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have 2 letters and 4 numbers. The 2 letters go before the numbers. They have a sticker on one of the corners indicating in which month of the year the plate was issued. On the bottom center of the plate is the year when the plate was issued. They also have holograms on the right edge of the plate. On the top center the plate has the word PANAMA. Government vehicles always begin with GO. Taxis begin with T and are always yellow. School buses say COLEGIAL instead of the year the plate was issued. Motorcycles begin with M. Metro buses begin with MB. Plates for motorcycles are about half the standard size. Plates of vehicles belonging to the national assembly are always white and have the logo of the national assembly on the left and two numbers on the right and are always white. Vehicles of government executives have no registration plate. Vehicles from Central America can be used freely in Panama without having to change plates but only if the vehicle will not be staying indefinitely in Panama. Vehicles must be checked every year when changing the plate. The plate must be changed every year and once the vehicle is checked a sticker must be attached to the back of the vehicle's windshield. The color of the sticker changes every year.

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requires the re-registration of any vehicle that crosses its borders from another country, such as for overland tourist visits, regardless of the length of time it is due to remain there; this has to be arranged with prior approval. Other jurisdictions follow a "plate-to-owner" policy, meaning that when a vehicle is sold the seller removes the current plate(s) from the vehicle. Buyers must either obtain new plates or attach plates they already hold, as well as register their vehicles under the buyer's name and plate number. A person who sells a car and then purchases a new one can apply to have the old plates put onto the new car. One who sells a car and does not buy a new one may, depending on the local laws involved, have to turn the old plates in or destroy them, or may be permitted to keep them. Some jurisdictions permit the registration of the vehicle with "personal" ("vanity" or "cherished mark") plates.

1876: 4064:. The common EU format is also recognized in countries signatory to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic. As are registration plates of other European countries similar to the EU format, such as Norwegian ones; with the Norwegian flag replacing the circle of stars, or in Turkey's case where the blue stripe with the country code is standard but omits the flag over it. Both the common EU format, and e.g. Norwegian registration plates satisfy the requirements laid out in the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic; According to the convention, when the distinguishing sign is incorporated into the registration plate, it must also appear on the front registration plate of the vehicle, and may be supplemented with the flag or emblem of the national state, or the emblem of the regional economic integration organization to which the country belongs. 4793: 5066: 4774: 5506:

and may be supplemented with the flag or emblem of the national state, or the emblem of the regional economic integration organization to which the country belongs. The distinguishing sign should be displayed on the far left or far right on the registration plate. When a symbol/flag/emblem is also displayed, the distinguishing sign shall obligatory be placed on the far left on the plate. The distinguishing sign shall be positioned so to be easy identifiable and so that it cannot be confused with the registration number or impair its legibility. The distinguishing sign shall therefore be at least a different color from the registration number, or have a different background color to that reserved for the registration number, or be clearly separated from the registration number, preferably with a line.

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replace the original frames. In some jurisdictions registration plate frames are illegal or have design restrictions. For example, many states, like Texas, allow plate frames but prohibit plate frames from covering the name of the state, province, district, Native American tribe or country that issued the license plate (when that information appears on the plate). Plates are designed to conform to standards with regard to being read by eye in day or at night, or by electronic equipment. Some drivers purchase clear, smoke-colored or tinted covers that go over the registration plate to prevent electronic equipment from scanning the registration plate. Legality of these covers varies. Some cameras incorporate filter systems that make such avoidance attempts unworkable, usually with infra-red filters.

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United Kingdom, these have included combinations with sexual connotations such as BO11 LUX and BL04 JOB. The DVLA maintains block lists of possible combinations of letters and digits in an attempt to prevent this. Some prohibited plates reflect religious concerns; for example, in New Jersey, a woman found she was prohibited from registering the plate 8THEIST, but permitted to register BAPTIST. A similar registration for ATHE1ST had been rejected in 2013. Both prohibitions were later lifted. In Manitoba, a plate reading ASIMIL8 was banned as being culturally offensive to indigenous people. In 2015, Maine passed legislation that removed most censorship from their vanity plate program. Plates like GETFUKT are now allowed.

4741: 4722: 2475: 1577: 5183: 4730: 4665: 1425: 4752: 2189: 4763: 3010: 3905: 3518: 4617: 878: 2027:, painted on the front in usually two different colors – one for the background and one for the lettering. This scheme held true for most states until about 1920. The front of the plate would usually contain the registration number in large digits, and in smaller lettering on one side of the plate, the two- or four-digit year number, and an abbreviated state name. Each year, citizens were usually required to obtain a new registration plate from the state government, which would have a different color scheme than the previous year, making it easier for police to identify whether citizens were current with their vehicle registration. 862: 3462: 1360: 846: 2982: 1458: 1497: 4999: 2568: 239: 3763: 3526:(buses with length over 6 metres (19 feet 8 inches) and trucks with payload over 4 t (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons)). Since November 2006, standard plate size for normal vehicles was changed to 520 by 110 mm (20.5 by 4.3 in), resembling European Union standard. Nonetheless, older 335 mm (13.2 in) plates are still effective for older vehicles and some models not fit for new standard, which are mostly imported cars. One example is the Ford Mustang. Even cars with 520 mm (20.5 in) plate in front and 335 mm (13.2 in) plate in rear are not rare. 3897: 1671:. The plates are always white: the letter coloring indicates the category (e.g., black on white: private; blue on white: official, police, fire departments, etc.; red on white: taxis, buses, paid freight, etc.). A new format based on the previous one, ABC1D23, was implemented. All used cars, when transferred to another owner, must change to the new format keeping their registration, where only its second number (the fifth position of the alphanumeric combination) shall change to a letter, following the pattern: 0=A, 1=B, 2=C, 3=D, ... 9=J. As of 2020, both formats coexist for the time being. 1625: 3792: 3435: 3079: 3307: 4197: 4037: 4000: 5258: 1985: 4782: 2369: 5179:: with these, the sequence of letters and digits is chosen by the licensing agency – as with regular plates – but the owners select a plate design that is different from the normal registration plate. Fees for specialty plates are usually channeled to a specific charity or organization. For example, California has issued the "Yosemite plate" and "whale tail plate," both aimed at conservation efforts in the respective domains. Some jurisdictions allow for these special plates to also be vanity plates, usually for an additional fee on top of the cost of the plate. 5116: 4629: 1352: 5086: 3969: 3396: 282: 3579: 3318: 1694: 5015:

Australia have been completely scrapped. As of 1 January 2010 they will no longer be required or made – a move that is said to save at least $ 2 million over 4 years in costs for printing and postage. Car owners will also feel the relief of not having to perform the tedious task of removing and re-applying the registration sticker every 6–12 months. As of 1 January 2013 NSW have also scrapped registration stickers. NT also scrapped registration stickers as of 1 January 2014. Tasmania scrapped registration stickers as of 1 January 2014.

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four digit numbers for the car's identification, and the last one to three letters are the serial code or district identification. The expiry date of the license is embossed along the bottom and some on the top of the plate. At the middle of the plate number, the numbers are usually random or requested by the vehicle owner and has a maximum of four digits and a maximum of three letters at the end of the vehicle's plate number, for example it could be:

4440: 3063: 1294: 9094: 8272: 2521:). Vehicles registered in Hong Kong or Macau and permitted to enter China would be required to have a separate black plate from China as Hong Kong and Macau operate their own vehicles registration system. The Chinese plates for these cars followed the pattern of the provincial character for Guangdong (粤), the Latin letter "Z", 4 letters and/or numbers, ending in the abbreviated character for the territory (e.g. 港 for Hong Kong and 澳 for Macau). 2994: 3638: 4981:

payment of the next year's registration fee, and shows the expiry date of the registration. They are color-coded for easy recognition of the year of expiry. The sticker shows the plate number, vehicle identification number, make, model, and color of the vehicle, along with other such information. This acts as an anti-theft device, because transplanting the plates from one car to another will be in contrast to the details on the sticker.

