LICENSE PLATE PHOTOS
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Pictures added 28.9.2025:

(A) Transfer plate, since 1990. Expiration sticker since 1995. Reflective plates since 2002. GF = Gänserndorf in Niederösterreich. The sticker to the right shows it is valid until 7 Jul 2025.

(B) Military series since 1947. Plastic plates.

(D) Oldtimer series since 1994. 1995 onwards plate style. GÜ = Güstrow in Hansestadt Rostock. 07 = Oldtimer.

(IRL) Normal series since 2013. 1991 onwards plate style. 182 = First registered in the second half of 2018. D = Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath).

(NL) Light commercial series (< 3500 kg) 2019-24. 2000 onwards plate style. V = Light commercial vehicle.

(UK) Normal series 1904-64 remade as a cherished number in 2001 onwards style. Rear plate. FB denoted Bath, but for cherished numbers the district coding doesn't apply.

(UK) Normal series 1983-2001. Motorcycle. F = 1.8.1988-31.7.1989. UX = Shrewsbury.

(USA) California Motorcycle series since 1982. 1982 base plate. No coding.

Pictures added 13.9.2025:

(BG) Personalised series since 2010. 2013 onwards plate style. The first A = Burgas. KA3AX = Kazakh. The owner worked in Kazakhstan. Red lettering on the repeater plate of the bike rack.

(BG) Motorcycle series since 1992. 2013 onwards plate style. A = Burgas. K = Motorcycle.

(CH) Motorcycle series since 1933. ZH = Zürich. There are no special plates for electric vehicles in Switzerland.

(EST) Personalised plate within the normal series since 1992. 1994-2004 plate style.

(FL) Normal series since 1920. Single line rear plates optional since 1989. FL = Fürstentum Liechtenstein. No further coding.

(HR) Personalised series since 1992. 2016 onwards plate style. ZG = Zagreb.

(NL) Heavy commercial series (> 3500 kg) since 2025. 2000 onwards plate style. The first B = Heavy commercial vehicle.

(ROK) Normal series since 2019. 2019 onwards plate style. European size. 700-799 (since 2021) = Vans and buses.

Pictures added 12.9.2025:

(AND) Temporary series since 1988. MT = Matricula Temporal. Expires June 2026. 2012 onwards plate style.

(CHN) "New energy" vehicle series since 2016. The ideogram 苏 = Jiangsu province. The first D = Changzhou. F = Other types than electric.

(E) Normal series 1971-2000. Remade in 2000 onwards plate style. SO = Soria.

(GBZ) Normal series since 2001. Unofficial plate style. Front and rear plates. The first G = Gibraltar.

(I) Moped series since 2006. X = Moped.

(KT) Motorcycle series since 2010. دولة الكويت = Dawlat al-Kuwait (State of Kuwait). دراجة = Diraja (bicycle).

(NL) Trailer series over 750 kg since 2021. W = Trailer (aanhangwagen).

(UAE) Abu Dhabi Motorcycle series since c.2018. c.2018 onwards plate style. No coding.

(UAE) Abu Dhabi Motorcycle series since c.2018. c.2018 onwards optional motorcycle plate style. No coding.

Pictures added 10.9.2025:

(B) Personalised series since 2014. Oldtimer sticker = Oldtimers (over 25 years old).

(BIH) Normal series since 2009. Motorcycle. No coding.

(D) Export series since 1989. 2000 onwards plate style. NMS = Neumünster. Valid until October 3rd 2025.

(D) Moped series since 1957. 2025 plate. Annual plates with lettering changing between black, blue and green. Blocks of serials are issued by different insurance companies.

(F) Normal series since 2009. 84 = Var in region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The front plate was covered in white paint.

(N) Military series since 1957. 2010 onwards plate style. No official code list is available, but the block 10000-19999 appears to be for cross-country vehicles.

(NL) Trailer repeater plate. 2000 onwards plate style. Towing vehicle from the pre-1973 car series.

(NL) Normal series 1991-99. Small size. 1977 onwards plate style. No coding.

(P) Normal series since 2020. Motorcycle. No coding.

(UAE) Abu Dhabi Normal series since 2006. 2016 onwards optional single line plate style. No coding.

Pictures added 3.9.2025:

(CH) Normal series since 1933. 1973 onwards plate style. Front plate. AR = Appenzell Ausserrhoden.

(D) Normal series since 1956. 1995 onwards plate style. TUT = Tuttlingen. Repeater plates are without seals.

(FO) Normal series since 1996. No coding.

(N) Personalised series since 2017. 2012 onwards plate style.

(N) Personalised series since 2017. 2012 onwards plate style.

(N) Personalised series since 2017. 2012 onwards plate style.

(N) Four numeral series since 1971. 1971-2001 plate style. Non-reflective until 1982. Small size. DE = Oslo. This van is registered as motorized equipment.

(P) Trailer series. 1992-2020 plate style. C = Coimbra.

(UK) Normal series since 2001. Front plate. F = Forest and Fens. FH = Nottingham. 21 = 1.3.2021-31.8.2021. Green band = Zero emission vehicles (since 2020). With UK and the Union Jack in the green band.

(UK) Personalised series 1990-2001. Rear plate. Occasionally seen with euroband since around 1997. Euroband optional until 2021. X = 1.9.2000-28.2.2001 (but the vehicle may be newer). No area coding, owners choose the registration among certain numbers with letters of their choice. With the addition of a UK sticker following the change of international distinguishing sign in 2021.