DMV apologizes, vows to recall hateful license plate on Cybertruck that seemed to mock Oct. 7 attacks
A Tesla Cybertruck in California was spotted with “hateful” license plates apparently mocking Oct.7, prompting the DMV to promise to recall them — even though one family claims it was just a horrible misunderstanding.
Vanity plates on the electric vehicle, which was seen cruising around Culver City, read “LOLOCT7” — which many interpreted as “laughing out loud” at the heinous Hamas terrorist attack that slaughtered 1,200 Israelis.The watchdog group StopAntisemitism shared a snap of the plates on X Thursday.
“StopAntisemitism is appalled by the sickening display on a Cyber Truck plate in California, celebrating terrorism against the Jewish people,” the group posted.It called the plates “a vile mockery of the 1,200 innocent lives lost and the countless others scarred” and shared a formal letter for followers to send to the California DMV demanding action.The DMV issued a statement apologizing for allowing the vanity version to be processed.The department said it was working to recall the “shocking” plates and would strengthen its internal review process to ensure something like that does not happen again.
The plate owner will be notified about the recall and has the right to appeal the department’s decision, the Los Angeles Times reported.The use of “hateful language” is a violation of its policies and values, the agency said.“We sincerely apologize that these personalized plates were not properly rejected during our review process,” the DMV added.A Los Angeles family later came forward and said the plates were merely a nod to their Filipino heritage and grandfather, NBC 4 reported.“LOLO” means grandfather in Tagalog, the “CT” stands Cyber Truck and “7” references the number of grandchildren, a family member who requested anonymity told the outlet.The family said the DMV issued the apology without giving them a chance to explain.
“We’re a large Filipino family and this had nothing to do with the conflict in th...