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of the plate there is a euroband embossed with the Israeli flag and beneath it the letters IL and ישראל (Israel) written in Hebrew and below it إسرائيل (Israel) written in Arabic. Old plates do not hold this euroband. In North American standard plates (300 x 150mm), the digits are narrower and the blue rectangle is at the bottom of the plate, as the letters are to the right of the flag.

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to filing and administrative procedures". It also recommended that a standard plate size of 6 inches (15 cm) by 14 inches (36 cm) be adopted through the United States to replace the earlier 6 inches (15 cm) by 12 inches (30 cm) size to allow longer registration numbers to be displayed without excessively tight spacing or excessively thin or narrow characters.

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request. A special registration plate is a regular plate with a special ID. The ID is subject to certain restrictions and requires a separate application subject to a fee. The application fee for a special registration plate is EUR 900. A vehicle has one or two plates depending on the vehicle class. In certain cases, a vehicle can also be given an additional plate.

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state to live on a regular basis. The most prominent exceptions to this policy are active duty military service members, who legally do not change residence when they move to a new posting. Federal law specifically allows them to choose to either retain the state vehicle registration of their original residence or change registration to their state of assignment.

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states require it to be in the front windshield. Expiration dates are usually hand written by regulatory employees or dealership sales personnel, but, due to easy alteration of hand written dates, some states now digitally print the date on the tag. If a driver continues to drive after the permit expires the vehicle can face impounding as an unplated vehicle.

4100:, amongst other changes. This typeface can more easily be read by radar or visual registration plate reading machines, but can be harder to read with the naked eye, especially when the maximum allowed number of eight characters in "Engschrift" (narrower script used when available space is limited) are printed on the plate. Many countries have since adopted 3423:, registration plates have black text on a yellow background. Above 660 cc (40 cu in), a white plate with green text is used. For commercial, non-private vehicles, the colors of the number plate are inverted. An official seal is applied over one (typically the left) screw, preventing the plate being removed and applied to another car. 3932:

The format of the remainder of the registration is LL – DDDD, with L being a letter and D being a number. The previous series of registrations had been in effect since 1956 and was on brighter yellow plates with the format DD – DDDD. Also they did not have any national emblem or region identifier. Taxis have white number plates with red lettering.

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blue stripe like in EU countries (without the 12 golden stars). The text is in black characters on white background, and for official vehicles white on black. On all vehicles, two plates have to be present, one in front and the other in the rear except for motorcycles and tractors. The serial letters use the letters common to the

892:. Metal plates are manufactured through one of two processes: embossing or riveting. For embossing, a plate is placed between dies on each side corresponding to the desired characters and compressed by a press. For riveting, holes are drilled through the plate and then individual letters are riveted one-by-one to the plate. 2315:, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia – do not require an official front registration plate. In Nevada, front plates are optional if the vehicle was not designed for a front plate and the manufacturer did not provide an add-on bracket or other means of displaying the front plate. In 5470:, which led to the use of varied registration plate ornaments, accessories and attachments. The most common of these include fastening bolts with ornamental heads in a myriad of styles; these are generally legal everywhere providing the plate itself is not obscured. Those bolts faced with a colored glass or plastic 250:, require only one plate, which is usually attached to the rear of the vehicle. Special vehicles, such as agricultural and construction equipment, might have the license plate attached to other parts of the vehicle. National databases relate this number to other information describing the vehicle, such as the make, 4808:. Plates are associated with a vehicle and generally last for its life, though as they become unreadable (or for other reasons) they may be recalled or replaced with newer ones. New plates are issued when the vehicle is registered in another state, or if the owner requests them (though this depends on state laws). 3916:(known in Sri Lanka as "number plates") started soon after introduction of motorcars in 1903. Initially the numbers started with Q, and the oldest existing plate is "Q 53" of a 1903 Wolsley. Later the island was divided into sections from "A " to "Z" (Ex A 123 ), then after World War II it changed to the two 1591:'s current registration plate system consists of four numbers followed by three letters. At the top of the plate, "BOLIVIA" is spelled out. At the top left corner, the Bolivian flag may be present, and at the top right corner, a letter denoting the department in which the car is registered, according to the 5193:

In some Australian states, it is possible to purchase "personalized plates", where an individual can choose the color, design, and sometimes even the shape and size of the plate, as well as the displayed text. For example, the government of the state of Queensland offers a wide range of possibilities

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The current system used in New Zealand was adopted in 1964, all vehicles were required to have their plates replaced to this system. The original format in this system was xx-nnnn with the original plate being AA1 plates were on a black background with silver text. In 1986 this was changed to a white

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In general, every motor vehicle in Singapore has a vehicle registration number. Two colour schemes are in use: white-on-black scheme that is standard on cars from dealerships, or the Euro black-on-white (front of the vehicle) and black-on-yellow (rear) scheme, of which the number plate has to be made

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Israeli civil registration plates are rectangular with reflecting yellow background and embossed with black registration number. Under the first dash of the registration number (see below form of registration numbers) there is a stamp of approval of the Standards Institute of Israel. On the left side

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The history of registration plates in Argentina can be broken down in two major phases: the decentralized phase (until 1972) and the centralized one (since 1972). During the decentralized phase, registration plates were assigned by each municipality or by the provinces, while during the second phase,

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If letters and digits can appear in any order, it is problematic to allow both the letter O and the digit 0 to be used. Even if the license plate uses distinguishable characters for the two, someone transcribing the plate may not know which symbol has which meaning, and the owner of plate EM6F9VO may

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on blue band at top of plate. Older plates black on yellow with format nxx-nnn. Code format: 1ABC-234. Even older Western Australian plates use a locality code, followed by a sequential number, e.g. AL 123 being for Albany, plate number 123. Some rural locations added a central dot to signify if the

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Service car plates - plates issued to different kinds of services. (mainly Police and Border Guard, also Central Bureau of Anticorruption, Government Protection Bureau, Internal Security Agency, Foreign Intelligence Agency, Military Counterintelligence Agency and Military Intelligence Agency, in the

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The current Vietnamese registration plate design consists of a white background with black characters, each province has a regional number (located on the left side of the plate). Official and government cars bear blue registration plates, central government plates bear the number 80 followed by the

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The current series of car registrations in Sri Lanka was introduced in 2000 and is on yellow number plates with black characters and a black border. On the left hand side of the number plate is the country emblem, below which is a two-letter region identifier e.g. WP represents the Western Province.

