Vehicle license plates of the world - Page 2

Norsko · January 10th, 2009, 07:56 PM

Norway

From January 2009 Norwegian plates will be made in plastic.

***PLH*** · January 10th, 2009, 08:03 PM

Plastic? Like UK ones?

Norsko · January 10th, 2009, 08:33 PM

I`m afraid so

***PLH*** · January 10th, 2009, 08:36 PM

But why is that?

Norsko · January 10th, 2009, 08:48 PM

I` ve been searching the web for a good answer, but no one seems to know. People here just do not see the point of changing the license plate design for the third time since 2002.

Majestic · January 10th, 2009, 09:26 PM

Apparently some plastic company has to earn its money

sapmi · January 10th, 2009, 11:28 PM

The coolest Swedish one:

***PLH*** · January 10th, 2009, 11:39 PM

go_leafs_go02 · January 11th, 2009, 02:11 AM

Start at AAAA-000 and move up to AAAB-000

We're around BFxx-### right now.

7t · January 11th, 2009, 02:24 AM

The region of Baja California, Mexico has the coolest licence plates ever

image hosted on flickr

sapmi · January 11th, 2009, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PLH

Hehe, cocky!

algonquin · January 11th, 2009, 03:06 AM

The coolest plates I know of:

Cicerón · January 11th, 2009, 04:46 AM

The current license plates of Spain date of September 2000. The former plates had provincial codes, and that was a problem for car dealers: selling a second-hand car in a different province was a problem. Also, a car with the "M" (Madrid) in "B" (Barcelona), for example, is prone to be honked at

The old system was:

P-000000 to P-999999
P-0000-A to P-9999-Z
P-0000-AA to P-9999-ZZ
Being "P" the provincial code (one or two letters). The problem is that Madrid and Barcelona were about to reach the 9999-ZZ limit in the year 2000.

The new system:

0000 BBB to 9999 BBB, then 0000 BBC and so on until 9999 ZZZ. There are no vowels, Ñ or Q.

Some examples I've found on the net:

An old one from Madrid. This format is called "ordinaria larga" (ordinary, long).
image hosted on flickr

From Asturias ("O" is for Oviedo). O-0000-O. This format is called "ordinaria alta" (ordinary, tall). It's also used in rear doors of 4x4, or vans such as Citroën Berlingo or Peugeot Partner.
image hosted on flickr

From Pontevedra.

From Burgos. The European band was optional.

The current ones. The European band is compulsory.

For motorbikes (>49cc). The typography is slightly different.
An old one from LOgroño

image hosted on flickr

A new one:

For mopeds (<49cc). "C" is for "ciclomotor".

The "Special" ones. Used in tractors and other special vehicles. Old system: LO-VE is for "LOgroño - Vehículo Especial".
image hosted on flickr

New system. E 0000 BBB.

Another "Special" plate

image hosted on flickr

As for the "plastic" or acrylic plates, they are legal in Spain since last year. They don't deform when hitting another car while parking, are easier to clean...

girlicious_likeme · January 11th, 2009, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by algonquin

The coolest plates I know of:

it's quite funny that one of the reasons why nunavut won against the northwest territories in terms of getting the same license plate design is because NWT's real logo is a three-legged polar bear, while nunavut suggested an anatomically correct 4-legged polar bear, which isn't the same as NWT's.

Timon91 · January 11th, 2009, 09:50 AM

How many cars do really have Nuvanut plates? Probably no more then 6000. By the way, Is it possible to drive to Nuvanut from southern Canada?

Rijeka · January 11th, 2009, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Verso

These are Slovenian plates:

Since 1st July 2008 we have new plates (back to the old style, just with EU crest):

Notice Postojna (PO) with the coat-of-arms of Ptuj, which is nowhere near.

How come a Postojna car plate can have a coat of arms of Ptuj? What system do you have?

