Nearly 800,000 licence plates in the US state of Maryland with a unique design commemorating the War of 1812 feature the web address, WBAL-TV reports.

The plates were created by the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission in 2007, but the domain registration subsequently expired and was snapped up by a third party.

The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) has issued a statement clarifying that it does not own the website and does not endorse its content.

The MVA is working with its IT department to identify potential solutions to the problem.