Diplomatic plates have a green colored font

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o179/urbania21/Diplomatic_license_plate_in_Albania.jpg?t=1259277255

Moroccan plates :

http://www.voitureaumaroc.com/auto/images/140816_1.jpg

http://www.olavsplates.com/foto/ma_32190i72.jpg
http://www.olavsplates.com/foto/ma_32190i72_close.jpg

explications here : http://www.olavsplates.com/morocco.html

Moroccan plates :

http://www.voitureaumaroc.com/auto/images/140816_1.jpg

Is that EU flag a sticker?

It looks like it. Morocco is neither part of the EU nor the council of Europe.

Who was the designer of the Europlate? Before the current Europlates, were there also other Europlates designs? Almost whole Europe use this design now with the bleu band.

It looks like it. Morocco is neither part of the EU nor the council of Europe.
I have also seen some Turkish and Croatian plates with the EU-stars on it. And surely such plates exist in more wannabe-EU-countries.

^^
Oh, I saw EU stickers on some Thai plates, so it is more worldwide trend :)

^ Must've been some European owner. I don't see why Thailand would wanna be in EU.

New Zealand plate
http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz266/varzuga/IMGP0941.jpg

I have also seen some Turkish and Croatian plates with the EU-stars on it. And surely such plates exist in more wannabe-EU-countries.

some people used to put blue-stripe-stickers, but i haven't seen it for a long time, it was popular some 10 years ago

New Zealand plate

wow, i had no idea that NZ plates are so pretty! i must say that i have hardly seen better font at plates and so nice shape and form. what is the grey part at the left for?

Interesting NZ-plate. I have been there 5 years ago an d only seen plates like this:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~egavic/NZ/S_PICT0660.JPG
http://www.xs4all.nl/~egavic/NZ/S_PICT0613.JPG

I was in New Zealand last year - 10 % of cars have license plates like in my photo with a blue stripe and 4 stars, other 90 % have standart white plate like on Palance's fotos.

I have also seen some Turkish and Croatian plates with the EU-stars on it. And surely such plates exist in more wannabe-EU-countries.

Wannabe EU countries may be a bit strong, imho. ;)

It's obviously someone who's of European origin or has some sort of affinity with Europe. In the US you sometimes see country ovals on cars, for the same reason.

^^
Oh, I saw EU stickers on some Thai plates, so it is more worldwide trend :)

I saw that on a few cars, they had D (german) in the strip despite the rest of the plate not even being German style, I think they were plastic even though both German and Thai plates are embossed metal.

Those plates with the funny little blue band are Euro style plates are are personalised. Palance, those plates you saw are now being phased out with smaller plates using the style that Varzuga posted. You can also by those Euro style plates with black instead of blue and I have seen a couple of cars with no Euro band at all but same font and plate style.

Arizona
http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/1/8/6/2/ar123079969426817.JPG

What kind of plates are these?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Morton+Street,+Manhattan&sll=40.731068,-73.978973&sspn=0.00302,0.006968&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Morton+St,+New+York,+10014&ll=40.730926,-74.010585&spn=0.003004,0.006968&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.730837,-74.010594&panoid=IxIxs8rgVKyhUrCySz9EfQ&cbp=12,179.26,,2,17.5

Spotted in Manhattan on street view.

Diplmatic plates from a South American country maybe? New York is home to the United Nations, so it could be a possibility.

What kind of plates are these?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Morton+Street,+Manhattan&sll=40.731068,-73.978973&sspn=0.00302,0.006968&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Morton+St,+New+York,+10014&ll=40.730926,-74.010585&spn=0.003004,0.006968&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.730837,-74.010594&panoid=IxIxs8rgVKyhUrCySz9EfQ&cbp=12,179.26,,2,17.5

Spotted in Manhattan on street view.

It could be dealer plates (meaning a car dealer), based on the "DL" on the front. My initial thought was that it's some sort of Florida plate, but I am not sure of it.

It looks like it. Morocco is neither part of the EU nor the council of Europe.

Morocco has personalized plates. A lot of people like to put that "euroband" on their plates.

Besides, these new bands on the side also have the Moroccan flag with "MA" or "MAROC" on them. Do you still have to put on an ugly sticker on your car if you enter the EU then?

Morocco has personalized plates. A lot of people like to put that "euroband" on their plates.

Besides, these new bands on the side also have the Moroccan flag with "MA" or "MAROC" on them. Do you still have to put on an ugly sticker on your car if you enter the EU then?

AFAIK, country ovals are the only country distinctive accepted in (almost (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Convention_on_Road_Traffic)) every country. Ovals should only display the country code ("MA" for Marocco, "F" for France, "E" for Spain, etc) written in black on a white background. For instance, the Belgian, Spanish or Italians ovals shown in this website are not regular: http://www.olavsplates.com/ovals.html

Eurobands (real Eurobands :) ) are only accepted within the EU. That means that I should put an "E" oval if I want to travel to Morocco or anywhere outside the EU. However some countries near the EU (Switzerland, maybe Morocco too) are less restrictive in this matter.

Morocco has personalized plates. A lot of people like to put that "euroband" on their plates.

Besides, these new bands on the side also have the Moroccan flag with "MA" or "MAROC" on them. Do you still have to put on an ugly sticker on your car if you enter the EU then?

Yes. Only EU members' plates count, and only new with the blue EU band with stars (not a sticker).

AFAIK, country ovals are the only country distinctive accepted in (almost (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Convention_on_Road_Traffic)) every country. Ovals should only display the country code ("MA" for Marocco, "F" for France, "E" for Spain, etc) written in black on a white background. For instance, the Belgian, Spanish or Italians ovals shown in this website are not regular: http://www.olavsplates.com/ovals.html

Eurobands (real Eurobands :) ) are only accepted within the EU. That means that I should put an "E" oval if I want to travel to Morocco or anywhere outside the EU. However some countries near the EU (Switzerland, maybe Morocco too) are less restrictive in this matter.

I know for a fact that you do not need a sticker (as a European) in Morocco. The euroband is enough for that matter, thats why i asked (wether it was vice verca).

Thanks for the info :) (And you too Verso!)

My state was the first place in the world to make a license plate that honors license plates:

http://www.alpca.org/press/releases/2009-04-03_plate-of-year/us-de-2009-psg_30059_alpca~med.jpg

Slovak border is only 100 km from Katowice, but I've seen none of these before: http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/DSC01347.jpg

Not a regular plate I presume?

^^ Looks like a motorcycle plate or a plate for American sized registration-plate space.

I think it's temporary or some other special, cause regular SK plates - I see them often - are black on white.

you mean like this one?

http://www.occ.ch/versicherungen/kzkz.jpg

they're short term plates. it's illegal to drive with them outside germany though (because of insurance issues).

if you go abroad you need the red ones...
http://dic.academic.ru/pictures/dewiki/82/Red_Plate_Germany.jpg

There's a sentence of European Commission about such special plates of EU members saying that vehicle with them is street legal all across EU. It means, that taveling a car with "kurzzeitkennzeichen" (those with yellow stripe) is allowed in other EU countries despite the car isn't actually registered. But EU law is one thing, local practice is another and it's very possible to get into troubles doing so, as policeman "always knows better" :bash:

Actual german export plates (neccessary if You want to drive the car outside UE) are black on white with red stripe instead of yellow, not the red on white and no stripe like those You've shown.

Isn't there some EU law saying that every member should have a white background with a black font license plate? I know that BiH is no EU member (yet), but could it be true that they are anticipating on the future with this new license plate?

Not exactly. The EU law approves black on white and/or black on yellow plates.

I guess this is the place to ask questions about license plates, so I'm going to ask my question in here.

Does anyone know the difference between "regular" Mexican license plates and "Fronteriza" Mexican license plates? For instance, Baja California's "regular" plates have a semi-circular swath of black on yellow, with "Baja California" on it. But the "Fronteriza" plates are the opposite, with a semi-cricular swath of yellow on black, with "Baja California" on it. I've seen both while in San Diego. (I've also seen Fronteriza plates for a couple other estados, and regular plates for a couple other estados.) What are the two plates used for?

