diff --git a/server/main.lua b/server/main.lua
index ee51ebb3..3e56f7b3 100644
--- a/server/main.lua
+++ b/server/main.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ TriggerEvent('esx:getSharedObject', function(obj) ESX = obj end)
 TriggerEvent('esx_phone:registerNumber', 'cardealer', _U('dealer_customers'), false, false)
 TriggerEvent('esx_society:registerSociety', 'cardealer', _U('car_dealer'), 'society_cardealer', 'society_cardealer', 'society_cardealer', {type = 'private'})
 
+Citizen.CreateThread(function()
+	local char = Config.PlateLetters
+	char = char + Config.PlateNumbers
+	if Config.PlateUseSpace then char = char + 1 end
+
+	if char > 8 then
+		print(('esx_vehicleshop: ^1WARNING^7 plate character count reached, %s/8 characters.'):format(char))
+	end
+end)
+
 function RemoveOwnedVehicle(plate)
 	MySQL.Async.execute('DELETE FROM owned_vehicles WHERE plate = @plate', {
 		['@plate'] = plate