License plates

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A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes.

Africa[edit]

Algeria[edit]

Standard plate

Benin[edit]

Regular plate for private vehicles
Regular plate for commercial vehicles

Botswana[edit]

Cameroon[edit]

Current plate
Diplomatic plate

Egypt[edit]

Private vehicles (Cairo)
Trucks (Giza)
Busses (Cairo)
Tourist bus

Eswatini[edit]

Lesotho[edit]

Mauritania[edit]

Morocco[edit]

Old plate
New plate with the map of Morocco

Mozambique[edit]

Namibia[edit]

CD plate

Nigeria[edit]

Current plate of Lagos
Former plate of Lagos (1992-2011)
Current plate of Lagos for commercial vehicles
Diplomatic Corps
United Nations

South Africa[edit]

Western Cape Province plate
Diplomatic plate
Gauteng Province plate
North West Province plate
KwaZulu-Natal Province plate
Mpumalanga
Limpopo
Eastern cape

Tanzania[edit]

Tunisia[edit]

Standard licence plate
Rent car
Police car
Standard plate with the international code sticker of Tunisia
Military plate
Diplomatic plate

Zambia[edit]

Zimbabwe[edit]

Americas[edit]

Argentina[edit]

Mercosur plate 2016 for private vehicles
Regular plate since 1995 for all vehicles
Old plate 1970-1994 for all vehicles (Buenos Aires Province)
Diplomatic plate since 2012
Consular plate since 2012
Registration plate for Special Missions since 2012
Plate for International Organization since 2012
Plate for the administrative staff of an Embassy since 2012
Registration plate for trailers since 1995

Aruba[edit]

Private car 2011
Private car 2010
Private car 2009
Private car 2008
Private car 2004
Private car 1998
Private car 1994
Private car 1991

Bermuda[edit]

Standard number plate

Bolivia[edit]

License plate from Pando, Bolivia

Bonaire[edit]

Brazil[edit]

Mercosur plate 2017 for private vehicles
License plate since 2012
License plate 2008-2012
Old license plate 1990-2008
Old license plate 1969-1999
Old license plate 1941-1969
Old license plate 1901-1941
Motorcycle plate since 2012

Canada[edit]

Canadian government plate
New Brunswick plate
Polar bear plate, NWT
Canadian Army plate (POMV in Germany)
Ontario plate
Red Ontario diplomatic plate
Quebec plate

Cayman Islands[edit]

oldtimer plate

Chile[edit]

Since 2014 - License plate for private vehicles with new font (format BB·BB•10)
2007-2014 - License plate for private vehicles (format BB·BB•10)
Since 2014 - Old license plate for private vehicles with new font (format AA•10·00)
1985-2007 - Old license plate for private vehicles (format AA•10·00)
Current taxi plate
Current share taxi plate
Tourism
Transantiago bus with new format and old font
Fire fighters (Valparaiso)
Diplomatic Corps
Free zone plate
Motorcycle plate

Colombia[edit]

License plate for private vehicles
License plate for commercial cars
License plate for official vehicles
License plate for Diplomatic Corps
License plate for antique cars

Cuba[edit]

License plate since 2013 for private cars
License plate since 2013 for state cars
License plate since 2013 for diplomatic cars
License plate since 2013 for rental cars
License plate since 2013 for foreigners

Curaçao[edit]

Ecuador[edit]

License plate for private cars
License plate for taxis and busses
License plate for government vehicles
License plate for official vehicles
License plate for municipal vehicles
License plate for diplomatic vehicles
License plate for vehicles in Temporary Admission

Greenland[edit]

1976 serie
2016 serie

Guadeloupe[edit]

French Guiana[edit]

Regular license plate

Guyana[edit]

Regular license plate

Haiti[edit]

Registration plate for private vehicles
Registration plate for taxis
Registration plate for busses

Jamaica[edit]

