LICENSE PLATE PHOTOS
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Pictures added 23.1.2025:

(AND) Temporary series since 1988. MT = Matricula Temporal. Expires February 2025. 2012 onwards plate style.

(B) Personalised series since 2014.

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

(GBG) Normal series since 1908, originally in a smaller size. Silver on black plates still optional. No coding.

(I) Normal series 1927-94. Since 1986 with a serial letter in the second position in some provinces. 1985-94 plate style. Rear plate. MI = Milano.

(Q) Motorcycle series. 2012 onwards plate style. Arabic lettering قطر means Qatar.

(S) Replacement plate, since 1972. 1985 onwards plate style. No coding.

(TR) Normal series since 1962. A serial of two letters and four numerals since 1997, first in İstanbul. 35 = İzmir. MA = Foreigners with temporary resident permits.

(UA) Normal series since 2004. 2015 onwards plate style. CB = Chernihiv (Chernigov) oblast.

(UK) Normal series 1953-64 remade as a cherished number in 1973 onwards style. Front plate. ED denoted Warrington, but for cherished numbers the district coding doesn't apply.

Pictures added 21.1.2025:

(B) Personalised series since 2014. Oldtimer sticker = Oldtimers (over 25 years old). Daimler model SP250.

(D) Normal series since 1956. 1995 onwards plate style. BÜS = Büsingen. A = Bought in Germany. Büsingen is a German exclave in Switzerland.

(L) Normal series since 2003. Motorcycle. No coding.

(N) Personalised series since 2017. 2017 onwards plate style (single line miniature size). Personalised plates available for other than normal size plates since 2021.

(N) E-scooter. This is an internal fleet number for the hire company Ryde.

(N) E-scooter. This is an internal fleet number for the hire company Bolt.

(NL) Trailer repeater plate. 2000 onwards plate style. Trailers under 750 kg display the registration of the towing vehicle, in black on white. This is from the 2008-13 normal series.

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

(UAE) Abu Dhabi Motorcycle series since c.2018. c.2018 onwards plate style.

(UAE) Dubai Motorcycle series since 2015. c.2018 onwards plate style. No coding.

Pictures added 20.1.2025:

(B) Personalised series since 2014. Motorcycle.

(B) Oldtimer series 1997-2010 (cars over 25 years old). 1999-2010 plate style. O = Oldtimer.

(HR) Normal series since 1992. 2016 onwards plate style. Four numerals and one letter, first in Zagreb, since c.1997. ST = Split. The driver and owner told me this was not personalised.

(MEX) Estado de México Normal series 1992-2024. 2015-17 plate style. LGA-PEZ = Cars from Estado de México. Front and rear plates. SCT = Secretaría de Comunicaciónes y Transportes (Ministry of Communications and Transportation). "TRANSPORTE PRIVADO AUTOMÓVIL" = Private automobile transportation.

(NL) Moped series since 2016. 2005 onwards plate style. First letter D or F = Moped. White on blue = Max speed 25 km/h.

(PL) Motorcycle series since 2000. 2006 onwards plate style. This format used for motorcycles in some districts since c.2023. KR = Kraków town in K = Małopolskie province.

(PL) Motorcycle series since 2000. 2006 onwards plate style. This format used for motorcycles in some districts since c.2023. LU = Lublin town in L = Lubelskie province.

(PL) Motorcycle series since 2000. 2006 onwards plate style. This format used for motorcycles in some districts since c.2020. GDA = Gdański powiat in G = Pomorskie province.

(PL) Personalised series since 2000. 2006 onwards plate style. Motorcycle. W = Mazowieckie province.

(SLO) Normal series since 1992. Since 2008 two serial letters in the first positions in some provinces. 2008 onwards plate style. NM = Novo mesto. Town crest = Novo mesto.

Pictures added 16.1.2025:

(A) Normal series since 1990. 2002 onwards plate style. ZE = Zell am See in Salzburg. T (in Salzburg) = Taxi.

(A) Transfer plate, since 1990. Expiration sticker since 1995. Reflective plates since 2002. W = Wien.

(CDN) Nova Scotia Motorcycle series since 1972, originally with only three numerals. 2005 onwards base plate. No coding.

(CH) Normal series since 1933. 1973 onwards plate style. Front plate. LU = Luzern.

(D) Normal series since 1956. 2011 onwards optional motorcycle plate style. M = München.

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

(IRL) Normal series since 2013. 1991 onwards plate style. 141 = First registered in the first half of 2014. D = Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath).

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

(NL) Commercial series 1965-74. 1951-76 plate style. Certain letter combinations reserved for this series.

(TR) Normal series since 1962. 22 = Edirne. FA-FZ = Keşan. Blue band with TR in use by 1996, but apparently not mandatory before 2010.

(UAE) Abu Dhabi Normal series since 2006. 2014 onwards small size plate style. 2009 onwards single line plate style. No coding.

