I tend to find these fun to figure out from time to time, you know- while stuck in traffic. It's weird how some areas aren't big on vanity plates and other states (i.e. Illinois) everyone has one! Even the cars in the high school parking lots!
??? You should only have to pay for the actual plate once. I think your fee is for the stickers which you buy every year. Are you sure your stickers wouldn't have cost $91 regardless of weather it's a vanity plate?
I'm not sure that I like the idea of vanity plates either. My wife wanted to buy me one for my birthday (they cost $235 here) but I decided to pass. Don't want to bring more attention to a car that doesn't really need any more than it already gets. Anyways if I was going to get one it would be: K CAVALO or (for al the Italians out there it has 2 meanings) GO BONES or BONES 2U
I think I misread your post, I paid $91 for my sticker renewal but it's less if you don't have a vanity plate or have a plate that is not all letters.