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Highest sightings of
Norwegian trade plates

In June 2015 a new centralized trade plate series started from AAA 10 (although AAA 60 seems to have been the first issued). The new series is used all over the country and remaining registrations in the old series are not going to be used. Since 2018 old series trade plates are no longer valid. Photos courtesy of Ole Bjarne Mosland (The T suffix indicates trailer plate):

Norway trade plate series AAK 81.jpg (53 kB) Norway trailer trade plate series AAK 95T.jpg (54 kB)

These are highest sightings of trade plates. Bear in mind that few trade plates from northern Norway are seen in southern Norway, where I live.

Old numbers are re-issued once an office has exhausted its combinations.

I don't keep track of provisional adhesive plates (three numerals). This is because they are re-issued and aren't always issued in ascending order of letters.

Since 2002 trade plates are smaller than before and reflective. Trailer trade plates have the letter T as a suffix to the registration. In the 1971-2001 plate style they had the legend FOR TILHENGER. Two line motorcycle trade plates existed in the 1971-2002 style, but not after that.

Since 2012 aluminium plates in 2006 style are again used. They are shown in normal lettering. Plastic plates in 2009 style are shown in bold lettering. Aluminium plates in 2002 style in italic lettering. Plates in 1971 style in underlined lettering.

    Two highest Date Complete
New series   AHN15 AHL48 22.10.23  
Halden AC 90 83 7.10.09 AA,AB
Hafslund (Fredrikstad/ Sarpsborg) DG 24 AG77 24.2.16 AD,AE,AF,AH,AR,AS,AT,AU,AV,AW,AG
Photo of DG 24, courtesy of Kim Andersen.
Mysen BW 86 62 30.3.18 AJ,AK,AL,AN,AP
Moss FN 99 98 6.3.14 AX,AY,AZ,BA,BB
Drøbak (Follo) BG 69 59 27.10.18 BC,BD,BE,BF,BH,BJ,BK
Photo of BG 59, courtesy of Kim Andersen.
Billingstad (Asker og Bærum) CB 81 73 19.5.17 BL,BN,BP,BR,BS,BT,BU,BV,BX,BY,BZ,CA
Lillestrøm (Romerike) FF 77 61 12.4.16 CC,CE,CF,CH,CJ,CK,CL,CN,CP,CR,CS,CT,CU,EV,CG
Jessheim CW 22T 16 21.5.17 CV,CX,CY,CZ
Oslo ES 38 23 6.3.17 DA,DB,DC,DD,DE,DF,DH,DJ,DK,DL,DN,DP,DR,DS,DT,DU, DV,DX,DY,DZ,EA,EB,EC,ED,EE,EF,EH,EJ,EK,EN,EP,ER
ELECTRIC EL Not seen. Probably doesn't exist.
Hamar FW 30 28 14.5.18 FS,FT,FU,FV,FX,FY,FZ,HA
Photo of FW 30, courtesy of Kim Andersen.
GAS GA Not seen. Probably doesn't exist.
Elverum HD 96 83 5.8.06 HB,HC
Tynset HH 40 14 26.9.03 HF
Kongsvinger HR 84 80 21.6.15 HJ,HK,HL,HN,HP
Lillehammer HX 85 84 26.2.16 HS,HT,HU,HV
HYDROGEN HY Not seen. Probably doesn't exist.
Otta JA 91 86 31.10.17 HZ
JB 10 issued 4.11.2014.
Gjøvik JN 55 47 18.2.15 JC,JD,JE,JF,JH,JJ,JK,JL
Fagernes JR 96 95 17.9.05 JS 10 issued 13.3.2015.
Hønefoss (Ringerike) KA 79 55 27.10.17 JU,JV,JX,JY,JZ
Gol (Hallingdal) KD 85 82 29.10.18 KB,KC