It's been discussed here quite a time ago - AFAIR "fronteriza" plated cars are not allowed to go into Mexico more than xx - miles from Mex-US border, as they are taxed in some other way. At least that's what I remember ;)

New Zealand plate
http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz266/varzuga/IMGP0941.jpg

I like its look (I'd just add some space dividing letters from digits) and idea. I see no sense in city/county/province related plates. Vehicle should get lifetime registration number (like in The Netherlands, UK or Belgium) with place for (mandatory or not - it's a thing to discuss) local coat of arms sticker (like the gray space on NZ plates). That would help saving money and the enviroment :)

ABC 123 gives nearly 14 mio. combinations, ABC 12D gives 32 mio. - I'd like to see such scheme in Poland.

^^I'd say it's a Chrysler logo on that grey space, not a local coat of arms...

^^ Yes, it's the Chrysler logo, of course, but this's also an option (a fern):

http://dna.nl/aus/newz03remakeu.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2295/2350330578_9661519666.jpg

Hungarian motorcycle license plate 1946-48


http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/1531/rsz2.jpg

Boring, letters and numbers don't mean anything, since 2004:

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5649/rendszamc.jpg


We don't use the whole Hungarian alphabet, I don't know why :)

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/2773/abcx.jpg

My photo:
http://i46.tinypic.com/1j02u.jpg

Anyone will guess this one? A country itself is not part of EU but all of its neighbours are.

^^ Are you sure about this? "All of its neighbours"? Meaning at least 3 neighbours? Do maritime borders count?

Yes, maritime borders count (but there are disputes about those). "All of its neigbhours" means any number of neighbours. Actually there are more neighbours but they all belong to one country.

Dominica. :)

:applause::applause:

I should have make it harder for you. :nuts:

Yes, maritime borders count (but there are disputes about those). "All of its neigbhours" means any number of neighbours. Actually there are more neighbours but they all belong to one country.

Aha, you edited this post. I was just gonna say it actually only borders (on sea) 1 country (France), not "2 or more" (Guadeloupe, Martinique), but I didn't even notice it myself. The Carribean is one big mess. I know all countries, but have no idea where they lie, so I first checked the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

Optionally, we could also include Venezuela as a neighbour. But they hasn't signed International Law Of The Sea treaty which would classify their "island" as only a rock (there are disputes about it anyway) and a rock can't have an economic zone/sea space by rules of that treaty.

Venezuelan view of the maritime borders:
http://i46.tinypic.com/6pyvjc.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2295/2350330578_9661519666.jpg

I would very much like to see these become the standard plate in NZ. I feel that the plates we currently have which are Australian sized but have these letters.

Do you like our plate style, Verso? Some people claimed that NZ had copied the German font, but I think it's original.

^^I think it is great. "NZ" on black background is even better than on blue background. Font is also nice.

Do you like our plate style, Verso? Some people claimed that NZ had copied the German font, but I think it's original.I love it, and it's original too (black and wider-than-EU strip).

Optionally, we could also include Venezuela as a neighbour. But they hasn't signed International Law Of The Sea treaty which would classify their "island" as only a rock (there are disputes about it anyway) and a rock can't have an economic zone/sea space by rules of that treaty.

Venezuelan view of the maritime borders:
http://i46.tinypic.com/6pyvjc.jpgBtw, Dominica only has territorial access to international waters thanks to France, which gave up part of its sea (http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee119/Verso1/Dominika-Francija-1.jpg) (I found that out because of the Slovenian-Croatian dispute ;)).

serbia^^ i screenovi iz emisije

http://i46.tinypic.com/24nfyfn.jpg http://i45.tinypic.com/257239c.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/b3na4j.jpg http://i45.tinypic.com/ztaelw.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/eijj9d.jpg http://i48.tinypic.com/8volzt.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/wanhtu.jpg http://i47.tinypic.com/20pwty0.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/k2d3yf.jpg http://i45.tinypic.com/ogwg04.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/9uoeaf.jpg http://i48.tinypic.com/21b86ck.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/nv8e4z.jpg http://i49.tinypic.com/2mwht0l.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/24xqm2u.jpg http://i46.tinypic.com/16h6e5t.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/24d3mdt.jpg http://i46.tinypic.com/35i232s.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/2rmpkrc.jpg http://i49.tinypic.com/28uljpz.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/2qmkb3r.jpg

Nice, very nice. I like the use of cyrillic - in this way it doesn't conflict with international law and it makes people happy. I assume that the blue ones are police plates, for internal use only?

^^yes blue are police

Blue plates are policeplates, indeed (it shows the letter "P").

The use of cyrillic surprises me, since Serbia did not use them since communist Yugoslavia and during/after the war. Neighbouring Republika Srpska has used cyrillic-only plates during the war for some years.

I like the style anyway.

^^ Yes, it's the Chrysler logo, of course, but this's also an option (a fern):

http://dna.nl/aus/newz03remakeu.jpg

That's what EU license plates should look like, having their own distinct emblems, rather than just the EU flag, which is boring.

^^ It's the country's fault that the plate is boring. There is plenty space for various emblems, on the right (France) or in the centre (Slovakia, Austria, Germany). No need to change the universal Euroband.

^^ There's no need to have an identical 'Euroband' in the first place.

No? Then you need a big fat oval country code on your bumper :D

I like the big fat oval stickers. Now that even we danes have EU-plates, all plates are identical. But whoever decided that EU should be created, knew it had to happen sometime.

^^ But you realize, that if you remove the band from every EU plate you still end with a bunch of "identical" plates?
(and you know that there is no two identical plates in a whole EU, and you can easily tell the place of registration from the distance which allow you to clearly read the number. If you are telling me that a Spanish plate look exactly the same to you than a Slovak one...)

And nobody forbids using big fat oval stickers. You can have ten of them.

There's no need to have an identical 'Euroband' in the first place
Of course there is. There are many reasons, beginning of the sole fact that cars registered whithin EU has different rights in some countries (especially concerning long-term stay), through the need to represent the Union in outside world, finishing with the simple thing that many people do not realise which countries are in EU and which are not (really, I crossed Swiss border in a car with old Polish plates without stars and they wanted me to wait in non-EU lane). Is the 2x2cm on a piece of aluminium bolted to your car THAT big deal for EU-sceptics? The Union exists, get over it.

No? Then you need a big fat oval country code on your bumper :D

Germans love them :D

But they often have a nice font, while most PL ovals suck.

In fact, the NL-sticker on our Prius, which we needed for Croatia, looks quite good :D

Yeah, it tells people to use some extra distance. I mean, Prius + NL, that gotta mean problems :D

Exactly, we got the entire Tauerntunnel for ourselves :D

I like these serbian plates. Hunganian is so boring :(

The Hungarian plates are very similar to the Swedish plates, same layout and combinations. I always have a hard time to distinguish between the two unless I'm really close.

^^ with the introduction of euroband, Hungarian and Lithuanian plates look totally the same

lot of them look the same:

Finland, Sweden, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,

^^ You must be joking.
Finnish plates totally stand out because of the unique font and different dimensions.
Latvian uses a numbering scheme which you can spot from a mile. So does Estonia.
Swedes have a big sticker in the middle, and you can easily spot a Swede because every one of them drive a Volvo :P

There is slight problem with Hungary - Lithuania issue, but anything else creates no problem.

^^
Yes very different.... all unique

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Estonian_license_plate.svg/200px-Estonian_license_plate.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Greek_license_plate.svg/200px-Greek_license_plate.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Finnish_license_plate.svg/197px-Finnish_license_plate.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Hungarian_license_plate.svg/200px-Hungarian_license_plate.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Latvian_license_plate.svg/200px-Latvian_license_plate.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Polish_license_plate.svg/200px-Polish_license_plate.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Spanish_license_plate.svg/200px-Spanish_license_plate.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Lithuanian_license_plate.svg/200px-Lithuanian_license_plate.svg.png

Why did Finland change SF into FIN?

