I'm pretty much out of commission until August 6. I'd love to help out, especially since I don't have anything going on until school starts in about a month. But I'm pretty jam packed until I leave on Wednesday, and I'm not coming back until the following Monday.
I can't seem to load the thread you linked, unfortunately. You can see the situation from your point of view, and I'll see it from mine. It's all good.
IIRC, PennDOT allows 7 characters, and an additional hypen OR space (but not both).
Here\'s the form. 