Private vehicles
Commercial
Dealer
goverment
police
taxi

Martinique[edit]

Mexico[edit]

License plate from Chiapas state, Mexico
License plate from the Federal District, Mexico
License plate from Jalisco state, Mexico
License plate from Morelos state, Mexico
License plate from Oaxaca state, Mexico
License plate from Puebla state, Mexico
License plate from Quintana Roo state, Mexico (disabled)
License plate from Veracruz state, Mexico
License plate from Yucatán state, Mexico
Police plate Mexico
Turismo plate Mexico
Truck-tractor plate Mexico

Paraguay[edit]

Regular license plate until 2016

Saba[edit]

Saint Barthélemy[edit]

Sint Eustatius[edit]

Sint Maarten[edit]

Suriname[edit]

Trinidad and Tobago[edit]

License plate for private vehicles

United States of America[edit]

See Category:License plates of the United States

Uruguay[edit]

Mercosur plate since 2015 for private vehicles
Regular plate for private vehicles
License plate for official vehicles
License plate for ambulance
License plate for doctor
License plate for livery
License plate for taxi
License plate for public transportation
Motorcycle plate

Venezuela[edit]

License Plate until 2016 (Capital District)

Asia[edit]

Abu Dhabi[edit]

Afghanistan[edit]

Kabul

Armenia[edit]

Azerbaijan[edit]

1994–2011
2011–

Cambodia[edit]

Police license plate

People's Republic of China[edit]

Plate of Kunming province

Cyprus[edit]

Rent a car licence plate
Old licence plate (1956-1973)
car licence plate front (1973-1990)
car licence plate behind (1973-1990)
New car licence plate behind (2004)
Dutch ambassador licence plate

United Nations in Cyprus[edit]

UN licence plate
UN licence plate
UNOPS licence plate

Sovereign Base Areas (Akrotiri and Dhekelia)[edit]

SBA police licence plate

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus[edit]

police licence plate
Licence plate of the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Georgia[edit]

2010
Trailer plate
2014

Hong Kong[edit]

Above: Typical license plate in Hong Kong. Below: A Hong Kong-China border crossing license plate
License plate of a Vehicle in Cheung Chau, Hong Kong
Personalized plate

Iran[edit]

Iran
License plate for driving abroad

Iraq[edit]

Iraq

Israel[edit]

Private new license plate
Police old license plate
Police new license plate
dealer license plate old
dealer license plate new
CD license plate

Japan[edit]

Japanese license plate for private vehicles. This plate is registered to Tama, Tokyo.
Japanese license plate for commercial vehicles. This plate is registered to Kyoto.
Japanese license plate for private light vehicles (550~660 cm³). This plate is registered to Kitami, Hokkaido.
Japanese license plate for commercial light vehicles (550~660 cm³). This plate is registered to Kagoshima.
Japanese license plate for motercycles (over 250 cm³). Plate size is smaller than ordinary vehicle's plate. This plate is registered to Matsumoto, Nagano.
Night image of "Jiko-Shiki"(Letters illumination) plate. This plate is registered to Naniwa, Osaka.

Jordan[edit]

diplomatic plate
diplomatic plate
Private car plate

Kazakhstan[edit]

new plate
two lines plate
commercial plate
Foreigners plate
Police plate
Defence ministry
member of the parlament
diplomatic plate
Armed forces plate
old plate
old police plate

Kuwait[edit]

Laos[edit]

Diplomatic plate

Lebanon[edit]

old Lebanon plate
Lebanon plate

Malaysia[edit]

Head of state plate

Maldives[edit]

Mongolia[edit]

Nepal[edit]

State of Palestine[edit]

Private license plate
Taxi license plate
Police license plate

Philippines[edit]

commercial vehicle
government vehicle
Motorcycle (private use)
temporary diplomatic plate

Qatar[edit]

Saudi Arabia[edit]

Syria[edit]

army

Taiwan[edit]