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In Tehran, the first code to be issued for the province was code 11, and subsequent codes all increased by 11 as well (meaning codes 11, 22, 33, ..., 99 are unique to Tehran.) Ever since code 99 was fully issued, the new codes for Tehran have started from 10 and subsequently increased by 10 (10, 20,

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The plates usually have their expiration dates shown below or very few on the top of the serial numbers, indicating its expiry month and year, so if it says (12•26) it means that the plate expires at December 2026, so the owner of the vehicle should pay tax and get a new plate at that time, to which

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Hong Kong number plates follow the British system of colouring, with front white and rear yellow plates. The numbering system is two letters and (up to) four digits, e.g. AB1234. Registration plate numbers starting with "AM" are reserved for government use. The front white and rear yellow background

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When a person moves from one state to another, they are normally required to obtain new registration plates issued by the new place of residence. Some U.S. states will even require a person to obtain new plates if they accept employment in that state, unless they can show that they return to another

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Mexican plates come in several different classifications: private, private border, public, public border, federal public service, fiscal and customs inspection, Mexico Army, and diplomatic. The border plates were introduced in 1972 and are available in the Mexico–USA border zone. This zone is formed

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adopted its former system in 1990, which uses the form ABC•1234, with a dot between the letters and the numbers. A combination given to a particular vehicle follows it from first issue to the scrapyard: it cannot be transferred to another vehicle. Above the combination there was a metallic band with

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Private passenger car registration plates have a white background with black letters and digits. Plates exist in a long pattern and a rectangular pattern, similar in size and appearance to French plates. The plate is adorned with a small flag of Burkina Faso in the shape of the country, inscribed in

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published in 1960 recommended that the state of Illinois adopt a numbering system and plate design "composed of combinations of characters which can be perceived quickly and accurately, are legible at a distance of approximately 125 feet (38 m) under daylight conditions, and are readily adapted

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for official identification purposes. All countries require registration plates for commercial road vehicles such as cars, trucks, and motorcycles, for hire. Whether they are required for other vehicles, such as bicycles, boats, or tractors, may vary by jurisdiction. The registration identifier is a

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on the rear of the vehicle. This sign may either be placed separately from the registration plate or may be incorporated into the vehicle registration plate. When the distinguishing sign is incorporated into the registration plate, it must also appear on the front registration plate of the vehicle,

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offers ten-day permits, and some U.S. states allow temporary tags to be effective for up to 90 days. Temporary registration plates are usually either attached to the vehicle in place of the rear registration plate or both registration plates or taped to the inside of the rear windshield, while some

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The Western Australia registration sticker shows only the month and year of expiry. However, since the Western Australian police now have such easy access to registration information based on the number plate via in-car computer systems found in all police vehicles, registration stickers in Western

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Vehicle registration plates are white with black characters. The plates have three letters, a space, two digits and lastly one digit or letter. The combination is simply a serial and has no connection with a geographic location. Vehicles like police cars, fire trucks, public buses and trolley buses

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Eight types of registration plates are used in Pakistan. Each province and territory issues its own number plate; the federal government issues number plates for foreign diplomats and vehicles owned by the military, police and federal departments (red for foreign diplomats and green for the federal

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Nepal embossed plate was started from 2017. In Nepal, all road vehicles with or without a motor (except bicycles) are tagged with a registration number. Registration plates are commonly known as number plates. The registration plate number is issued by the zonal-level Transport Management Office, a

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Non-commercial vehicles (nationwide registration number "00-X-0000": X is one Hangeul character denoting type of vehicle) bear plates with white background and black letters, while commercial vehicles (Region name is added as prefix like "Seoul 12 GA 3456") with yellow background and black letters.

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The Delhi NCR however uses a modified system wherein an additional alphabet is inserted after the RTO code to classify vehicle type. For example, a Delhi registration plate may read "DL 12 C AB 0496" where "DL" stands for Delhi, "12 C" stands for Car, and "AB 0496" is the series and number. In this

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province). The numbers are produced at random, and are computer-generated at the issuing office. (A previous registration plate system, with a green background and the full name of the province in Chinese characters, actually had a sequential numbering order, and the numbering system was eventually

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Vehicles are fitted with registration plates in the front and rear of the vehicle. Motorcycles (50cc or more) must be licensed and only bear rear plates. Registration is performed at the local police or Gendarmerie station. The first digits of the plate indicate the province in which the vehicle is

5596:'rebellion' from the U.S. There are also YNP ovals, for Yellowstone/Yosemite National Park. Stickers of this sort are usually visibly different from any real international code sticker, but some places sell what could appear to be real stickers, touting that the abbreviation refers to their venue. 5213:

Some registration plate combinations are banned from being issued by registration authorities. These are typically combinations which, deliberately or otherwise, spell out a message that is likely to offend others. Concerns about what is considered offensive differ from country to country. In the

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The number sequence of the registration plate cannot start with a zero, nor can zero be the only number. The letter combination CD is reserved for diplomatic vehicles. Usually the next available ID is given as the plate number. Special registration plates with a selected ID are also available upon

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Diplomatic vehicles' number plates start with two numerals which indicate the embassy to which they are attached, then two letters CD (Corps Diplomatique), CC (Consular Corps status) or CT (Foreign Technical and Advisory personnel) and another three digits which are serial. The official car of the

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In the vast majority of jurisdictions, the government holds a monopoly on the manufacturing of vehicle registration plates for that jurisdiction. Either a government agency or a private company with express contractual authorization from the government makes plates as needed, which are then mailed

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or novelty shops. Similar to vanity plates, these novelties are printed with an individual's name or other words or phrases, but unlike vanity plates they are not intended for legal identification of an automobile. They can be displayed in the rear window, for example, or on the front of vehicles

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To show that a vehicle is registered in Australia, a sticker must be displayed in the lower left corner of either the rear left window or windscreen in annual colors on a six-year cycle: blue, red, purple, brown, green and orange. This sticker is issued to the registered owner of the vehicle upon

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The states then chose their own systems. New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia all retained xxx-nnn, but each started again from AAA-000. Queensland reversed the arrangement to nnn-xxx. Western Australia took nxx-nnn, and the ACT kept the Y plate range but substituted the last digit for a

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Turkish car number plates use an indirect numbering system associated with geographical info. In Turkey, registration plates are made by authorized private workshops. The registration plate is rectangular in shape and made of aluminum. On the left, there is the country code "TR" in a 4×10 cm

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EU registration plates were introduced in Finland in 2001. EU plates are automatically given to all vehicles unless the owner makes a separate request for old model plates. If desired, EU plates can be changed for old model ones at inspection sites. Registration plates used in Finland are made of

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L is the category of vehicle, LL is a "counter" comprising two letters, which increments after the sequence number reaches 9999. NNNN is a sequence number from 0001 to 9999. These plates come with a RFID microchip that enables the government to maintain uniformity in issuance of number plates and

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Besides these normal plates, there are also military plates for Army, Navy, Air Force, and also the Police. While diplomatic corps get special white plates and black numbering with "CD" prefix. The normal scheme comprises a one or two letters identification for the regencies, followed by an up to

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The plates are installed in both the front and rear of the vehicle, with the rear plate permanently attached to the vehicle. The plate is only removed when the vehicle has reached the end of service and has been sold for scrap. New vehicles are not delivered to the purchaser until the plates have

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In Panama, the design of registration plates changes every year and the plates are the standard North American size and shape. They used to be made by prison inmates but are now produced on demand and on site using a press. Plates used to have 6 numbers, but since 2013 new plates for new vehicles

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are on a white plate with black lettering and look quite similar to UK suffix style registrations. The format is LLL 000L, where 'L' denotes a letter and '0' denotes a digit. The older series of number plates were black with white or silver lettering. The rear plates in the older series of number

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In some jurisdictions, plates require periodic replacement, often associated with a design change of the plate itself. Vehicle owners may or may not have the option to keep their original plate number, and may have to pay a fee to exercise this option. Alternately, or additionally, vehicle owners

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In some jurisdictions, plates will be permanently assigned to that particular vehicle for its lifetime. If the vehicle is either destroyed or exported to a different jurisdiction, the plate number is retired or reissued; exported vehicles must be re-registered in the jurisdiction of import. China