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2489/rendszam.jpg

I can easily see the similarities of the EU-plates. the only difference between a SE, H, LT or FIN-plate is the font. They have the same euroband and the same number of letters and digits.

Why did Finland change SF into FIN?
FIN is more recognisable than SF (Suomi Finland). This change has already been made quite some years ago.

I remember trucks with SF ovals though. It hasn't been that long ago. Probably around 2000?

That said, did Serbian vehicles have a SCG (Serbia-Crna Gora) oval? I can't really remember, but Serbian cars/trucks weren't as common on the roads as they are today.

That said, did Serbian vehicles have a SCG (Serbia-Crna Gora) oval? I can't really remember, but Serbian cars/trucks weren't as common on the roads as they are today.

It's SRB today. ;) SCG was till 2006.

Great Pic's about colombia plates

Colombia:

Yellow plate: Private vehicles.
White plate: Public service vehicles.
Blue plate: Diplomatic vehicles.
Green plate: Special uses vehicles.
Red plate: Cranes and special uses vehicles.

Some pics -The cars pics are mine :D- :

White plate (public service):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/2493222546_a8ba0ea3c7.jpg?v=0

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5418/1001299.jpg

Yellow plate (private cars):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/2471539657_ff68f28c32.jpg?v=0

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9638/1001303.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/56/1001371m.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8879/1001412.jpg

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/190/1002265.jpg

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7507/1002271.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/199/1002401.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/6199/copiade1001982.jpg (http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?image=copiade1001982.jpg)

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5707/1002235x.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/2364/1002293.jpg

Blue plate (Diplomatic):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/3202838906_3a0947a03d.jpg

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1048/colombia2006008op6.jpg

Green plate (Cargo Vehicles):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/3066969404_1276dec3fd.jpg?v=0

Red plate (Special authorization):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/2595863400_c1dbeed1c3.jpg?v=0

^^ Why Colombian plates, have different colours (red, blue instead of the yellow)? Except of white plates which they are only for taxi (from those photos)

^^ Why Colombian plates, have different colours (red, blue instead of the yellow)? Except of white plates which they are only for taxi (from those photos)

but he has explained everything in his post :dunno: can't you read?

btw, i am surprised with totaly european styled cars in Colombia :)

^^^ I think it looks untidy when there is space for a wide European size plate but there is an American size one there. Are most cars imported from a country with wider plates? I am suprised car dealers don't do what they do in Belgium and fill the space with ugly dealership advertising.

btw, i am surprised with totaly european styled cars in Colombia :)

Brazil seems to be full of European cars as well. Dunno why the Americans don't sell there.

^^ Renault, Peugeot and Fiat is strong in South-America, while these cars are uncommon in the North. On the other hand, Brazilian Chevrolet and Ford models are based mostly on European models, not on those sold in the US.

This is for example Chevrolet Montana, made in Brazil:
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/chevrolet_montana_450.jpg

actually an Opel Corsa pick-up :)

South America in general seems to be a mix of American and European cars

Romania

Older variant (no euroband) - note: TM=Timiș county:

http://i32.tinypic.com/29xu176.jpg

Euroband version - note: B=Bucharest municipality - we should start seeing licenses with 3 numbers for Bucharest as the combinations are almost dried up:

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9279/img0146i.jpg

Except the font, the new Serbian license plates are very similar to the recent Croatian plates.
http://i48.tinypic.com/9uoeaf.jpg
http://www.olavsplates.com/foto/hr_zg728-zi.jpg
Of course, Croatian plates still doesn't have the "european" blue field on the far left (but they will have it from the beginning of 2012, or 2013). Another missing part is town acronyme in Cyrillic below the state coat.

Here are the recent Montenegrin license plates. The font is different, but the style is the same.
http://www.olavsplates.com/submissions/mne_bd77p77.jpg
Of course, legal Montenegrin script is Latin, so there is no need for Cyrillic town acronyme.
Remark: ordinary combination is the same as Croatian. Pictured plate is personalized, therefore the custom combination of letters and numbers.

Here is the picture of Macedonian license plates. They are quite the same as Croatian (in fact, they are manufactured in Croatia), but instead the coat there is town acronyme and letter designation in Cyrillic script. Those plates are symetrical, i.e. on them there is no place on the far left for the blue "european" field.
http://www.olavsplates.com/foto/mk_sk767-jb.jpg
P.S. In Croatia SK=Sisak, in Macedonia SK=Skopje. So on A3 near Kutina and Popovača you must be very cautious not to mislead a Croatian for a Macedonian truck.

And of course, Bosnian plates are derived from Croatian diplomatic plates:
http://www.olavsplates.com/foto/hr_036-m-001.jpg
http://www.olavsplates.com/foto/bih_519-k-238.jpg
Kosovo plates too are derived from Croatian diplomatic plates:
http://www.olavsplates.com/abroad/scg_402-ks-446.jpg

Kosovo plates have the "Croatian" font, because they are manufactured in Croatia too.
Source of photographs: http://www.olavsplates.com/
To conclude, all countries of former Yugoslavia except Slovenia have license plates which are derived from Croatian civil or diplomatic license plates.

Colombian license plates throughout the time:

http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/jpglps/SA_Colombia_GI.jpg

http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/jpglps/SA_Col_AN.jpg

http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/jpglps/SA_Col_AT.jpg

http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/jpglps/SA_Col_CA.jpg

http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/jpglps/SA_Col_CU.jpg

http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/jpglps/SA_Col_DF.jpg

http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/jpglps/SA_Col_HU.jpg

http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/jpglps/SA_Col_NS.jpg

http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/jpglps/SA_Col_SA.jpg

http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/jpglps/SA_Col_VC.jpg

And of course, Bosnian plates are derived from Croatian diplomatic plates:

Kosovo plates too are derived from Croatian diplomatic plates:
BS....

Kosovo plates are derived from Bosnian, same as Kosovo flag is derived from Bosnian, because same administration made them. Bosnian are like that because they had to find solution that is neutral for three sides in Bosnia and that uses same letters in Cyrillic and Latin script.

And all other similarity with Croatian are like that because they all had same background in Yugoslavian licence plates... two letters for town and rest numbers (they started to use letters because it is practical, there is more combination)
BTW why didnt you write that Slovenians also copied Croatian plates? Or all others include Croatia copied it from Slovenia and Slovenia copied it from Austria? :)

And how come that Slovenia didnt copy Croatia? Because Croatia copied Slovenia?
You are confusing me.

No? Then you need a big fat oval country code on your bumper :D

That wasn't my point. The band design should be unique to the country.

Brazil seems to be full of European cars as well. Dunno why the Americans don't sell there.

GM (as Chevrolet) and Ford have always had a strong presence here, and manifacture cars here since the 1960s. But they have usually no similarity to American models, they are Brazilian/ European designs for the most part.

American-style cars are too large and gas-guzzling for Brazilians, besides, for Brazilian taste, the average American car looks it's for old people, to archaic in design (they call them "funeral cars" here or "Adams family cars").



Chevrolet Opala, 1968 (adapted from the German Opel Rekord, the Brazilian version was far more beautiful IMO):

http://pitstopbrasil.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/opala.jpg
With the old license plate, yellow and of the CC-1111 type


Or a 1967 Ford Corcel, not even remotely related to any other Ford in human history:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4dL13KLjg1I/SK9X_R7Wz-I/AAAAAAAACGs/_eGkyqJkok8/s400/Ford+Corcel+1968-1970.JPG
Already with the new license plate!

