Olsommer Invites Residents to Hard-To-Read License Plate Replacement Event on July 12

June 30, 2025

HAWLEY – Rep. Jeff Olsommer (R-Wayne/Pike) is hosting an event for residents to replace their hard-to-read license plates on Saturday, July 12, from 9-11 a.m., at the Pike County Training Facility, 135 Pike County Blvd., in Lords Valley. 

License plates will be inspected on-site by the Pennsylvania State Police, and help will be available to complete the necessary PennDOT replacement forms for free if the plate is determined to be illegible. Individuals should bring with them an unexpired Pennsylvania driver’s license and the vehicle’s current registration card. A new standard replacement plate should arrive in a few weeks at the vehicle owner’s home address. 

According to PennDOT, a registration plate is deemed illegible when one or more numbers or letters cannot be recognized from 50 feet or if the registration plate shows any blistering, peeling, discoloration or loss of reflectivity. 

Pre-registration for the event is preferred and can be done at RepOlsommer.com/events.

Residents who plan to attend the event are reminded that Route 739 will be closed in Blooming Grove, Pike County, through the summer of 2025 as part of a shoulder widening project. All work is weather dependent. The detour is Route 434 to Route 6, then back to Route 739.

The 139th Legislative District is comprised of parts of Pike and Wayne counties, consisting of the townships of Blooming Grove, Dingman, Greene, Lackawaxen, Milford, Palmyra (Pike), Shohola, Westfall, Cherry Ridge, Dreher, Lake, Lehigh, Paupack, Palmyra (Wayne), Salem, South Canaan and Sterling; and the boroughs of Matamoras, Milford and Hawley.