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vehicle registrations have one or two digits to the right of the plate to indicate the town of registration. Each number is separated by a vertical line. To the left of the plate are a series of up to 5 digits issued consecutively. These are separated from the town of registration digits by a

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Plates are usually fixed directly to a vehicle or to a plate frame that is fixed to the vehicle. Sometimes, the plate frames contain advertisements inserted by the vehicle service centre or the dealership from which the vehicle was purchased. Vehicle owners can also purchase customized frames to

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Novelty registration plates are usually installed by motorists or automobile dealerships. While automobile dealerships may install such plates for promoting their business, motorists may install novelty registration plates to express their brand preference or an affiliation with a group, state,

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Some jurisdictions issue temporary registration plates made of cardboard or security paper or even printed on plain paper for newly purchased vehicles, for drivers waiting for plates in the mail, or other registration issues. A common length of time to have temporary plates is 30 days, although

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was allocated from RAA000 to TZZ999. Western Australia was allocated UAA000 and XAA000, Tasmania and the Australia Capital Territory were allocated the series beginning with W and Y respectively. This system worked for a few decades but had been almost completely abandoned by 1980, particularly

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and UA (country code) in a 4×10 cm blue stripe like in EU countries (without the 12 golden stars). There were single-line plates for vehicles and trailers, double-line plates for vehicles with special shaped mounting place, three-lined plates for cycles (except scooters with small two-line

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In South Korea, 6 types of registration number plates (3 variations of size, both non-commercial and commercial) are issued currently. Prior to 2006, sizes of plates were 335 by 155 mm (13.2 by 6.1 in) for normal vehicles and 440 by 200 mm (17.3 by 7.9 in) for large vehicles

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The first letter in the letter-number combination indicates the province of issue. The second letter might be sequential or a "key letter" identifying the type of registration plate; the following letters and numbers are assigned in sequential order to the date the vehicle has been registered.

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have more letters), so assuming that the letters vs. digits must appear in particular locations (common on plates in most jurisdictions, for instance four decimal digits and two letters where the letters must come first, allowing AB1234 but excluding A12B34), allowing for repeating letters and

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which standardized the width of each character. The new design was unsuccessful due to legibility issues, for example the letters "A" and "R" were often hard to distinguish. From 2006 the font was changed again to improve legibility, and space was provided for a blue nationality stripe with a

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use are white-on-black. Motorcycle plates are black-on-yellow or black-on-orange. The very few privately owned motor vehicles which exist in North Korea bear black-on-red plates, while diplomatic plates are white-on-blue. Other types of vehicles (trolleys, emergency vehicles, buses/taxis) are

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city (Kota Tangerang Selatan), Banten province. Vehicle owners may request their vehicle's last letters plate for their own desire, but would need more affairs by the local police registering it, for example that the owner's name is "Adi" then he would make his vehicle's plate number like so:

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The manufacture and use of registration plate toppers – attachments and accessories mounted atop plates, often as advertising premiums – has diminished because of the design of modern vehicle bodies that incorporate recessed plate mountings. But older vehicles will usually have room for such

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Vehicle number plates in Ecuador have only one design, with the word "Ecuador" appearing in uppercase letters centred at the top of the plate and a unique letter-number combination which consists of three letters (except for motorbikes, diplomatic vehicles and vehicles owned by international

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an official document. Alternatively, the government will merely assign plate numbers, and it is the vehicle owner's responsibility to find an approved private supplier to make a plate with that number. Additionally, citizens can create custom plates, following specific guidelines and naming

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The numbering system of registration plates also varies among the jurisdictions. Some states issue a motorist a serial that stays with that person as long as they live in that state, while other states periodically issue new serials and completely rotate out any old ones. Some states issue

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Early 20th century plates varied in size and shape from one jurisdiction to the next, such that if someone moved or the car was resold in a new area, new holes would need to be drilled into the automobile (often on the bumper) to support the new plate, or an adapter plate be made.

311:, periodic safety and/or emissions inspections or vehicle taxation. Other jurisdictions have replaced the decal requirement through the use of computerization: a central database maintains records of which plate numbers are associated with expired registrations, communicating with 1804: 1284:

Algerian registration plates are manufactured according to the same standards as their French counterparts (prior to 2009), using the same font and dimensions – although there has been a recent tendency to apply custom typefaces (impact and century gothic have been observed).

5513:, which states that the letters shall be in black on a white background having the shape of an ellipse with the major axis horizontal. The distinguishing sign should not be affixed in such a way that it could be confused with the registration number or impair its legibility. 4169:. As in most countries, cars are identified only by number plates read visually. The current alphanumerical system (two letters followed by five digits) was introduced in 1971. The design of the plates remained the same until 2002, when the road authorities decided on a new 10155: 1480:

Earlier plates (1972–1983, black lettering on white. Pre-1972, white lettering on black) differed in that they could have either one or two numbers to indicate the town of registration. The group of digits was separated from the rest of the plate by a vertical line.

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The current scheme of regular license plates was introduced in 1985. It has AB1234V formats or AB123VH where AB is the code region, 1234 is the number, and SH is the series. The regular plate has an orange background with black marks. Since 2005, to reflect the German

1656:, etc.) and the name of the municipality in which the vehicle title owner resides. During the first registration of a new vehicle, the registering state issues a registration plate to the vehicle rather than owner, and the serial stays with the vehicle for its life. 2579:

pre-1992 system of colour and sequence. Plates have a black background with white numbers. Numbering system starts from M, and then one letter, and then 4 numbers, and separated by "-", e.g. MA-12-34. Earlier numbers will only have M instead of MA or MB or MC, etc.

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Government vehicles all have the prefix "BX", these number plates have a white reflective background with red lettering at the front and white on red at the rear. After 'BX' are the last two numerals of the date of issue and then up to four digits issued serially.

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In 2014, Randwick councilor Charles Matthews proposed to impose a $ 50 registration fee on bicycle riders, which would be used to help fund cycleways being built by the council. This proposal was rejected by other councillors. In 2014 the Victorian council of

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has started issuing official number plates for all cars registered in Punjab. Number plates are of Green and White color. The green part is the same all over Punjab and has a sign and 'Punjab' written on it, while the white part has the number of the vehicle.

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a black circle. The letters "BF" appear below the circle, also in black. This circle and BF design is to the right of the long plate and to the upper right of the rectangular plate. Motorcycle plates are similar to rectangular automobile plates, but smaller.

4212:, where X represents voivodeship, Y(Z) county (some counties have one additional letter, while some have two) and ####(#) for a set of letters and digits. (there are currently 11 formats, 2 used for 2-letter counties, 6 for 3-letter counties and 3 for both) 1760: – require the registration plates to be mounted on both the front and rear of the vehicle. When a person moves from one province to another, they are normally required to obtain new registration plates issued by the new place of residence. 5039:

reflective background with black text with the first plate in this style being NA1. In 2001 the final plate ZZ9999 was printed and the format was changed to ABC-123. In 2006 the text format was changed on all number plates registered after this time.

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still permits smaller plates to be attached to the front of a vehicle, while the rear plate complies to the usual EU format. The common design consists of a blue strip on the left of the plate, which has the EU motif (12 yellow stars), along with the

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are termed registration plate jewels. Traditionally the front plate would be fastened by an amber or green jewel and the rear by a red jewel, but other colors have become available over the decades including blue, clear and, most recently, purple.

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Some states have been adapting the dual letter series code system, for example car series' are CA, CB, CC; motorbike series' are MA, MB and so on. Most states however still use the standard series code, denoted by a single letter of the alphabet.