And the Corcel Mark II, 1977:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2159/2496533112_d9d6eab2ea.jpg?v=0
New license plates with three consonants CCC-1111 and white background

Here is a Ford Corcel Mark II with a non-Brazilian licence plate, anyone knows what country that is???? I didn't know Brazil exported the Corcel:

http://s001.adimg.com/ImgAd/2009/05/09/472785/ford-corcel-del-80_2.jpg


Ford attempted to introduce a more "youthful" American style car in Brazil in 1973 on a level above the Corcel and started producing the Maverick:

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/968/77maverickpropagandaan5.jpg

Due to high fuel consumption and substandard engine, it flopped very bad.

By the way, I just searched the whole thread and found no pics of Brazilian license plates, so here is some more info, as I try to gather pictures etc:


Typical license plates in Brazil are grey background / black fonts, with two-letter state acronym / city on top, three letters as prefix and four digits. They apply to the entire nation and all 26 states, no variation in color or decoration is allowed in normal personal cars:

http://www.coxipoplacas.com.br/imagens/explicacao_carro_particular.gif

The current standard was implemented by 1990, replacing the old yellow background, two-letter plates I saw when I was a kid:

http://user.img.todaoferta.uol.com.br/M/8/YV/SR4QQM/hugePhoto_0.jpg#1

Other colors are used for special use vehicles:

TAXI, BUS= white font, red background:

http://www.fortalezabeaches.com/image-files/taxi-em-fortaleza-001.jpg

Historical Car Plates, with black background and grey font:

http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae154/semanacarronamao/BLOG/fusca_placa_preta_crop.jpg
Brazilian Volkswagen Fusca


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q-2-WREHNmc/RxcWTUjzE0I/AAAAAAAAJWE/dvibhiqEQd4/s400/VW+Karman+Ghia++tc1973.jpg
Brazilian Volkswagen Karman Ghia TC


Diplomatic car plates still retain the two-letter prefix, white font and blue background:

http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Carros/foto/0,,16224296-EX,00.jpg

Here is a Ford Corcel Mark II with a non-Brazilian licence plate, anyone knows what country that is???? I didn't know Brazil exported the Corcel:

http://s001.adimg.com/ImgAd/2009/05/09/472785/ford-corcel-del-80_2.jpg

It's a license plate from Chile. I think that Brazil exported Corcel for some South American countries like Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, etc...

one croatian car in Constanta (Romania) a few days ago!

Slovak border is only 100 km from Katowice, but I've seen none of these before: http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/DSC01347.jpg

Not a regular plate I presume?

It is an export plate. Probably a pole bought the car in Slovakia. :)

Btw did someone notice that on central-european motorways you see many german paltes with the yellow band on the right? They are no export plate, the red ones are, so they illegally use these plates when exporting the cars.

^^ Not only central Europe, I see them in the Netherlands frequently too.

Tanzania
http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt283/SIMSI/Tanzania/DSC00173.jpg

Zanzibar
http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt283/SIMSI/Tanzania/DSC00287.jpg

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/8108/fz22222.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/7741/hmak220.jpg
Military Counter-intelligence Service / Military Intelligence Service car (HMA K*** plates).

I see many Poland plates in Greece, and especially in Athens...

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/7741/hmak220.jpg
Military Counter-intelligence Service / Military Intelligence Service car (HMA K*** plates).

It is so weird that in my country military counter intelligence service (which in normal country should be a so calles secret service) has such a license plates system :nuts:.

Do you know which types of number has anti-corruption bureau - CBA?

CBA has plates started with HA (HAA A001 for example) but nobody has seen them.

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/1240/wwwiiiii.jpg
Two individual plates.

What kind of plates are these?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Morton+Street,+Manhattan&sll=40.731068,-73.978973&sspn=0.00302,0.006968&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Morton+St,+New+York,+10014&ll=40.730926,-74.010585&spn=0.003004,0.006968&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.730837,-74.010594&panoid=IxIxs8rgVKyhUrCySz9EfQ&cbp=12,179.26,,2,17.5

Spotted in Manhattan on street view.

Got them:

http://www.canplates.com/corps/ont_xor.jpg
(taken from Canplates (http://www.canplates.com))

It's a Ontario diplomatic plate. By shape and typeface it looked like an Ontario plate to me, but red; so I checked it out. Ottawa, the Canadian capital, is in Ontario, so naturally most diplomatic plates are issued there.

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/8899/hsfk002.jpg
Tax audit office plates (started with HS).

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/474/hcha015.jpg
Customs Service plates (started with HC).

Romanian plate

http://cocalari.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/b-69-gay-459x345.jpg

B(e) 69 Gay :rofl:

Hello from Ireland!
Great thread! I joined up after reading it during a google search.

Havent seen any mention of Irish plates so far, so...

Ireland adopted 'Euro' Plates in 1991, and afaik, we were the first country to do so!

The current Irish series consists of -

Standard Issue Plates (introduced in 1987)
Series uses black-on-white plates and start each January for each county (for new/unreg vehicles) - i.e. County Wicklow presently issuing '10-WW-200' upwards. (i.e Year-County-Serial Number)

Trade/Dealer Plates (Introduced in 1993)
System uses white-on-green plates, issued annually. Reverse of Standard Plates. Spotted my first '10' reg Trade Plate yesterday - '125-WW-10' (County Wicklow Trade Plate)

Temporary Plates (Carried over from original 1925 series)
Mainly issued for Vat-free exports. Silver-on-Black plates using the letters 'ZZ' followed by a 5-digit serial number.

(I cant post pics yet apparently - new member?)

Early adopters were Ireland and Portugal, but Portugal only in 1992, so Ireland was indeed the first.

On the other hand side, Ireland has been an independent country since 1949 (end of the dominion status, please correct me if necessary) and had "British" plates until 1991.

Early adopters were Ireland and Portugal, but Portugal only in 1992, so Ireland was indeed the first.

On the other hand side, Ireland has been an independent country since 1949 (end of the dominion status, please correct me if necessary) and had "British" plates until 1991.

Ireland became independent in 1922. However the original 1904 (UK, Ireland and Scotland) vehicle registration system was kept in use after independence. A completely new system was introduced in 1987.

is that true that hungarian plates have some code in combination of letters and numbers which says where the car is registered? or it is absolutely randomly arranged combination?

^^
Yes very different.... all unique

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Estonian_license_plate.svg/200px-Estonian_license_plate.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Greek_license_plate.svg/200px-Greek_license_plate.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Finnish_license_plate.svg/197px-Finnish_license_plate.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Hungarian_license_plate.svg/200px-Hungarian_license_plate.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Latvian_license_plate.svg/200px-Latvian_license_plate.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Polish_license_plate.svg/200px-Polish_license_plate.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Spanish_license_plate.svg/200px-Spanish_license_plate.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Lithuanian_license_plate.svg/200px-Lithuanian_license_plate.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Czech_license_plate.svg/347px-Czech_license_plate.svg.png

Well I think you can easily recognize a CZ plate as it has a different size for the numbers.

smaller?
i didnt notice

Today i saw a plate in my home area (Athens); i really dont know in which country belong. The plate was like this: (M 0000 L) Starting with M, then four numbers, then the letter L and finally on the right (not on the left) with a red column with small letters...

The old Spanish plates follow that pattern, however a plate from Madrid with only one letter must be from the 50's or 60's. Plus, there's no red column with small letters.

Maybe a German export plate from München.

Maybe a German export plate from München.

don't those have red vertical stripe?

The old Spanish plates follow that pattern, however a plate from Madrid with only one letter must be from the 50's or 60's. Plus, there's no red column with small letters.
I forgot to say that the car (actually a van) its not too old, at least 5 years time old i think...

