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Highest sightings of
Norwegian license plates

These are highest sightings of normal series plates. Since 2009 white, green and other colour plates are no longer in separate blocks. New The archive is now updated for end of 2022.

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. Aluminium plates in 1971 style (reflective since 1982) in underlined lettering.

    Two highest Date Complete
Halden AA 76880 76848 30.8.23  
Sarpsborg AE 65079 64946 24.9.23 AD
Mysen AJ 95409 95407 5.8.23  
Fredrikstad AS 68550 68547 14.9.23 AR
Moss AY 46200 46153 24.9.23 AX
Drøbak (Follo) BE 32567 32566 23.9.23 BC,BD
Billingstad (Asker og Bærum) BU 38204 37829 23.9.23 BL,BN,BP,BR,BS,BT
DIPLOMATIC CD See separate page  
Lillestrøm (Romerike) CH 21240 21021 28.8.23 CC,CE,CF
Jessheim CX 12890 12848 12.9.23 CV
Oslo DS 25270 25035 1.10.23 DA,DB,DC,DD,DE,DF,DH,DJ,DK,DL,DN,DP,DR
ELECTRIC EH 33261 30501 23.9.23 EL,EK,EV,EB,EC,ED,EE,EF
Nye elbilskilter.
EX-MILITARY FE 10791 10243 15.8.23 FE 10034
Hamar FT 72540 72505 5.9.23 FS
GAS GA 13257 13255 29.9.23  
Elverum HB 88191 88150 4.9.23 FZ up to 10080 (green) registered by mistake June-November 2015.
Tynset HF 29427 29408 22.8.23 HF 90245 registered in 2006. (Photo: Kim Andersen).
Kongsvinger HK 18018 18010 4.9.23 HJ
Lillehammer HT 26579 26570 5.9.23 HS
FB up to 10098 (green plate) registered by mistake in June 2015. HV 16401 registered in 2002.
HYDROGEN HY 10559 10546 25.3.23 First of the HY series.
Otta HZ 34808 34767 10.3.23  
Gjøvik JD 92431 92372 19.7.23 JC
Fagernes JR 34827 34792 9.6.23  
Hønefoss (Ringerike) JV 35992 35958 30.7.23 JU
Gol (Hallingdal) KB 53285 53242 6.9.23  
Drammen KJ 60649 60396 5.7.23 KE,KF,KH
Kongsberg KU 13845 13842 16.8.23 KT
First of the KU series.
Horten KZ 68005 67964 3.10.23  
Tønsberg LJ 85538 85254 28.9.23 LH
Larvik LS 96503 96481 5.7.23  
Sandefjord LY 88823 88788 24.7.23  
Skien NH 16516 16403 3.9.23 ND,NE,NF
Porsgrunn NN 18060 18054 Late 1980s Obsolete since 1974. Highest issued at least NN 18126.
Notodden NV 80723 80626 5.9.23  
Rjukan PA 22510 22491 10.8.23  
Arendal PD 74719 74705 30.9.23 PC
Setesdal PL 28698 28686 15.8.22  
Kristiansand PR 68012 67806 23.6.23 PN,PP
Mandal PX 68661 68658 28.9.23  
Flekkefjord RA 49733 49728 17.8.23  
Stavanger RL 65046 65031 4.10.23 RE,RF,RH,RJ,RK
Egersund RZ 45859 45849 30.8.23 RZ 71711 registered in 2006 to a 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Haugesund SE 12553 12517 28.7.23 SC,SD
Bergen SX 31552 31500 19.9.23 SN,SP,SR,ST,SU,SV
Voss TF 33628 33619 22.9.23  
Stord TL 34337 34232 31.8.23  
Odda TS 30624 30572 28.9.23  
Førde TV 99641 99588 12.9.23  
Nordfjordeid UA 40504 40427 30.9.23  
Sogndal UC 33546 33542 10.9.23  
Ålesund UF 94166 94075 4.8.23 UE
Ørsta UN 40462 40450 14.1.23 BB up to 10091 registered by mistake June-November 2015.
Molde US 16810 16719 18.9.23 UR
Kristiansund UX 74022 74001 10.9.23  