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attachments that may mention vehicle dealerships, tourist attractions and petroleum companies. Some of these commercial toppers also incorporate one or more reflectors or a safety-related message. Large stand-alone glass or plastic reflectors or

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Iranian license plates have had European standard dimensions since 2005. Each province in Iran has multiple unique, two-digit codes that are included at the right end of the license plates in a distinguished square outline, above which the word

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Australian number plates were originally issued with white characters on black plates, black on white, black on yellow and blue on white, with each state and territory being allocated a range of plates inside the larger range AAA000 to ZZZ999.

1929:(rear)), and additional graphics. European-sized plates do exist in Mexico, but are not official or legal. These generally contain the same design as the standard-size plate in use at the time, and bear the standard letter and number sequence. 4055:

as a distinguishing sign of the country of registration on the rear of the vehicle. This sign may either be placed separately from the registration plate or may be incorporated into the vehicle registration plate. With registration plates in

226:. In some countries, the identifier is unique within the entire country, while in others it is unique within a state or province. Whether the identifier is associated with a vehicle or a person also varies by issuing agency. There are also 2172:

standard issue plates designate the county by unique codes, usually numeric (Idaho uses a one-letter or one-number/one-letter code; Oklahoma uses a one-letter code), either in the plate number or registration sticker. Some states, such as

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of each district. Most motor vehicles which are used on public roads are required by law to display them. The new system which is followed currently in all the states and cities came into effect in the early 1990s. The scheme comprises:

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get in trouble for something the owner of plate EM6F9V0 did. Other letter–digit pairs, like I and 1, may be similarly problematic to a lesser degree. Allowing for repeating letters and digits, the combinations for each of these will be:

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Personalized number plates were introduced to New Zealand in 1987. Due to the smaller size and population of New Zealand, the same system is used across all of the country. Number plates are usually issued by the New Zealand Transport

5198:. Another style of plate that is common in some states of Australia is "Euro Plates", which are the same size as European plates (rather than the narrower taller Australian plates) to fit on the number plate holders in European cars. 2524:

For motorcycles, the front plate only included five numbers and rear contained the full information (e.g. for a motorcycle registered in Shanghai as 沪C•12345, the front plate would be "12345" and the rear plate bears the entire set).

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Antique auto collectors may use novelty replicas of period registration plates to give their show cars a dated look, or import vehicle owners may use a novelty replica of a foreign plate to give it a foreign image. Some states allow

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UK zero-emission vehicles front (top) and rear (bottom) number plates.The national identifier on British number plates is optional. A "UK" code has replaced the "GB" code from 28 September 2021 and is valid in countries party to the

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has required plates since 1903 (black numerals on a white background) after first requiring in 1901 only that the owner's initials be clearly visible on the back of the vehicle. At first, plates were not government-issued in most

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For example, 51X-XXXX would be used for civilian vehicles, 80X-XXXX with blue background for central government vehicles, 80-XXX-NG-XX for diplomatic vehicles, TC-XX-XX for military vehicles and XXLD-XXX.XX for company vehicles.

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Japanese vehicle registration plates fall into two classes: Prefectural, used nationwide, and Municipal. Municipal registration is typically applicable to motor vehicles that will not leave the area, such as light motorcycles.

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Greenlandic vehicle registration plates normally have two letters and five digits. The combination is simply a serial and has no connection with a geographic location, but the digits have a number series based on vehicle type.

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of the member state in which the vehicle was registered. Lettering on the plate must be black on a white or yellow reflective background. Most plates in Europe bar few exceptions are white, with a notable exception being the

4015:(EU), white or yellow number plates of a common format and size are issued throughout, although they are still optional in some member states. Nevertheless, some individual member states still use differing non-EU formats – 2065:, while some states provide special issues for tribal members. Within each jurisdiction, there may also be special plates for groups such as firefighters or military veterans, and for state or municipality-owned vehicles. 877: 10001: 4586:, making them easier to recognize. Consequently, from 2020, zero-emissions vehicles can receive a green band on the left-hand side of number plate (in the same place as the blue coloured band of the national identifier.) 9956: 4640: 3981:

letter A, B or M, diplomatique plates are white with NG wrote in red, company members vehicles are also white registration plate bearing LD letters in black. Military registration plates are red with white letter.

2338:, and for the state of Delaware's historic alternate black and white plates, which are 5.25 in × 9.5 in (133.35 mm × 241.30 mm). However, in 2012 Puerto Rico began issuing optional 1771:, and for the state of Delaware's historic alternate black and white plates, which are 5.25 in × 9.5 in (133 mm × 241 mm). The plates of the Northwest Territories are shaped like a 916:

of plates came in 1957, when automobile manufacturers came to agreement with governments and international standards organizations. While peculiar local variants exist, there are four basic standards worldwide:

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In the prefectural system, the top line names the office at which the vehicle is registered, and includes a numeric code that indicates the class of vehicle. The bottom contains one serial letter (typically a

2224:, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wyoming – and both the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have moved to entirely digitally printed "flat" registration plates. Several other states, such as 1595:

code, is displayed on either a metal tab on older plates or a sticker on newer plates. The current registration plate design consists of a white background with a blue borderline and blue letters and numbers.

1343:, and number plates then used a 'BP' prefix (then BPA, BPB, etc.) followed by up to three digits, in white on black background, the plates being made in the characteristic style of South Africa at that time. 8444: 2348:

In many U.S. states, registration plates are made by prison inmates. Because of this, colloquial terms include "license plate factories" for prison and "making license plates" for serving a prison sentence.

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of a reflective plastic or metallic with textured characters which are black (for white-yellow), or white or silver (for black ones). No standardised typeface is used, though all typefaces are based on the

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plates). A plate with a yellow background is used for public-use vehicles such as taxis or route buses. Single-line plates are the standard European size 52 cm × 11 cm (20.5 by 4.3 inches).

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countries (except without the 12 golden stars) if the plate is European standard. The blue bar is to the top if the plate is North American standard. The blue bar consists of the name of Lebanon in Arabic

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scheme, 'C' denotes Car, 'S' denotes Scooter/Motorcycle, 'R' stands for rickshaw (three-wheeler), 'F' stands for "Fancy" or VIP numbers irrespective of vehicle type; and "P" for Public transport vehicles.

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The general format of vehicle registration plates in Bangladesh is "City – Vehicle Class alphabet and No – Vehicle No". For example, : "DHAKA-D-11-9999". The "DHAKA" field represents the city name in

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to, delivered to, or picked up by the vehicle owners. Thus, it is normally illegal for private citizens to make and affix their own plates, because such unauthorized private manufacturing is equivalent to

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was the first country to introduce a national registration plate, called a "driving permit", in 1898. Initially these plates were just sequentially numbered, starting at 1, but this was changed in 1906.

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Vehicle registration plates, usually known as number plates, have existed in the United Kingdom since 1904. Most motor vehicles that are used on public roads are required by law to display them. The

5384:, for instance, permits the use of year-of-manufacture plates if the state-issued plates are also carried somewhere within the vehicle. California and Ohio also allow the Year-of-manufacture Plates. 10006: 2042:

introduced some registration plates during this period with three different years embossed into the plate, so that the plates were valid for three consecutive years (e.g., 1918, 1919, and 1920).

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Motorcycle/moped/agriculture vehicle plate - color scheme identical to standard plates, the only differences are two rows instead of one and using only 4 characters after location code. Format:

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state issues registration plates of a different design. Most states change designs more or less every third year, with each state on its own plate replacement cycle. Every year Mexicans pay the

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In Queensland, when all of the 123-ABC combinations had been taken, the plates have the combination 123-AB4. When they run out of combinations for that series the number will move to the left.