(USA) Arizona Optional passenger series IN GOD WE TRUST. 2012 base. This numbering format since c.2024. No coding. Front plate made in Belgium.

Pictures added 13.1.2025:

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

(CHN) Normal series since 1994. White on blue = Cars, taxis, some vans, commercial vehicles, some trucks. The ideogram 闽 = Fujian province. C = Quanzhou.

(CHN) Normal series since 1994. White on blue = Cars, taxis, some vans, commercial vehicles, some trucks. The ideogram 赣 = Jiangxi province. B = Ganzhou.

(CZ) Personalised series since 2016. No coding.

(E) Provisional series since 1999. P = Provisional.

(IRL) Normal series since 2013. 1991 onwards plate style. 211 = First registered in the first half of 2021. KY = Kerry (Ciarraí).

(N) Electrically powered vehicle series since 1999. 2017 onwards plate style (miniature size without sticker box). EH (since 2023) = Electric (centrally issued).

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

(N) Personalised series since 2017. 2012 onwards plate style. Black on green = Light commercial vehicle.

(UK) Northern Ireland Normal series since 1966. Reflective plates since 1968. Rear plate. IG = County Fermanagh (Enniskillen). With UK and the Union Jack.

Pictures added 12.1.2025:

(BR) Normal series 1990-2018. 2008-18 plate style. Letters QMQ-QQZ = Minais Gerais state. MG = Minais Gerais state. Itaúna municipality.

(IS) Normal series since 2007. 2004 onwards plate style. No coding.

(L) Normal series since 2003. No coding.

(N) Normal series since 1971. 2009-11 plate style (flat plastic plate). RJ = Stavanger. The plastic plates were easily damaged.

(PL) Normal series since 2000. 2006 onwards plate style. NO = Olsztyn town in N = Warmińsko-Mazurskie province.

(PL) Normal series since 2000. 2006 onwards plate style. This format since 2017 in some districts. DW = Wrocław town in D = Dolnośląskie province.

(PL) Normal series since 2000. 2006 onwards plate style. This format since 2003 in some districts. RDE = Dębica in R = Podkarpackie province.

(RSM) Normal series since 1993. 2020 onwards plate style. No coding.

(UA) Normal series since 2004. 2015 onwards plate style. AB = Vinnytsya (Vinnitsa) oblast.

(UK) Normal series since 2001. Front plate. B = Birmingham. BK = Birmingham. 71 = 1.9.2021-28.2.2022. Green band = Zero emission vehicles (since 2020). With UK and the Union Jack in the green band.

Pictures added 11.1.2025:

(BG) Normal series since 1992. 2000-08 plate style. The first P (Cyrillic for R) = Ruse. The red colour of the flag has faded away.

(GR) Normal series since 1983. 1983-2004 plate style. Front plate. ZM = Athína (Athens).

(LT) Trailer series since 1992. 2023 onwards plate style. No coding since 2003.

(LV) Personalised within the normal series since 1993. 2004 onwards plate style. No coding.

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

(UA) Normal series since 2004. 2015 onwards plate style. BH = Odesa (Odessa) oblast. A US size plate would fit better here.

(UA) Normal series since 2004. 2015 onwards plate style. CB = Chernihiv (Chernigov) oblast.

(UA) Normal series since 2004. 2004-15 plate style. AP = Zaporizhzhia (Zaporozhe) oblast.

Pictures added 29.12.2024:

(AZ) Normal series since 1993. 2011 onwards plate style. 10 = Bakı (Baku). ZA-ZX = Trailers (since c.2001).

(AZ) Normal series since 1993. 2011 onwards plate style. 99 (since 2011) = Nationwide for vehicles imported directly by owner. JA-JZ = Joint stock companies and budget funded organizations.

(AZ) Normal series since 1993. 2011 onwards plate style. 99 (since 2011) = Nationwide for vehicles imported directly by owner. ZC = Foreign owned trailers (since c.2001, but should be yellow).

(D) Seasonal plate, since 1997. Registration from the normal series. HH = Hansestadt Hamburg. Unusually, this is valid in the autumn and winter from October 1st until end of March.

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

(N) Personalised series since 2017. 2012 onwards plate style. Black on green = Light commercial vehicle.

(N) Light commercial series since 1986. 2006-08 plate style. Miniature size, not allowed for vehicles registered 2009-16. There was no room for a blue band on these plates. Numbering blocks from the normal series are used. BR = Asker og Bærum. This is an older registration remade in 2006 style.

(UA) Personalised within the normal series since 2004. 2015 onwards plate style. KI (since 2017) = Kyiv (Kiev) oblast.

(UK) Normal series 1953-64 remade as a cherished number in 1973 onwards style. Rear plate. AU denoted Nottingham, but for cherished numbers the district coding doesn't apply.