Thailand[edit]

buses and taxis
Motocycle plate
Temporary plate for use outside Thailand

Turkey[edit]

(34 - Istanbul)
(25 - Erzurum)
Consular plate (Istanbul)
Official car (Istanbul)
Police (Istanbul)
Vanity plate (Iğdır)
President of the Republic

Turkmenistan[edit]

Uzbekistan[edit]

Vietnam[edit]

Plate of Hanoi

Europe[edit]

Åland[edit]

1963-1972 car plate
1972-1992 car plate
present car plate
old tractor plate
new tractor plate
personal car plate
temporary car plate
motorcycle plate

Albania[edit]

old plate
new plate
Diplomatic plate old
Diplomatic plate new
Police plate old
Police plate new
Taxi plate old
Taxi plate new
Trailer plate 2011
Trailer plate 2020

Andorra[edit]

old
new

Belgium[edit]

Belgian plate for EU-staff
Belgian plate for embassy staff
Belgian plate for temporary registration (long term)
Belgian plate for car dealer's for use on different vehicles
Belgian plate for vintage cars
Motorcycle plate till 7-10-2014
present Motorcycle plate
New EU license plate

Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]

Current license plate (from 2009)
Taxi license plate (from 2009)
Old license plate (still in use)
CD plate

Bulgaria[edit]

New EU license plate from Bulgaria (2007-)
Pre-EU license plate
Motorcycle plate
Import

Croatia[edit]

EU plate (2016–)
Old plate
Diplomatic plate
Foreigner-owned vehicle plate
Abnormal-sized vehicle plate
Army plate
Military Police plate
Export plate
Motorcycle police plate

Czech Republic[edit]

Denmark[edit]

1976-style Danish License plates for common vehicles
2008-style Danish registration plate for common vehicles
2009-style Danish registration plate for common vehicles
1976-style Danish registration plate for vans
2008-style Danish registration plate for vans
2009-style Danish registration plate for vans
2008-style Danish registration plate for vehicles allowed for both commercial and common transportation
2009-style Danish registration plate for vehicles allowed for both commercial and common transportation
1976-style registration plate for diplomatic cars operating in Denmark
Royal plate

Estonia[edit]

EU plate
cd plate
Estonian president

Faroe Islands[edit]

Faroe Islands as before 1996, with the single letter F on all plates, distinguishing them from Danish plates.
Faroe Islands, as issued since 1996 with the national code FO, the flag and a combination of two leading letters and three numbers behind. Note the deep blue colour of the characters.

Finland[edit]

Finland EU licenseplate.
very old plate
old plate
Motorcycle plate
CD plate
Vanity plate

France[edit]

old motorcycle plate
old plate
French license plate issued before 2009
French license plate (from 2009)
French license plate with regional reference (from 2009)
French Diplomatic vehicle licence plate (2008)
temporarily
provisional
Military plate
historical vehicles since April 2009
Motorcycle plate

Germany[edit]

See Category:License plates of Germany

old plate
old plate
old plate (Motorcycle front)
old plate (DIN plate)
DDR Volkspolizei (Police GDR/Eastern Germany)
Bundespolizei
Technisches Hilfswerk
German plate with a banned combination ("NS") which has been issued accidentally.
Older german plate at a motorcycle
Germany, special plate (red colour, old style) for dealer's cars for test drives
Germany, special plate for seasonally registered vehicles
Germany, special plate for vehicles to be exported abroad
Germany, special temporary plate.
Germany, official vehicles such as police/fire brigade
Germany, official vehicles such as disaster relief
Germany official vehicle of Wasser- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (Federal Water and Ship Transport Authority)
Bundeswehr (armed forces)
Technisches Hilfswerk (Desaster Relief Organisation)
Germany, historic vehicle ("H" at the end)
Germany, historic vehicle, red version, number starts with 07
Germany, tax-exempt, green letters
Germany, Indonesian embassy in Berlin
Germany, corps consulaire in Nuremberg
German Versicherungkennzeichen (insurance proof plate) for light motorised vehicles
Sticker on German plates confirming that the vehicle has passed the emission test
Sticker on German plates confirming that the vehicle has passed the technical inspection/safety test
Sticker (alternative Version) on German plates confirming that the vehicle has passed the emission and technical inspection/safety test
Sticker (in fact printed onto the plate in this case) which validates a registration plate, here: plate of Bundeswehr (armed Forces)
License plate of Lower Saxony (Kreis Leer)
Motorcycle plate lower saxony kreis Leer
Old plate Kreis Verden
Temporary German license plate Kreis Emsland
License plate (acronym=All Cops Are Bastards) (City of Aachen)
trailer plate
Friesland
Special plate
CC plate Hamburg
electric car (E)
oldtimer (H)
Customs/Zoll/Douane