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of Indonesian registration plates for private vehicles. The Indonesian Police Traffic Corps logo can be seen on the lower left. The plates are still valid during a five-year transition period.

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the process is redone every five years. A new plate design introduced in April 2011 eliminates a white line circling the whole plate and has a thinner typeface until it was replaced in 2022.

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use the same type of plate as normal private cars, and cannot be directly distinguished by the plate alone. It is possible, for a fee, to get a personal plate with one to seven digits.

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Denmark offers both a European and a domestic style registration plate. They have a fairly similar look, with the EU strip with the letters DK. Both styles are in the XX 12 345 format.

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prevent duplication. Similarly, the new number plates also help authorities to maintain digital records of vehicles plying on the roads, collect revenue on time and control auto theft.

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registration plates to vehicles rather than owners, and the serial stays with the vehicle for its life. Several states do not regularly use certain letters – most commonly the letters

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government.) Sindh's number plates are yellow with black letters and numbers for private vehicles and Black number plates with white letters for commercial vehicles; Islamabad, NWFP,

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and the United States, where the international oval is not used on vehicles from neighboring countries, putting one on a car is a matter of personal choice. This has given rise to a

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All current plates are manufactured to uniform dimensions and are made of pressed aluminium, except for certain special series plates; the form of which differs by state and design.

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Yellow plates are issued to motorcycles and large vehicles, such as coaches and buses. Black plates are issued to vehicles belonging to diplomatic missions and foreigners (including

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Ukrainian regular registration plates are issued in European style, using the format AB1234CE (the prefix refers to the region), using Cyrillic letters that resemble Roman letters (

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plate was issued for shire- or town-based drivers. This locality based system is still active, although it needs to be offered or asked for at the time of licensing the vehicle.

4571:(DVA): both have equal status. It is optional to show a national identifier on British number plates. Number plates including the "GB" code are valid in countries party to the 5466:

Today, plates are commonly attached with screws that mount into threaded fittings on the vehicle but originally nut-and-bolt combinations were needed to fasten the plate to a

5101:, and therefore there is no vehicle registration authority. There are other vehicles such as tractors and AWDs; however, they are not required to display registration plates. 3844: 5172:. Some U.S. states charge lower fees for ham radio plates than for vanity plates. For example, in Virginia the annual cost of an amateur radio vanity plate is a mere $ 1. 3570:

next to the letter in bold. Different colors represent different usages (e.g., red ones are used by taxis and public transport, green ones are for rental vehicles, etc.).

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however, number plates can be of any color the vehicle owner chooses. But legally it is not allowed. The first 2 letters represent the city the vehicle is registered in.

2334:, were standardized at a size of 6 in × 12 in (152.40 mm × 304.80 mm), although a smaller size is used for certain vehicle classes, such as 1663:, from September 2018 on, began a new registration system where plates have a blue band at the top with the logo of Mercosur on the left, the country's name centered and 246:

In Europe, most governments require a registration plate to be attached to both the front and rear of a vehicle, although certain jurisdictions or vehicle types, such as

9996: 9781: 8369: 3680:, Balochistan and Northern Areas have white number plates with black letters and numbers. The number plates also have the province or territory's name at the bottom. In 2716:. Their prefixes are therefore based on this system. There are four types of plates that are used in Indonesia, all consisting of a combination of alphabet and numbers. 4007:, showing the typical European style of black-on-white lettering, a blue strip on the left, and in one column (except motorcycles), issued through most of the continent 9961: 9059: 4243:

Competition car plates - the newest type of registration plates, introduced in 1 June 2024, yellow background and red text, formats are the same as in standard plates.

1803: 9711: 1767:), were standardized at a size of 6 in × 12 in (152 mm × 305 mm), although a smaller size is used for certain vehicle classes, such as 4854:

Note: as of 22 February 2011; 'x' represents a sequential letter, 'n' represents a sequential digit. This list excludes special issue or personalized plate designs.

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in the middle, and the vehicle's classification all in white. The rest of the plate is white, with a Latin letter representing the vehicle's registration area and

3887:– Checksum letter ("F", "I", "N", "O", "Q", "V" and "W" are never used as checksum letters; absent on special government vehicle plates and events vehicle plates) 8973: 6389: 3952: 3030: 7497: 9258: 1610:

Older plate serials consisted of three numbers followed by three letters (A to Z, except O and Q). They had a white background with black letters and numbers.

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located usually at the beginning of the number plate (France, Belgium, Italy) or middle (Netherlands, Portugal). The United Kingdom uses "D" for "diplomat".

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New technology has allowed for the development of digital license plates. In 2018, Michigan approved Public Act 656, making electronic license plates legal.

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The letter is supposed to represent the voivodeship, but in practice only letter W is used as production of these plates is controlled by Masovian voivode.

2631: 7453: 10145: 9860: 9123: 5794: 2974:" has been written. A province's license plates will not be issued with a new code unless all possible combinations with the old code have been issued. 9666: 9561: 5141:": registration plates with custom text. For example, a vanity registration plate might read "MY TOY". Generally vanity plates are not allowed to have 4166: 1449:

plates were yellow and black lettering. According to Kenya National Bureau of Statistics there are over 1,626,380 vehicles on Kenyan roads as at 2011.

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on metal or ceramic with no backing, which made them fragile and impractical. Few of these early plates survived. Later experimental materials include

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A motorcade transporting senior members of the official party to an event in Canberra in November 2009. The black car, at left, with the number plate

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Ukrainian vanity plates are unique in that purchasers may choose any image to be printed on the surface of the plate, to the right of the characters.

1313:, followed by three digits, followed by three letters. The digits and letters are assigned by a registrar. The three letters never include the letter 9716: 9502: 9395: 9208: 8640: 4539: 4057: 3920:

letter plates combining pairs of letters in the word CEYLON . These series were CL XXXX, EY XXXX, EL XXXx . Afterwards in 1956 a new system with the

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Military vehicles have four to six yellow digits on black background, and may be used for all kinds of vehicles from ordinary automobiles to tanks.

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government agency under the Department of Transport Management. The registration plates must be placed in the front as well as back of the vehicle.

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is the series letter. Each unique classification of vehicles is assigned a unique letter. For private vehicles, for example, if numbers start from

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Head of Mission uses the letters CMD rather than CD and the private vehicle uses CDA. This series is allocated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

17: 9971: 9951: 9923: 9880: 9054: 8687: 8683: 5483:– some imprinted with an advertising message – are still common plate toppers whenever registration-plate brackets are able to accommodate them. 3649:

The president of Nepal travels in an official vehicle that has no number on its plates. Instead it has the coat of arms of Nepal embossed on it.

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275–240 by 200–220 mm (10.8–9.4 by 7.9–8.7 inches) – two line pattern, optional in several European countries for 4×4 and imported vehicles;

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countries, about halfway between the dimensions of the other two standards, longer than Western Hemisphere plates but taller than European ones.

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In addition, Hong Kong started a new scheme in 2006 to allow personalised registration plates, with up to eight selectable letters or numbers.

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Tactical vehicles of the United States military do not bear registration plates, even if they travel regularly on public streets and highways.

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Current Russian registration plates are a mix of French FNI, traditional Arabic "windows", and Soviet "small characters", introduced in 1993.

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The current plates are of the 2007 standard (GA36-2007), blue background and consist a one-character provincial abbreviation, a letter of the

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Commercial registration plates are similar in appearance to private plates, but the background is blue, and the writing and circle are white.