Other Spanish plates:

Catalonia police, Mossos d'escuadra:

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/9250/3707548567d5f43e61fdb.jpg


Guardia Civil Police:

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4998/118214271kws43fsoedu11o.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/v7a685.jpg


Policia Nacional:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2652/4141677047_73c9b97b2e.jpg


Vasque country police, Ertzaintza:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/48/178321192_e19425c9b8.jpg


Parque movil del estado (State fleets)

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii36/Markitos852/DSC01175.jpg

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii36/Markitos852/comitiva33.jpg

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii36/Markitos852/comitiva24.jpg


Ejercito del Aire (Spanish air force)

http://i35.tinypic.com/2vws1as.jpg


Navy Police:

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/197/06da9yg5.jpg


Army:

http://i46.tinypic.com/nvcv1k.jpg


diplomatic corps:

http://i45.tinypic.com/28ujvxz.jpg


King's plate!:D

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8383/27402policia196.jpg

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/4895/27403policia203.jpg

I never seen an Audi model like that. What model is it?

I never seen an Audi model like that. What model is it?


It is an Audi RS6 Sedan, it has a V10 engine with 580hp. Not bad at all!:nuts:

take a look at this site http://www.targheitaliane.it/ (also english version)

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IT_8l2JYrWQ/S0zf9zne2EI/AAAAAAAAAHU/Fb8YK-yhQD0/intro.jpg

brazilian plates

http://artedesign.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/chrysler.jpg

http://www.webmotors.com.br/webmotors/ssRevista/_fotos/1-VW-Novo-Fox-Teste_grande.jpg

http://images.noticiasautomotivas.com.br/img/d/ford-novo-focus-sedan-flagra-sven-sp-1.jpg

http://www.testedos100dias.com.br/fusion/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/fusion_1-520x390.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3310/3487125973_94e066100f.jpg

http://rd.portanova.blog.uol.com.br/images/gDSC_0093.jpg

http://images01.olx.com.br/ui/3/82/24/44097824_1.jpg

King Plate looks nice

Maybe a German export plate from München.
It is indeed a German plate; On the seal between the letter M and the first number i saw "Bayern" (through i dont remember the other 2 words)

^^ So, the "M" is for "München"?

BTW, just to clear things up:

Other Spanish plates:

Catalonia police, Mossos d'escuadra: CME = Cos de Mossos d'Esquadra (Corp of Mossos d'Esquadra)

Guardia Civil Police: PGC = Parque de la Guardia Civil (Civil Guard's fleet of cars)

Policia Nacional: CNP = Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (Corp of National police). Older plates say DGP = Dirección General de Policía

Basque country police, Ertzaintza: Yes, that's an "E" :D

Navy Police: FN = Fuerzas Navales (Navy Forces)

Army: ET = Ejército de Tierra (Land Army)

So, the "M" is for "München"?

Probably yes... problem solved, thanks

is that true that hungarian plates have some code in combination of letters and numbers which says where the car is registered? or it is absolutely randomly arranged combination?

it isn't true. it is random. :(

can somebody recognize this plate? i thought it could be Azerbaijan, but it seems it isn't.

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/6342/acidpicdump94111.jpg

can somebody recognize this plate? i thought it could be Azerbaijan, but it seems it isn't.

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/6342/acidpicdump94111.jpg

It's Chisinau/Moldova, I see a lot af plates like this here in Bucharest but waaay much expensive cars carry them.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/1026/novetablice.jpg

Taxi license plates
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Taxi_licence_plates_bosnia.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8024/dsc01339q.jpg

The most taxi plates in Greece, in Athens and other greek towns, cities is like this:
TAA 0000 for Athens, and
TA? 0000 for the rest Greece
(The "?" could be the letter "B,E,Z")

^^ Similar as ours. ;)

Anyone ever see one of these in Europe or North America?

http://ic2.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107004944.IiicePnI.PalauNov08651.jpg
(found it on pbase: http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/palauplates)

^^ I didnt, but I was quite shocked when I saw recently a Ukrainian and Lithuanian carplate in Sarajevo :uh:

Also, there are more and more Bulgarian, Slovak, Hungarian, Czech and Polish cars in Sarajevo, which hasnt been the case before :dunno:

Bosnia & Herzegovina

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/1026/novetablice.jpg

Taxi license plates
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Taxi_licence_plates_bosnia.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8024/dsc01339q.jpg

German font :)

^^ :yes:

We have the same font on our new plates in NZ too.

^^ That font is FE-Schrift (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FE-Schrift), originally from Germany.

^^ I didnt, but I was quite shocked when I saw recently a Ukrainian and Lithuanian carplate in Sarajevo :uh:

Also, there are more and more Bulgarian, Slovak, Hungarian, Czech and Polish cars in Sarajevo, which hasnt been the case before :dunno:I saw on more occasions licence plates from Baltics in Banja Luka.

Anybody knows what's the id number of the Moscow region on the Russian plates?

77, 99, 97, 177, 199, 197 Moscow
50, 90, 150, 190 Moscow Oblast

^^ Similar as ours. ;)
I forgot to say that all taxi plates (Athens and the rest of Greece) are yellow :)

I forgot to say that all taxi plates (Athens and the rest of Greece) are yellow :)

Oh... ours aren´t, same old plain boring white ones.. :D

French plates vs Algerian plates: what is the difference? I know that most french plates are like this: 1234 FR 56

French plates vs Algerian plates: what is the difference? I know that most french plates are like this: 1234 FR 56

France has new system, AB-123-CD. no department's number in plate's number anymore (it stands beside and doesn't have any relation with number of plates like before).
Algeria - i don't see any similarity: different font, numbering scheme 12345 100 01 (12345 = number; 100 = scheme which shows type of vehicle (1) and year of issue (00); 01 = province)

France has new system, AB-123-CD. no department's number in plate's number anymore (it stands beside and doesn't have any relation with number of plates like before).
Algeria - i don't see any similarity: different font, numbering scheme 12345 100 01 (12345 = number; 100 = scheme which shows type of vehicle (1) and year of issue (00); 01 = province)
Thanks for the info, x-type

Plates of the Armed Forces of Bosnia & Herzegovina :)

http://i47.tinypic.com/j8i0j5.jpg

they coloured Octavia sign as well :nuts:

From looking at all the different registrations here, Ireland's look very simple compared, and we seem to be the only ones who put the cars age on the reg., i.e 10-D-1000 // YEAR-COUNTY-1000th car to be registered in 2010. Easy!

2005 DUBLIN
http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/irishdub14/reg.jpg http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/irishdub14/reg-1.jpg 2002 DUBLIN

Well a kind of cars age is on Italian plates, on the right blue band, but it is not compulsory and Portugal on the right yellow band, where there is month and year.

From looking at all the different registrations here, Ireland's look very simple compared, and we seem to be the only ones who put the cars age on the reg., i.e 10-D-1000 // YEAR-COUNTY-1000th car to be registered in 2010. Easy!

2005 DUBLIN
http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/irishdub14/reg.jpg http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/irishdub14/reg-1.jpg 2002 DUBLIN

Look pretty much like the Bosnian ones ;)

not even similar only similarity is blue band

^^ Looks similar to me...

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/1026/novetablice.jpg

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/irishdub14/reg-1.jpg

I still maintain that the EU band is boring and that member states should be allowed to diversify a bit.

Yes, they need more flair. Make them "pop" and wow people with their unique and interesting designs.

they should glow, sing and dance if possible

Im wondering how many countries outside EU have blue strip ?

there is BiH,Turkey any other?

Iran, some Moroccan ones and special Euro plates in New Zealand.

Iran, some Moroccan ones and special Euro plates in New Zealand.

Norway got a blue band with the Norwegian flag at the place of the EU stars.

New Serbian and Montenegrin plates also uses a blue band. Macedonia plans to introduce one as well in their new design.

The "BIH" plate, what country is from? Bosnia & Herzegovina?
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/1026/novetablice.jpg

Also Kosovo will introduce the blue band. Albania has the red band. The rest of European countries introduced flag or national emblem and international country code under it. Only Croatia has no band.

Here are some shots with polish plates I took in Katowice during last months that You may find interesting :)

Regular but funny polish plate:
http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC01429.jpg

Astonishing GT-R with regular plate in irregular size:
http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC01538x.jpg
^^ It’s either illegal or specially permitted, as such “italian size” plates are not allowed in polish regulations.