Drammen EW 53 14 22.4.17 KE,KF,KH,KJ,KK,KL,KN,KP,KR,KS,KW,EZ
Kongsberg KY 96 93 20.2.02 KT,KU,KV,KX
Horten LF 95 84 9.1.13 KZ,LA,LB,LC,LD,LE
Tønsberg LR 86 73 6.3.17 LH,LJ,LK,LL,LN,LP
Larvik/ Sandefjord(1) NC 50 22 8.5.16 LS,LT,LU,LV,LX,LY,LZ,NA,NB
Skien NU 94 82 24.5.16 ND,NE,NF,NH,NJ,NK,NL,NN,NP,NR,NT
NG 10 issued 3.10.2014.
Notodden NZ 97 81 27.4.04 NV,NX,NY
NW 10 issued 1.8.2011.
Rjukan PA 16   21.9.16 PA 59 known to have been registered.
Arendal PG 58 44 11.6.16 PC,PD,PE,PF,PH,PJ,PK
Setesdal PL 27 26 30.3.04  
Kristiansand PW 25 PV85 6.8.18 PN,PP,PR,PS,PT,PU,PV  
Mandal PZ 49 PY90 15.9.01 PX,PY
Flekkefjord RB 65 54 7.1.12 RA
Stavanger JG 20 RG26 27.7.17 RE,RF,RH,RJ,RK,RL,RN,RP,RR,
RS,RT,RU,RV,RX,RY,RW,FB,DW,RG
Egersund SA 41 23 9.5.13 RZ
Haugesund SL 85 65 16.12.03 SC,SD,SE,SF,SH,SJ,SK
Bergen (2) TC 67 26 25.7.15 SN,SP,SR,SS,ST,SU,SV,SX,SY,SZ,TA,TB
Voss TH 44 43 14.9.15 TF
Stord TN 90 68 1.9.14 TL
TP 10 issued 6.1.2015.
Odda TS 76 70 13.4.10  
Førde TZ 98 97 19.8.01 TV,TX,TY
TG 10 issued 23.4.2015.
Nordfjordeid FA 23 20 2.8.15 UA,UB
Photo of FA 20, courtesy of John Harrison.
Sogndal FJ 11 UC98 11.7.16 UC,UD
Ålesund UW 20 UG81 16.8.15 UE,UF,UH,UJ,UK,UL,UG
Ørsta UP 93 91 17.2.03 UN
Molde UV 98 89 19.9.07 UR,US,UT,UU
Kristiansund VA 97 95 15.11.01 UX,UY,UZ
Sunndalsøra VB 79 74 8.10.13  
Trondheim VV 87 74 16.10.16 VD,VE,VF,VH,VJ,VK,VL,VN,VP,VR,FP,VS
Støren VU 25 20 28.5.12 VT
Orkdal VZ 96 95 29.6.15 VX,VY
Brekstad XB 29 17 4.4.05 XA
Steinkjer XJ 64 43 5.8.17 XD,XE,XF,XH
Levanger XW 18 XK63 15.9.12 XL,XK
Stjørdal XP 85 32 11.7.11 XN
Namsos XG 13 XU91 13.8.15 XR,XS,XT,XU
Mosjøen XZ 89 86 26.5.01 XV,XX,XY
Mo i Rana YC 24 19 APR.99 YA,YB
Bodø FD 27 YJ86 8.1.17 YE,YF,YH,YJ
Fauske YK 86 84 17.12.06 YL 10 issued 5.3.2014.
Narvik YS 89 83 27.5.14 YN,YP,YR
Svolvær YY 78 75 15.8.06 YT
FG 10 issued 9.12.2014.
Sortland YX 57 52 15.8.06 YU,YV
Harstad ZB 92 63 25.9.01 YZ,ZA
Tromsø FC 35 34 23.8.18 ZE,ZH,ZK,ZL,ZN,ZC,FL
Finnsnes ZD 99 95 14.5.08 ZF,ZJ
Svalbard (3) ZN 97 92 APR.99 Spotted by Maik Knoll in Svalbard.
Storslett FK 13 12 9.8.06  
Vadsø FR 48 45 22.6.02 ZP,ZR
Kirkenes ZS 93 92 12.8.06  
Alta ZW 13 12 FEB.17 ZT,ZU,ZV,ZY
Hammerfest ZX 95 94 15.11.07  
Lakselv ZZ 27 21 13.8.06  
Thanks to the following for contributing in 2023: Kim Andersen and Harald Johansen.
(1) In current lists Sandefjord is listed only with LY and Larvik LS,LT,LU,LV,LX,LZ,NA,NB,NC. However, Sandefjord had already used LZ. It is believed that trade plates from Larvik and Sandefjord are now in a single series.
(2) Bergen started re-issuing from SN when SZ 99 was reached. TA commenced in 2008.
(3) ZN trade plates have been used both in Tromsø and Svalbard.


Have you spotted any higher? Contact Olavsplates and I will include them in the list.

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