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typefaces so that characters cannot be painted or modified to resemble other characters. Since the 1990s, many jurisdictions have adopted the

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messages on them, and of course they must also be unique. (DMVs of US states have sometimes received complaints of offensive vanity plates.)

7145: 4616: 10150: 9986: 9966: 9766: 9433: 9280: 9023: 7048: 2319:, certain old rear-only plates are grandfathered, but newly issued registrations require both front and rear plates. Vehicles owned by the 2062: 7413: 7325: 6014: 740:

was the first country to introduce the registration plate with the enactment of the Paris Police Ordinance on 14 August 1893, followed by

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Most states use plates onto which the letters and numbers are embossed so that they are slightly raised above its surface. Characters on

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In the Australian Capital Territory, vehicles under 4.5 tonnes are no longer required to display registration labels as of 1 July 2013.

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Most Canadian provinces offer personalized or vanity license plates, where one can display their own unique combination of characters.

85: 5603:, imitation international codes are sometimes seen for the various parts of the country. For example, in Scotland, oval stickers with 2704:

Indonesian vehicle plates share the legacy of the Dutch colonial era, which do not reflect the regional divisions of the country into

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The world record for the most expensive registration plate is US$ 14 million. The registration plate "1" was bought at an auction in

3503:, the Swedish diplomat August Borg noted the bicycle policy during his time working in North Korea and considered it "unreasonable". 2395: 2323:, unlike other federally owned civilian vehicles, do not bear registration plates, but rather a postal service number such as on the 9721: 8670: 7552: 3087: 2490:

issues vehicles registration plates at its Vehicle Management Offices, under the administration of the Ministry of Public Security.

2427:. The current version of Vehicle registration plates started in 1973. The International vehicle registration code for Bangladesh is 2339: 2256:

reverted from using flat registration plates to using embossed plates, after using flat plates as a standard issue for a few years.

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Black leather automobile license tag with a brass number on the center front. The first automobile license plate in Minnesota, 1903.

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aluminium with a reflective membrane coating. Numbers and letters are embossed and painted. The embossing height is 1–1.2 mm.

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For private vehicles, a white background with black typeface (from June 2022). Before that, a black background with white typeface.

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Dealer plates are white background with red typeface, usually for vehicles yet to have legal and confirmed information and owner.

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used, on the left side of the plate are the emblems of the Economic Community of Central African States code and the CMR emblem.

1387: 1304: 1297: 9456: 5993: 4060:, vehicles registered in the EU are no longer required to carry an international code plate or sticker for traveling within the 2447:(newer registrations have a higher serial number) and finally, the "9999" field represents the vehicle number of the vehicle in 10117: 10092: 10072: 9905: 9706: 9701: 9631: 9611: 9390: 9340: 9300: 9253: 9248: 9238: 9223: 9218: 9213: 9198: 9183: 9178: 9168: 9163: 9158: 9153: 8983: 8898: 8878: 8763: 8753: 8666: 8657: 8648: 8579: 8549: 8534: 8519: 8509: 8499: 8464: 8459: 8409: 8354: 8329: 8308: 6623: 5874: 5169: 4461: 4133: 4113: 3963: 3546: 2750:

of Indonesian registration plates for private vehicles. The Indonesian Police Traffic Corps logo can be seen on the lower left.

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A car registration plate from the United Kingdom. The "GB" or "UK" marks have been used in the United Kingdom in various years.

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corresponding to a certain city in the province, and five numbers or letters of the alphabet (e.g. 京A-12345, for a vehicle in

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organisations) followed by three or more numerical digits. Formats in use are ABC-123 (old format) and ABC-1234 (new format).

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Electric car plates - identical to standard plates with the only difference being light green background instead of white.

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that incorporate the design language of the standard-issue plates in a longer and narrower size typically seen in Europe.

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but bolt to the standard holes. Nunavut inherited this design on its creation but switched to rectangular plates in 2012.

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In Canada, license plates are issued on the provincial or territorial level. Federally issued plates are only used by the

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vehicles that travel on regular roads display registration plates. These vehicles have registration plates issued by the

2636: 2072:. Some of these are intended to promote the region. A few make political statements; for example, most plates issued in 1886: 1378:

Security forces plates are black with white letters. They are adorned with the emblem of the relevant security service.

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In Australia, vehicle registration plates, usually known as number plates or 'rego plates', are normally issued by the

1748:, registration plates are currently only required on the rear of the vehicle. The remaining provinces – 312: 81: 7275: 6960: 6672: 6382: 2871:. Mainly, vehicles registered in 2008 and later starts using three letters at the end of the whole plate, for example: 10037: 9533: 6514: 6478: 6191: 6120: 6084: 6048: 5851: 5529: 5525: 5510: 5498: 5445: 5346: 4693: 4572: 4048: 3053: 376: 132: 5427: 5328: 4740: 4610:

The Europlates were officially used in the UK pre-Brexit however after 2022, the Europlates were reissued in the UK.

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For many years councils in Australia have debated whether registration should also be required for bicycle riders.

4721: 1576: 1539: 7617: 5580:. Long Beach Island, New Jersey uses "LBI", with the letter "I" substituted with an illustration of the island's 3086:

Private vehicles' plates are black on white with a blue strip on the left. The code in the square represents the

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also have license plates, bicycles do not have license plates in most other countries. In a 2024 interview with

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The diplomatic corps have blue plates. The two first letters indicate the country or organization of the user.

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An alphabet code to define the series. (one or two Alphabet, depending on vehicle density of the district/RTO)

1424: 8233: 8150: 8067: 7574: 7537: 6934: 6383:"Reglamento General para la Aplicación de la Ley Orgánica de Transporte Terrestre, Tránsito y Seguridad Vial" 5380:

registrations where an original, official plate expiring on the model year of an antique car is revalidated.

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The first two digits designate the type of vehicle. For example, 10 through 18 are reserved for motorcycles.

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where @ stands for a letter representing service and % stands for a letter representing certain region.

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From 28 September 2021, the UK changed its mark from GB to UK, both in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Classic car plates - black text on yellow background and a picture of a vintage car on the right. Format:

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shares a 15 km (9 mi) border with the U.S., it does not have any cities within the border zone.

9812: 8014: 7651: 6854: 5226: 4388:

Route vehicles (buses, trolleys and fixed-run taxies) – yellow background with black characters, format "

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issues vehicle registration plates for motor vehicles. The vehicle registration plates in Bangladesh use

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Jordan requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates.

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The appearance of plates is frequently chosen to contain symbols or slogans associated with the issuing

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registered. Only plates which meet government standards and are sold by licensed dealers may be fitted.

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Within the UK itself there are currently two numbering and registration systems: one for the island of

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and English alphabets, avoiding the Turkish letters Ç, Ğ, İ, Ö, Ş, Ü, and the English letters Q, W, X.

3534: 3461: 2185:, formerly used county-coded or county-labeled plates before switching to standard-progression plates. 1812: 1653: 1359: 4204:

Currently used scheme of Polish registration plates was introduced in 2000. There are 9 types in use:

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have access to plates that begin with either "EL", "EK", "EV", "EB", "EC", "ED", "EE", "EF", or "EH".

421:

In order to combat registration plate fraud, from the 1920s several jurisdictions developed their own

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to immediately recognize and allow operators into the areas, facilitating their provision of crucial

5010:, carried the Prime Minister; and the black car, second from the right, carried the Governor-General. 4254:

Military plates - plates issued for military vehicles, color scheme same as standard plates, format:

2661: 2649: 2031: 1721: 1517: 4548:, which came into force on 1 January 1904, required all motor vehicles to be entered on an official 2981: 1160:

430 by 135 mm (16.9 by 5.3 inches) – for four-wheeled vehicles and more, in the front and rear.