Custom plate:
http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC00763.jpg

Temporary plate:
http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC01253.jpg

Classic vehicle plates:
http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC01373x.jpg

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC00658.jpg

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC00784x.jpg

And a bunch of communism era cars with old polish plates:
http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC00787.jpg

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC01222x.jpg

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC01247.jpg

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC00590.jpg

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC01476.jpg

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC00649.jpg

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC00634.jpg

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC00519.jpg

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/4.jpg

Some old (with the national flag) and new (with the EU logo) Romanian plates:

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/6407/01082008.jpg
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/9452/dsc02322v.jpg
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/7153/dsc03119m.jpg

Some cities have yellow plates for their buses:

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7186/800pxbucharestcitelistr.jpg

And Estonian plates:

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/9958/27072009008.jpg

Im wondering how many countries outside EU have blue strip ?

there is BiH,Turkey any other?

Ehm as far as I know Bosnia, Turkey, Montenegro, and soon probably Serbia and Macedonia. ;)

The "BIH" plate, what country is from? Bosnia & Herzegovina?

Yep, Bosna i Hercegovina (BIH) ;)

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/1026/novetablice.jpg

Some cities have yellow plates for their buses:

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7186/800pxbucharestcitelistr.jpg
I think that's a special registration number for trams (http://phototrans.eu/14,315564,0,ITB_V3A_93_167.html) (where the number is painted onto the body) and trolleybuses. Buses (http://phototrans.eu/14,270597,0,Mercedes_O530_4107.html) in Bucharest have normal registration plates.

Trolley-busses plates in Athens, Greece are yellow with 4 numbers only

New Bosnian plates, taken today by me
http://i46.tinypic.com/4gj384.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/2n1c2rt.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/sbu2xf.jpg

:okay:

I hate "O" it looks like 0

^^ Its "O" or "0"?

The 0 (zero) has a little break in it, the o is slightly oval.

Ehm as far as I know Bosnia, Turkey, Montenegro, and soon probably Serbia and Macedonia. ;)

Iran, Lebanon, and Israel has EU style strips.

^^ Ehm, I think he was only referring to Europe.. Or? I dunno... :dunno:

Licenses over time in Argentina
http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/jpglps/SA_Arg_GEN.jpg

^^ Those Argentina plates are until 1995; the recently plates how they look?

^^ The last ones are from 1995.

Just to be clear, the "1995 Series" plates are the current system.

Oh well, thanks for the info...

From looking at all the different registrations here, Ireland's look very simple compared, and we seem to be the only ones who put the cars age on the reg.

In the UK they do this in the same way.
I had EA52xxx where 52 stands for 2002 and E for Essex.
Used to have HW08xxx 08 for 2008, H for Hampshire and W for I of Wight.
Still have P773xxx, P for 1997.

Here are some shots with polish plates I took in Katowice during last months that You may find interesting :)


And a bunch of communism era cars with old polish plates:
http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC00787.jpg


It is quite funny cause I remember this Fiat 125p when I used to visit Katowice every week, some 15 years ago.

I would like to ask all how licensing of cars in your countries works.
Examples:
Poland - Every time I buy a car I have to register it again sticking new plates. Every time I move to another region/ voivodship I do renew my plates.
I.e. I used to live on a border of two voivodships, Silesia and Malopolska(Lesser Poland) I had my car registered in Malopolska with KOS xxxx plate, then I moved to neighbouring voivodship, just 5 kilometres away and re-registered the car getting new numbers with SBI xxxx.

England - one number plates can be stuck to a car for all its life. Does not matter how many owners it had or where an owner lives. Only exceptions are when one buy a private plates, however new buyer may keep or exchange the plate.

AFAIK in Switzerland it is done the other way around - plates belong to the owner. If you change cars you simply put your old plates on the new car (of course after reporting this fact to appropriate office). You can even register many cars under the same plate (I'm not sure about the details, but I think you can have 2 normal cars per number or 1 normal and several 'veteran' vehicles) and put your plate on the set of wheels you are currently using :)

However, you have to re-register everything you own when you move to another canton.

Every time I buy a car I have to register it again sticking new plates.
It's generally true with one exception - if you buy an used car registered in the same powiat (county, Kreis) you live, you may keep the old set.

It's generally true with one exception - if you buy an used car registered in the same powiat (county, Kreis) you live, you may keep the old set.

Exactly sir :)

Polish license plate for motorcycles:
http://www.bankfotek.pl/image/539649.jpeg

New type of license plates in Czech Republic ?
http://www.bankfotek.pl/image/539650.jpeg

Police licence plates in Romania: "MAI 123456" where MAI = Ministerul Administratiei si Internelor (Ministry of Interior and Administration).

http://www.masuramedia.ro/files.php?file=fugar-oprit-cu-impucaturi-1_181528074.jpg

New licence plates in Bucharest: B 123 ABC (previously was B 12 ABC but they ran out of plates).
B = Bucharest

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Lg0U_TZztzw/S0LpZ8jM_5I/AAAAAAAAJ6o/Xdoo_WluYGs/s1600/240362-x_IMG_8206_-jpg.jpg

http://www.click.ro/bbtcontent/clipping/CLIIMA20091230_0223/5.jpg

http://www.click.ro/bbtcontent/clipping/CLIIMA20100104_0242/5.jpg

Pictures from: here (http://www.masuramedia.ro/news/7746.html), here (http://steliadis.blogspot.com/2010/01/numere-de-inmatriculare-cu-3-cifre-b.html), here (http://www.click.ro/actualitate/bucuresti/Numerele_de_inmatriculare_vor_avea_trei_cifre_0_875312593.html) and here (http://www.click.ro/actualitate/bucuresti/satanei-numarul-masina-pus-pe_0_878312294.html).

I wonder who'll take B 460 AIE, B 453 SCU, B 191 NEA B 454 NAU, or B 150 NUL :D

I wonder who'll take B 460 AIE, B 453 SCU, B 191 NEA B 454 NAU, or B 150 NUL :D

why?

why?

If you know romanian you would understand.

For example B 453 SCU can be written B ASE SCU which means Băsescu (the romanian president), or B 150 NUL can be written as B IZO NUL (bizonul) which means "buffalo" in romanian.

i expected some kind of that, but i don't understand romanian :)

btw, my favourite is in UK: PI55OFF :D

New type of license plates in Czech Republic ?
http://www.bankfotek.pl/image/539650.jpeg

it's only for Prague county (capital city), they run out of numbers, other counties remain in format nLn nnnn where n is number and L is letter

it's same with Bratislava, we are running out of letter probably this summer, so until then will be format of license plates BAnnnLL and from summer will be new license plates beginning with BL nnnLL (there was public poll and big majority of voters chosen BL as new license plate, mostly because of historical reasons, in past Bratislava already had BL license plate and also it's slang name for Bratislava = BLava shortly (which is sometimes little offensive)), on image bellow are propositions for next license plate

http://zajtrajsie.sme.sk/foto/otazky/393/393_274b98ebf0.jpg

Quite a rare plate in NZ:
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/4692/dsc00085vp.jpg (http://img37.imageshack.us/i/dsc00085vp.jpg/)

Quite a rare plate in NZ:
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/4692/dsc00085vp.jpg (http://img37.imageshack.us/i/dsc00085vp.jpg/)

The plate on that beautiful Porsche 356 looks quite like current Jersey, Guernsey plates and similar to olden days British Mainland ones.

Beneath, some exceptional, unusual and weird reg numbers found on American Classic cars show in England. Asfar as I know all the plates are British.

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4172/plate1x.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9879/plate2.jpg

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/3977/plate3.jpg

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/6625/plate4.jpg

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/8022/plate5.jpg

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/100/plate6.jpg

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/3812/plate7.jpg

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/8071/plate8.jpg

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/7316/plate9.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/180/plate10.jpg

^^ The American-size plates wouldn't be allowed on the road. The others are just ordinary British plates dating from before reflective plates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom#Colour_and_dimensions) became mandatory in 1973.