Gibraltar[edit]

Greece[edit]

plate 1972-1982
plate 1983-2003
EU plate
Taxi plate
Old lorry plate
New lorry plate
Trailer plate
Goverment plate
police plate
Firebrigade plate
Army plate
Export plate
Diplomatic plate
Concessionary plate
Agricultural plate
Trade plate
Motorcycle plate
Motocycle plate

Bailiwick of Guernsey[edit]

old Guernsey licenseplate
Guernsey licenseplate

Hungary[edit]

Regular plate (2022–)
Regular plate (2004–2022)
Regular plate (1990–2004)
Yellow plate
EU yellow plate
Slow vehicle plate
EU slow vehicle plate
CD plate
EU CD PLATE
Vanity plate
EU Vanity plate
EU Moped/Microcar plate

Iceland[edit]

Current number plate design (2007-)
Design from 1989-2007 - two letters and three digits
Legacy plate (1938-1988)
Diplomatic registration plate used in Iceland
License plate of the president of Iceland
Custom plate
Custom plate
Tax exempt, only for use by companies on company hours.

Republic of Ireland[edit]

A 2007 Dublin license plate

Isle of Man[edit]

Old license plate
New license plate
motorcycle plate

Italy[edit]

old black plate (Rome)
old white plate (Rome)
current white plate (Rome)
police plate
Guardia di Finanza (financial police/customs) plate
trailer plate
New car plate and old trailer plate
Regular plate

Jersey[edit]

front plate
rear plate

Kosovo[edit]

new plate since Dec. 2009
old plate
CD plate

Latvia[edit]

EU plate

Liechtenstein[edit]

Standard, 2 lines, rear
Standard, front & rear
Standard, front
Exceptional, front
Utility vehicle, front
Agricultural, front
Standard, motorcycle
Small motorcycle
Temporary, 1-4 days
Dealer plate, rear
Temporary, front
Temporary, duty unpaid

Lithuania[edit]

Custom plate
EU plate
trailer plate

Luxembourg[edit]

before 1974
old yellow plate front and rear
New plate

Malta[edit]

new plate
Vanity plate
Motorcycle plate
Presidents plate

Moldova[edit]

1992-2011
2011-2015
2015-
Bus/Taxi plate
foreign residents (non diplomatic)

Monaco[edit]

Montenegro[edit]

license plate of Plužine.
Temporary plate
CD plate

Netherlands[edit]

ZZ plate
new ZZ plate
Current model of Dutch license plates, in use since May 19, 2008.
Dark blue plate, currently still in use for oldtimers older than 1978.
Dutch plate as registered between 1978 and 1999.
Dutch license plate issued from Jan 1, 2000 until May 19, 2008.
Replacement plate, for when plates and/or papers have been stolen or lost.
cartrailer plate
Motorcycle plate
taxi plate
dealer plate
BFG-NATO license plate
Royal plate
Royal Airforce Plate
CD plate
International Court of Justice plate
trailer plate

North Macedonia[edit]

