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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 76477 76443 26.3.23  
Sarpsborg AE 64440 64179 26.3.23 AD
Mysen AJ 95108 94929 26.3.23  
Fredrikstad AS 67751 67650 12.2.23 AR
Moss AY 45455 45454 18.11.22 AX
Drøbak (Follo) BE 31693 31490 24.2.23 BC,BD
Billingstad (Asker og Bærum) BU 36240 35754 24.3.23 BL,BN,BP,BR,BS,BT
Lillestrøm (Romerike) CH 20301 20200 2.3.23 CC,CE,CF
Jessheim CX 12014 11905 18.3.23 CV
Oslo DS 21518 21424 21.3.23 DA,DB,DC,DD,DE,DF,DH,DJ,DK,DL,DN,DP,DR
ELECTRIC EF 60161 60150 26.3.23 EL,EK,EV,EB,EC,ED,EE
Nye elbilskilter.
EX-MILITARY FE 10243 10196 1.8.16 FE 10034
Hamar FT 72045 71760 11.3.23 FS
GAS GA 12882 12836 24.3.23  
Elverum HB 87979 87692 17.1.23 FZ up to 10080 (green) registered by mistake June-November 2015.
Tynset HF 29380 29331 25.2.23 HF 90245 registered in 2006. (Photo: Kim Andersen).
Kongsvinger HK 17769 17766 24.2.23 HJ
Lillehammer HT 26278 26140 3.12.22 HS
FB up to 10098 (green plate) registered by mistake in June 2015. HV 16401 registered in 2002.
HYDROGEN HY 10559 10532 25.3.23 First of the HY series.
Otta HZ 34808 34704 10.3.23  
Gjøvik JD 92028 91875 19.3.23 JC
Fagernes JR 34792 34791 5.3.23  
Hønefoss (Ringerike) JV 35717 35621 4.3.23 JU
Gol (Hallingdal) KB 52789 52770 3.12.22  
Drammen KJ 59343 59309 20.3.23 KE,KF,KH
Kongsberg KU 13485 13194 27.1.23 KT
First of the KU series.
Horten KZ 67820 67806 21.2.23  
Tønsberg LJ 84626 84484 12.1.23 LH
Larvik LS 96217 96209 5.3.23  
Sandefjord LY 88409 88361 29.11.22  
Skien NH 15551 15148 4.1.23 ND,NE,NF
Porsgrunn NN 18060 18054 Late 1980s Obsolete since 1974. Highest issued at least NN 18126.
Notodden NV 80232 80103 23.3.23  
Rjukan PA 22482 22456 4.3.23  
Arendal PD 74163 73695 7.3.23 PC
Setesdal PL 28698 28686 15.8.22  
Kristiansand PR 66969 66903 25.3.23 PN,PP
Mandal PX 68355 68304 11.3.23  
Flekkefjord RA 49519 49510 28.1.23  
Stavanger RL 62110 61370 28.2.23 RE,RF,RH,RJ,RK
Egersund RZ 45438 45426 12.3.23 RZ 71711 registered in 2006 to a 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Haugesund SE 11788 11630 7.3.23 SC,SD
Photo: Yngve Solberg
Bergen SX 30041 30002 25.3.23 SN,SP,SR,ST,SU,SV
Voss TF 33441 33440 9.2.23  
Stord TL 34232 34090 24.1.23  
Odda TS 30466 30452 6.12.22  
Førde TV 99305 99282 16.3.23  
Nordfjordeid UA 40124 40087 25.2.23  
Sogndal UC 33379 33324 13.2.23  
Ålesund UF 93550 93312 25.12.22 UE
Ørsta UN 40462 40450 14.1.23 BB up to 10091 registered by mistake June-November 2015.
Molde US 16389 16375 19.3.23 UR
Kristiansund UX 73733 73708 17.2.23  
Sunndalsøra VB 16209 16118 1.1.23  
Trondheim VJ 32437 32375 17.3.23 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 48013 47890 23.12.22  
Brekstad XA 20267 20266 14.8.22  
Steinkjer XD 91140 91082 5.7.22  
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 46851 46593 25.2.23  
Namsos XR 71025 70673 27.12.22  
Mosjøen XV 73357 73339 8.2.23 FA up to 10085 registered by mistake June 2015-February 2016.
Mo i Rana YA 73203 73187 2.9.22  
Bodø YF 20478 20449 21.1.23 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 66360 66312 4.7.22  
Svolvær YT 76040 76039 4.7.22 YT 80000 registered in 2014 to a 1980 Chevrolet.
Sortland YU 49915 49658 18.7.22  
Harstad ZA 22527 22392 28.4.22 YZ
News article about YZ 99999 and ZA 10000.
Tromsø ZH 62715 62512 1.11.22 ZE
FC up to 10214 registered by mistake June 2015-June 2016. See news article about FC 10170.
Finnsnes ZD 26530 26420 3.8.22 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 14576 14561 17.7.22  
Vadsø ZP 48519 48493 13.7.22 FR up to 10034 registered by mistake June-September 2015.
Kirkenes ZS 24789 24651 26.1.23 EY up to 10020 registered by mistake June-October 2015.
Alta ZT 56877 56850 12.10.22  
Hammerfest ZX 24624 24605 12.7.22  
Lakselv ZZ 35368 35227 4.3.23  
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 and Harald Johansen.
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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