Sunndalsøra VB 16272 16263 31.8.23  
Trondheim VJ 33914 33591 28.9.23 VD,VE,VF,VH
VP up to 10089 registered because of a mistake by the plate manufacturer in November 2001.
Støren VT 21347 21340 13.2.23 VS up to 10040 registered by mistake August-October 2006.
Orkdal VX 48226 48152 9.5.23  
Brekstad XA 20267 20266 14.8.22  
Steinkjer XD 91660 91599 29.8.23  
Levanger XK 30229 30214 25.2.23 XL
Levanger commenced issues from XL 10000, but from 1.1.2002 XK has been used. XL reached 36009.
Stjørdal XN 47051 47039 17.8.23  
Namsos XR 71319 71251 21.9.23  
Mosjøen XV 73357 73339 8.2.23 FA up to 10085 registered by mistake June 2015-February 2016.
Mo i Rana YA 73632 73627 29.8.23  
Bodø YF 20928 20880 21.8.23 YE
EZ up to 10173 (green) registered by mistake June 2015-March 2016. See news article about EZ 10010.
Fauske YK 24337 24279 21.1.23  
Narvik YN 67050 66841 23.9.23  
Svolvær YT 76372 76040 23.9.22 YT 80000 registered in 2014 to a 1980 Chevrolet.
Sortland YU 50267 50175 12.7.23  
Harstad ZA 23004 22993 7.6.23 YZ
Tromsø ZH 63480 63452 4.10.23 ZE
FC up to 10214 registered by mistake June 2015-June 2016. See news article about FC 10170.
Finnsnes ZD 27203 27194 4.6.23 ZF
ZD up to 10004 registered by mistake 27.-29.11.2001. After reaching ZF 99999 in May 2004, ZD continued. Square ZD 99069 in 2002-style registered 15.7.2004. EX up to 10006 registered by mistake June-July 2015.
Svalbard ZN 13482 13461 12.11.21  
Storslett FK 14660 14601 2.6.23  
Vadsø ZP 48519 48493 13.7.22 FR up to 10034 registered by mistake June-September 2015.
Kirkenes ZS 24822 24789 1.6.23 EY up to 10020 registered by mistake June-October 2015.
Alta ZT 57200 57115 16.6.23  
Hammerfest ZX 24746 24742 1.8.23  
Lakselv ZZ 36165 36021 29.9.23  
Thanks to the following for contributing in 2023: Cato Stenmark, Jon Arild Skedsmo, Anders Lien, Helge Fjelltun, Kim Andersen, Lars Ihle, Frode Samuelsen, Filip Andre Valskraa, Johan Xt. Olsen, Stig Carlsson, Preben Stenbråten, Stein Arild Berg, Arne Meyer, Harald Johansen, Lasse Johnsen, Ole Petter Sandvig, Alf-Tore Kirkeli, Jens Hanem, Tore Fagerli, Tadeusz Kielar, Lars Vermundsberget, Erik Einum, Phil Walser and Thomas Hvesser.
Harstad (YZ) jumped from 45925 to 89920 because of a new computer system. Similar situations occured in Setesdal (PL), Stavanger (RH/RJ), Mosjøen (XV), Mo i Rana (YA), Fauske (YK), Svolvær (YT), Tromsø (ZE), Finnsnes (ZF), Storslett (FK), Vadsø (ZP) and Kirkenes (ZS). Skien (NE) skipped around 30 000, Steinkjer (XD) around 3000, Stjørdal (XN) around 4000 and Narvik (YN) around 4000 numbers previously reserved for green plates.

Since October 2001 a new centralized computer system is in use. The use of large separate blocks of numbers for green plates has been abandoned and all issues have jumped ahead to the highest series. For example Harstad jumped ahead from YZ 45924 to the end of YZ 89900.


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