^^ The American-size plates wouldn't be allowed on the road.

This is what I thought. Though, all the cars with customized to American shape plates merged to a public traffic after the show. It happened several years ago and is repeated every year in the summertime.

Interesting combination of letters:lol::
http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/2/41/1815/5552472/2/audi-bmw.jpg?width=560&height=350
from here (http://www.promotor.ro/noutati-auto-auto-diverse/galerie-audi-cu-numar-de-inmatriculare-bmw-5552472/imagini)

^^ I'm sure that the guys at Audi and BMW will put him on the personna non-grata list :D

If you know romanian you would understand.

For example B 453 SCU can be written B ASE SCU which means Băsescu (the romanian president), or B 150 NUL can be written as B IZO NUL (bizonul) which means "buffalo" in romanian.

All of them in order:

Bă, coaie!
Băsescu
Bidinea
Băsănău
Bis(z)onul

Interesting combination of letters:lol::
http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/2/41/1815/5552472/2/audi-bmw.jpg?width=560&height=350
from here (http://www.promotor.ro/noutati-auto-auto-diverse/galerie-audi-cu-numar-de-inmatriculare-bmw-5552472/imagini)
Is French plate? I cannot see the letters in the blue...

Is French plate? I cannot see the letters in the blue...

yes, i guess it is

Hampshire today. Another customized licence plate.

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/5606/0pl1.jpg

This is what I thought. Though, all the cars with customized to American shape plates merged to a public traffic after the show. It happened several years ago and is repeated every year in the summertime.

They are not doing it legally but often get away with it for years. Probably put on a legal plate somewhere for the annual MOT test. Police tend not bother if it is in keeping with the car and works with ANPR cameras.

Hampshire today. Another customized licence plate.

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/5606/0pl1.jpg

That Texas plate is a fake, if that is what you were focusing on. It's a tourist item sold by a ranch.

They are not doing it legally but often get away with it for years. Probably put on a legal plate somewhere for the annual MOT test. Police tend not bother if it is in keeping with the car and works with ANPR cameras.

It is pretty interesting, because visiting very often classic cars shows I see lot of unusual plates there. I have never asked the owners of the cars with customized plates how they deal with MOT or police when halted.

Apart of shows, quite often seen are German shaped plates, used mainly by youngsters, probably to avoid fine when caught by speed cameras.

That Texas plate is a fake, if that is what you were focusing on. It's a tourist item sold by a ranch.

I meant this:

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/7412/pl1.jpg

I found one more:

Front end:

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/5823/pl3l.jpg


Rear end (almost as it should be according to the law, excluding size and letters shape :))

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/6295/pl4z.jpg

New Bosnian plates line-up! ;)

http://i50.tinypic.com/x6n5g7.jpg

Q-prefixed number plates are sort of unusual in Great Britain. Anyway, I have seen only one on a fork-lift, until caught this:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_V2LiHArsadY/S55j0VuNpqI/AAAAAAAAAew/sT1YODrMWoA/s640/100_3613.JPG

What is Q plate:

The 'Q' shows that the vehicle was either not originally registered in the UK and proof of age was unavailable at registration, or that it has been built using a significant proportion of used parts.

http://www.carbasics.co.uk/what_is_a_q_plate.htm

You also get Q registration for kits cars and self built vehicles :)

Yes, I know I read the linked article. The car showed on the above photo is a proper kit-car called Midas. :)

As far as I know, Citroen C5 parked aside Midas, carries private plate. Usual plate should have 3 numbers after "L".
Moreover, this car is no more than 2 year old so should have been plated with after 2001 style - 2 letters/two digits - plate.
Am I right?

Q-prefixed number plates are sort of unusual in Great Britain ...

And I have it on good authority that the letter Q was chosen to mean 'of questionable parentage'.
You couldn't make it up so it must be true. :D

.

Yes, I know I read the linked article. The car showed on the above photo is a proper kit-car called Midas. :)

As far as I know, Citroen C5 parked aside Midas, carries private plate. Usual plate should have 3 numbers after "L".
Moreover, this car is no more than 2 year old so should have been plated with after 2001 style - 2 letters/two digits - plate.
Am I right?

Yes this is a private plate, you can give a car an older plate but not a newer one. Plates in that format can have 1, 2 or 3 numbers. 2 doesn't necessarily mean a private plate but numbers 1-20 and multiples of 10 and 11 up to 99 were reserved for private plates. As were multiples of 100 and 111. Also they still issue Q plates like this even though it doesn't match the current format.

King's plate!:D

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8383/27402policia196.jpg

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/4895/27403policia203.jpg

Its similar to the King's plate in Sweden.

http://www.royalcourt.se/images/18.36df73941192994694f8000409/HST-bil-Daimlern-280233.jpg

In Denmark, the royal cars have licence plate numbers 2-8, with a small crown in front of the number. "Store Krone" which is the official regent car in Denmark, is the one exception, as it only has a crown. Below are Krone 8 and Store Krone:

http://www.lolland.dk/files/billeder/Besoeg_Lolland/Royalt/Kloster.jpg

http://www.bjerggaard.dk/images/webblog/krone.jpg

Our prime minister and his car plus our "air force one"

car plates of politicians are always blue

http://www.sme.sk/vydania/20071023/photo/afico.jpg

and licence plates which are used in Slovakia

from 1.4. 1997
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/E%C4%8CV_2.png/180px-E%C4%8CV_2.png

from 1.5. 2004
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/E%C4%8CV.png/180px-E%C4%8CV.png

June 2006
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/CRP_SK_new.PNG/180px-CRP_SK_new.PNG

heh, and very funny picture (just for Slovak/Slavic people)
http://img.ihned.cz/attachment.php/240/22154240/c4HeE7vd9xF0G53CUBMlnKu8sfmbRqiw/grafika-na-com-jazdia-politicky-lidri_V.jpg

Few government - public use license plates in Greece:
http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/jpglps/EU_Greece_OT1.jpg

if Juan Carlos or Carl Gustaf brake some traffic rule, do they write in police report "Driver Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias was driving black Audi RS6 with plates <crown pictograme> at 17th March 2010 on motorway AP-2 in direction Madrid and bla bla..."? :D

I think that royals have complete immunity to traffic regulations.

I think that royals have complete immunity to traffic regulations.

Yes they have.

More greek plates:
http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/jpglps/EU_Greece_GI.jpg

Bosnian taxi license plates ;)

http://i39.tinypic.com/x4g0ud.jpg

btw, my favourite is in UK: PI55OFF :D

Yeah... It looks like PISSOFF at a distance.:lol:

Does anyone know if Bergen, Norway is using the SS prefix on number plates there as of yet (That's one of the prefixes assigned to that city as I understand)? They weren't using them because it reminded older people of the occupation by Nazi Germany in WW 2. If it was me, I'd also say that SS stands for Sailing/Steamship. Makes perfect sense since Bergen IS a major maritime hub in western Norway.

well Italy had for many years SS license plate for the city Sassari.

^^ Yeah, also San Sebastián in Spain has been using them for decades.
http://i37.tinypic.com/255hslk.jpg

New Bosnian plates in my neighbourhood

http://i42.tinypic.com/avnfbp.jpg

;)

http://www.click.ro/bbtcontent/clipping/CLIIMA20091230_0223/5.jpg



Ok, search me.

Ok, search me.

??

B 474 HNP
B 47 HNP

Yesterday i saw a strange number plate on a german motorway.

The background was blue and the numbers were black. Nothing esle. No Country Letter like D or NL. Nothing! Onlx blue background and black numbers.

Was a black Mercdes.

Which country could be from?????????????????????????

you mean like this?

http://www.olavsplates.com/foto/nl_rp-43-fp.jpg

could be a dutch taxi.

Most probably a Dutch taxi illegally if it didn't had an NL sticker.

