celebrating terrorism against the Jewish people,” the group wrote.
Calling the signs “a vile mockery of the 1,200 innocent lives lost and the countless others left scarred,” she shared a formal letter for supporters to send to the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) demanding action.
The family came out and made a statement after the DMV statement, saying they didn’t even have a chance to explain the meaning of the license plate because it wasn’t “LOL OCT 7” but “LOLO CT 7.”
“LOLO” means grandfather in Tagalog, “CT” stands for Cyber ​​Truck and “7” refers to the number of grandchildren,” a family member who wished to remain anonymous told NBC 4.
“We are a big Filipino family and this had nothing to do with the conflict in the Middle East,” the person said, adding that they were changing the license plate anyway after it caused so much uproar and after DMV apologized .