New plate (2012)
Old plate
Diplomatic plate of the French consular office in Macedonia
CD plate
CMD plate
S plate
Custom plate
police plate rear
police plate front
dealer plate

Norway[edit]

White licence plate.
Green licence plate.
White licence plate with flag, in use after 2006.
Green licence plate with flag, in use after 2006.
CD plate (South-Korea)
Dealer plate

Ukraine[edit]

Kiev stad
Police plate

Austria[edit]

Old plate
New plate
License plate of the president of Austria
Firebrigarde
Export plate
trailer plate
Motorcycle plate
Vanity plate
Vanity plate
Diplomatic plate
Temporary plate

Poland[edit]

1956-1976
1976-2000
May 2000 - May 2006
after May 2006 and 2000 - May 2006
for oldtimers
personalized
two lines plate
temporary plate
CD plate

Portugal[edit]

Current model
Old model
Motorcycle plate
CD plate
Presidents plate
trailer plate

Transnistria[edit]

Romania[edit]

old plate (Brasov)
Pre-EU model
EU plate

Russia[edit]

private plate
busses and taxi plate
police plate
Ambassador of Nepal
diplomat plate consul
other embassy staff
plate from Moscow (177)
motorcycle
trailer plate
Agricultural plate
army plate

San Marino[edit]

Personalized plates
Motorcycle plate
Moped plate
Police plate
Trailer plate
CD

Serbia[edit]

Car licenseplate (Novi Sad)
Car licenseplate (Subotica)
Motorcycle plate (Belgrade)
License plate slow trafic old
License plate slow traffic (Belgrade)
Serbia police licenseplate
Agricultural vehicles license plate old (Subotica)
Agricultural vehicles license plate new (Belgrade)
Trailer plate
Government license plate
Diplomat plate, Croatia
Diplomat plate, France
Diplomat plate, Greece
Diplomat plate, Argentina
UNHCR plate
Temporary license plate (RPE) from Priboj, Serbia.

Serbia and Montenegro[edit]

Slovakia[edit]

Custom plate, 2006- style
Regular plate, 2006- style
Regular plate, 2004-2006 style
Regular plate 1997-2004 style
Custom plate, 2004-2006 style
License plate for officials, 1997-2004 style
Diplomatic plate
Export plate
Detail of export plate
Dealer plate
Military plate

Slovenia[edit]

New plate (2008-)
First EU plate (2004-2008)
Old plate (1992-2004)
Police plate
Diplomatic plate
Military plate
Former trailer plate
Temporary plate
Export plate
Vanity plate (old)
Plate of a motorcycle with speed limited to 25 km/h

Spain[edit]

Current model
Old model
Trailer plate
Dealer plate
Slow vehicle plate
Motorcycle plate
Taxi plate behind
CD plate
CC plate

Sweden[edit]

License plate before 1973
License plate 1994-2001
License plate 2002-2013
New plate (2014)
Diplomat plate
Taxi plate
Army plate
Personalized car plate
Motorcycle plate

Switzerland[edit]

front plate
rear plate
CD plate

Turkey[edit]

(34 - Istanbul)
(25 - Erzurum)
Consular plate (Istanbul)
Official car (Istanbul)
Police (Istanbul)
Vanity plate (Iğdır)
President of the Republic

United Kingdom[edit]

old black plates
New plate
EU plate
Dealer plate

Vatican City[edit]

Papal vehicles - SCV 1 in red letters
State owned vehicles
Private vehicles of Vatican citizens

Belarus[edit]

old plate
Trailer plate
foreign banks, companies, joint ventures
President of Belarus

Yugoslavia[edit]

Subotica

Insular Oceania[edit]

Australia[edit]

Custom plate of Victoria
Governor-General without plate

Federated States of Micronesia[edit]

Yap state license plate

New Zealand[edit]

Vehicle plate, style of the European Union
Governor-General without plate

Samoa[edit]

Late 1950s plate

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