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275 by 110 mm (10.8 by 4.3 inches) – for two and three wheeled vehicles, in the front and rear.

921:

520 by 110 mm (20.5 by 4.3 inches) or 520 by 120 mm (20.5 by 4.7 inches) – in the bulk of

10059: 8740: 8718: 7074: 5616: 5408: 5309: 5234: 3856: 3484: 3360:

Israeli vehicle registration plate with a size compliant with that of European Union license plates

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on the right. On the bottom left, there is the international vehicle registration code for Brazil:

1496: 339: 227: 7379: 4998: 4357:(those that resemble Latin letters), # is a digit and RR is a region number (two or three digits). 3611:, as required by law. The issuing of the registration plates is regulated and administered by the 3490:

The most common plates are embossed black-on-white to indicate state ownership; plates indicating

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from 330 by 165 mm (13.0 by 6.5 inches) to 520 by 110 mm (20.5 by 4.3 inches) – for car,

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In 2019, the UK government announced that it was considering introducing green number plates for

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format since 1995. However, from 2016, new registration plates with the logo of Mercosur and the

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Diplomatic plates - white text on blue background. Poland is one of the few countries not using

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which issues yellow (the UK also has yellow but only for rear plates, formerly also in France).

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In 1956, all North American passenger vehicle registration plates, except for French-controlled

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In 1956, all North American passenger vehicle registration plates (except for French-controlled

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Serial digits progress sequentially from right to left, with the 000 AAA format followed by the

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letter, giving Yxx-nnx. In 2013, Victoria became the last state to abandon the xxx-nnn format.

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onto a large, slightly raised portion of the plate. Seventeen states – Alabama,

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Devices displaying a character string that uniquely identifies a particular commercial vehicle.

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The current format was introduced on 21 August 2017. This format consists of L LL NNNN where:

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Botswana Defence Force vehicles have the prefix "BDF" in white on an 'army' green background.

238: 8294: 7709: 5229:) are prohibited and in some cases even license plates that had existed for decades were not 5024:

Cars owned by the government have special number plates, some also have a crown and symbols.

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The UK and associated Union Flag is a mark used in the UK after the 28 September 2021 change.

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where the first three digits indicate country, and the last three - function of the vehicle.

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Israeli vehicle registration plate with a size compliant with that of American license plates

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number plates have a reflective white front and yellow rear background, and black lettering.

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In the U.S., most provinces of Canada, and Australia, vehicle owners may also pay extra for

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Taxis have yellow plates, with the same combination of letters and digits as 'normal' cars.

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Registration plate post-Brexit, with pre-September 2021 national identifier (Great Britain)

3896: 2368: 2097: 2073: 1733: 405:, are typically required to display a third registration plate on the rear of the trailer. 308: 6786: 5895:

Laws of New York Chap 531, § 169a, Apr 25, 1901; Chap. 625, § 169a, May 15, 1903

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respectively) are occasionally seen. In Wales, drivers commonly display "CYM" to indicate

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In order to combat registration plate fraud, Germany developed a typeface which is called

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The current plates use numerals without script. Earlier plates used numerals and included

8: 10133: 9797: 9038: 8711: 8228: 8122: 8097: 8077: 8029: 7797: 5843: 5115: 5085: 5006:, carried the Chief of the Defence Force; the white car behind it, with the number plate 3855:

font used in Germany can be seen – though the use of this font is prohibited by the

3583: 1938: 1520:. Each province has its own number plate design and colors, as well as numbering scheme. 150: 9108: 8286: 7026: 6763: 5368:

registered in jurisdictions that only require a valid plate on the rear of the vehicle.

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In older system, non-commercial vehicles plates had green background and white letters.

3395: 1984: 278:(chassis number), and the name and address of the vehicle's registered owner or keeper. 8034: 7908: 6982: 6880: 6809: 6649: 5467: 5230: 4830: 4545: 2615: 2237: 1551:

the national state took charge of standardizing and centralizing the design and style.

1351: 437: 402: 271: 182: 35: 8703: 7179:"New Jersey Rejected This Woman's Atheist License Plate. Now A Judge Says She Can Sue" 6144: 5556:-driven industry of imitation international code stickers. For example, the island of 5249:

are not issued for license plates anywhere in Germany due to their Nazi associations.

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Northern Irish license plate: The UK is a mark used in the UK since 28 September 2021.

4084:), meaning "falsification-hindering script". It is designed so that, for example, the 3603:

registration plates are displayed at the front and rear of all private and commercial

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the metal plates with raised lettering and numbering, without porcelain, and applying

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Government plates – white background with black characters. The character format is "

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Norwegian flag. From 2009, plates were made of plastic, and produced in a factory at

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Diplomatic plates are usually denoted by the letters "CD" in Europe which stands for

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on the plate or use a decal on the windshield to indicate the expiration date of the

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but had to be changed as stricter regulations were applied. The letter combinations

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number plate typeface used in the UK. Thinner-looking variants are commonly used by

1649: 800: 8200: 8183: 7976: 7941: 7751: 7741: 7704: 6626:. Correction Enterprises (North Carolina Department of Corrections). Archived from 6437: 6179: 5934:"Real orden de 1897 de circulación de vehículos cuyo motor no sea la fuerza animal" 4564: 4549: 4449: 3973: 3551:

Lebanese vehicle registration plates generally have a blue bar to the left like in

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indicated with additional numerical prefixes. Unusually, North Korea requires that

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identifies counties with a two-digit code in the lower right corner of its plates.

1749: 1500: 223: 198: 190: 158: 6414: 6342:. Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (Ontario). Archived from 4676: 4138: 4043:

is one of few countries in Europe to use yellow plates throughout (front and rear)

2259: 8145: 8072: 7888: 7817: 7347: 6737: 6559: 6171: 5836: 5744:"En quoi consiste le numéro SIV (Système d'Immatriculation des Véhicules) ?" 5657: 4846:

In 1942, the government released a new special series only alphabet (XB-AA OPS).

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Private black-on-yellow plates with the ABC·123 format are used in Colombia. The

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were made of soybean-based fiberboard due to metal conservation for World War II.

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Real orden de 1897 de circulación de vehículos cuyo motor no sea la fuerza animal

441: 433: 174: 7498:"Shocking footage of cyclist abusing driver renews calls for bike registrations" 6183: 4466: 4305:

Civil plates – white background with black characters. The character format is "

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Vietnamese civilian vehicle registration plate. 51 denotes that the province is

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Two Swedish snowmobiles with license plates attached to the side of the vehicles

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Vehicle registration plates, usually known as number plates, are issued by the

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recorded (and other similar data in jurisdictions where vehicles are regularly

178: 145: 6601: 6223: 5964:"Reglamento de 1900 para el servicio de coches automóviles por las carreteras" 5769: 5509:

The physical requirements for the separate sign are defined in Annex 3 of the

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Standard plates - normal plates, black characters on white background, format

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The first two letters run sequentially with no ties to any geographic region.

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Customized plates or vanity plates have been using this design from June 2022

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operators to obtain registration plates (labeled "Amateur Radio") with their

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because some states had exhausted their allocated range of combinations. The

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vehicle plates follow the pattern XX-##-###, where "XX" is replaced with two

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A two letter identification for the state in which the vehicle is registered.

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For commercial and public vehicles, a yellow background with black typeface.

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An Ontario licence plate, demonstrating the standardised North American size

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Reglamento de 1900 para el servicio de coches automóviles por las carreteras

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