Interesting combination of letters:lol::
http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/2/41/1815/5552472/2/audi-bmw.jpg?width=560&height=350
from here (http://www.promotor.ro/noutati-auto-auto-diverse/galerie-audi-cu-numar-de-inmatriculare-bmw-5552472/imagini)


too bad these plates are a blast from the past. the new french plates suck big time.

BRAZIL

http://www.carloscardoso.com/wp-content/2006/07/115228466285.jpg

http://www.claudiohumberto.com.br/Portals/8/2007/11_novembro/carro%20oficial.JPG

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2338/1717653521_1df5df87f9.jpg?v=0

http://diskut.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/honda-civic.jpg

http://www.midianews.com.br/imagens/noticias/1/Maggi__Estradeiro23102009100044.jpg

http://manoelferreira.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/12.jpg

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm136/autonewsbrasil/suzuki%20xl7/foto4.jpg

http://images.noticiasautomotivas.com.br/img/c/toyota-yaris-flagrado-brasil-1.jpg

http://autossegredos.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sorentoblog3.jpg

http://autossegredos.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/h1blog.jpg

http://autossegredos.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/malibublog3.jpg

Moldova plates
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/4679/moldova.png
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/1145/img4247o.jpg

First letter or 2 represents region name
C - Chisinau
AN -Anenii Noi
But sometimes shit happens :D
http://i011.radikal.ru/0906/51/29d6a1ea623d.jpg

you mean like this?

http://www.olavsplates.com/foto/nl_rp-43-fp.jpg

could be a dutch taxi.

yes, excactly like this. have never seen such a number plate before.

@chriszwolle. no it hadn't a NL sticker. only the blue plate with the black numbers.

but why would somebody ride illegaly on german autobahns? was the A3 by the way.

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx17/swoboda_t/Klasyki/DSC00787.jpg
It is quite funny cause I remember this Fiat 125p when I used to visit Katowice every week, some 15 years ago.

It's in one hand fora many years now. I used to have similar, but regular - this one is special. Full leather interior with wooden and chrome inserts + chromed and tuned 2,0 DOHC engine :cheers: The owner is bicycle and car enthusiast and also drives this beauty:
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff134/1000city/DSC00650.jpg

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff134/1000city/DSC00651.jpg

To avoid beeing totally OT: some major cities in Poland are running out of above-like plate combinations (one letter in the end). In Katowice with only 300k citizens and 200k cars we're at "T". So soon "xx yyyxx" plated cars are to come (x-letter, y-digit). I guess Cracow will be first.

So soon "xx yyxx" plated cars are to come (x-letter, y-digit). I guess Cracow will be first.

Uhm XX 123YY plates are on the streets from some time. Guys from WPTR (http://www.wptr.pl/index.php?dz=praktyka&pdz=numery&sekcja=lwt&ps=203&inf=078) say that already 5 counties use such combinations. Of course it doesn't exactly mean that previous combinations were exhausted, for example one Registration Office in Wrocław issue DW 1111A plates and the other uses DW 111AA.

^^ Didn't know that, thanks :)

Hi there!! I'm from Ukraine. I will show the plates which use in Ukraine
http://i.piccy.info/i4/11/ec/bc2d993066e19eaa7315a7377643.jpeg (http://piccy.info/view/d3eaa9e6cf6843eb8b89b6037ff4ed58/)
http://i.piccy.info/i4/5e/51/752f98d5d76854320a6146fae73e.jpeg (http://piccy.info/view/0d24b57ad22584a1f6f6750e08cb7b9a/)
I'm a colectionre of license plate. Can anybody help me for my searching???

It's in one hand fora many years now. I used to have similar, but regular - this one is special. Full leather interior with wooden and chrome inserts + chromed and tuned 2,0 DOHC engine :cheers: The owner is bicycle and car enthusiast and also drives this beauty:


I just can't believe, Porsche is even parked in the same place where the mentioned Fiat used to park.
I promise no more OT. Just unbelievable. :)

New Plates for Serbia :)
http://www.b92.net/automobili/istrazujemo.php?nav_id=419694

A Soviet license plate of 1958 year standard:
http://i067.radikal.ru/0904/d1/428482232aa1.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

Photo made in the city of Vladimir.

A Soviet license plate of 1958 year standard:
http://i067.radikal.ru/0904/d1/428482232aa1.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

Photo made in the city of Vladimir.

Cool finding!!!!!
This plate was going if I'm not mistaken in the year of 1964.
May be a little bit later.

Does this black plate show that Moskvitch could be owned by one person since it was born?

Does this black plate show that Moskvitch could be owned by one person since it was born?

It looks like that!!! ( Ewentualnie - tak)

Does this black plate show that Moskvitch could be owned by one person since it was born?

Owner of this Moskvitch-423 is an old man. He is about 70 years old.
He ownes this car since the time of registration. By our laws, if owner changes, vehicle must be re-registered. If re-registration happened, we would see modern Russian license plates on this Moskvitch.

I have interests of license plates of the world. Many license plates of Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus and ex-USSR can be found in gallery on www.avto-nomer.ru

Interface of this site is only in Russian.
Site has a forum, where photos of license plates of the world are posted.
Main language of forum us Russian too, but writing in English is allowed.

An example of modern Russian license plate of the Vladimir Oblast (region):
http://avto-nomer.ru/pic_aavto/33/medium/o/642894.jpg

Some Australian examples

http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/SouthAustralianPoliceCar.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/404850383_a4402ebc6e.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2171/1791512162_cd86a90c32.jpg

http://www.ausringers.com/images/CamaroSS-01.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/63/345920527_4d650b80b4.jpg

http://www.sydneytable.com/userimages/user995_1153296767.JPG

New temporary (transit) plates were introduced in this year in Russia. They are made of special paper and laminated:
http://s52.radikal.ru/i138/1003/41/b30152e1197e.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

:D

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/9982/tablesgq.gif

This is quite old plate from Belarus which might have been issued in seventies. Anyway, seems to remember Soviet Union's times.

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/5388/dscn0893zd5.jpg
originaly posted by Mariop70

This is quite old plate from Belarus which might have been issued in seventies. Anyway, seems to remember Soviet Union's times.

This is a Soviet license plate of 1958 year standard from the Brest region of Byelorussian SSR ("БН" is a code for the Brest region). This plate was issued in the beginning of 70s.

This is a Soviet license plate of 1958 year standard from the Brest region of Byelorussian SSR ("БН" is a code for the Brest region). This plate was issued in the beginning of 70s.

A huge quantity of Soviet license plates (10000+) can be found here:
http://avto-nomer.ru/ussr/stat.php

Avto-nomer.ru is a very intrersting Russian site, dedicated to license plates of the world. It contains:
1) a large gallery of Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian and Soviet license plates, caught by our photographers;

2) a forum, where photos of license plates of the world are posted:
http://avto-nomer.ru/newforum/index.php?act=idx

My cool catch (our governor´s Audi Q7):
http://avto-nomer.ru/pic_aavto/33/medium/o/688344.jpg

http://avto-nomer.ru/pic_aavto/33/medium/o/675560.jpg

Okay, guys: A challenge.
The picture below is funny and all, but the real question is...
http://img.moronail.net/img/2/3/4623.jpg
...Where does this vehicle come from? What is this licence plate?

I've checked the most obvious thing - and it doesn't look like any of the post-war German plates. So? Any ideas?

Okay, guys: A challenge.
The picture below is funny and all, but the real question is...
http://img.moronail.net/img/2/3/4623.jpg
...Where does this vehicle come from? What is this licence plate?

I've checked the most obvious thing - and it doesn't look like any of the post-war German plates. So? Any ideas?

It looks like the plates from Sweden before 1972.

^^ And it have been proven once again, that the collective mind of SSC can't be beaten :)

Thanks for solving the mystery.

Isle of Man, seen near Paris last week.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~egavic/ASN/FR-BE/950.JPG

I wonder if the red band on the left is acceptable in the EU as a Euro-standard plate like the blue-euroband is, thus negating the need for a country identifier sticker.