Timon91 · January 11th, 2009, 11:07 AM

Both start with a "P"

Rijeka · January 11th, 2009, 11:12 AM

And both have "j" as part of the name

Timon91 · January 11th, 2009, 11:29 AM

Even the "t" is similar

***christos-greece*** · January 11th, 2009, 11:30 AM

Greek plates:

January 10th, 2009, 07:56 PM	#21
Norsko Urban Citizen Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Drammen Posts: 392 Likes (Received): 0	Norway From January 2009 Norwegian plates will be made in plastic. __________________ _________

January 10th, 2009, 08:33 PM	#23
Norsko Urban Citizen Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Drammen Posts: 392 Likes (Received): 0	I`m afraid so __________________ _________

January 10th, 2009, 08:48 PM	#25
Norsko Urban Citizen Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Drammen Posts: 392 Likes (Received): 0	I` ve been searching the web for a good answer, but no one seems to know. People here just do not see the point of changing the license plate design for the third time since 2002. __________________ _________

January 11th, 2009, 03:06 AM	#32
algonquin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,025 Likes (Received): 0	The coolest plates I know of: __________________ a report prepared by Standard & Poor's in May stating that there were 83 high-rise buildings under construction in Toronto that month — far more than Boston, San Francisco, Atlanta, Miami, and Chicago, and surpassed only by 124 buildings in New York. my trip to Spain - Part 1

January 11th, 2009, 09:50 AM	#35
Timon91 Error Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: just outside Germany Posts: 5,780 Likes (Received): 0	How many cars do really have Nuvanut plates? Probably no more then 6000. By the way, Is it possible to drive to Nuvanut from southern Canada? __________________ My Flickr account. Some of my photoseries: Northern Ireland, Prague, Boston, Alaska part 1, 2, 3, Smoggy Moscow, Warsaw, Wrocław, Kiev, Donetsk, Odessa and Chişinău.

January 10th, 2009, 08:03 PM	#22
*PLH* Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Łódź Posts: 10,130 Likes (Received): 18	Plastic? Like UK ones?

January 10th, 2009, 08:36 PM	#24
*PLH* Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Łódź Posts: 10,130 Likes (Received): 18	But why is that?

January 10th, 2009, 09:26 PM	#26
Majestic AnnoDominiHighDefinition Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: POZnan* (PL) Posts: 746 Likes (Received): 0	Apparently some plastic company has to earn its money

January 10th, 2009, 11:28 PM	#27
sapmi BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,107 Likes (Received): 0	The coolest Swedish one:

January 10th, 2009, 11:39 PM	#28
*PLH* Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Łódź Posts: 10,130 Likes (Received): 18

January 11th, 2009, 02:11 AM	#29
go_leafs_go02 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London/Hamilton, Canada Posts: 493 Likes (Received): 0	Start at AAAA-000 and move up to AAAB-000 We're around BFxx-### right now.

January 11th, 2009, 02:24 AM	#30
7t ....... Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 5,006	The region of Baja California, Mexico has the coolest licence plates ever image hosted on flickr

January 11th, 2009, 04:46 AM	#33
Cicerón Espere verde Join Date: May 2006 Location: En el obscuro jardín del manicomio Posts: 3,856 Likes (Received): 2	The current license plates of Spain date of September 2000. The former plates had provincial codes, and that was a problem for car dealers: selling a second-hand car in a different province was a problem. Also, a car with the "M" (Madrid) in "B" (Barcelona), for example, is prone to be honked at The old system was: P-000000 to P-999999 P-0000-A to P-9999-Z P-0000-AA to P-9999-ZZ Being "P" the provincial code (one or two letters). The problem is that Madrid and Barcelona were about to reach the 9999-ZZ limit in the year 2000. The new system: 0000 BBB to 9999 BBB, then 0000 BBC and so on until 9999 ZZZ. There are no vowels, Ñ or Q. Some examples I've found on the net: An old one from Madrid. This format is called "ordinaria larga" (ordinary, long). image hosted on flickr From Asturias ("O" is for Oviedo). O-0000-O. This format is called "ordinaria alta" (ordinary, tall). It's also used in rear doors of 4x4, or vans such as Citroën Berlingo or Peugeot Partner. image hosted on flickr From Pontevedra. From Burgos. The European band was optional. The current ones. The European band is compulsory. For motorbikes (>49cc). The typography is slightly different. An old one from LOgroño image hosted on flickr A new one: For mopeds (<49cc). "C" is for "ciclomotor". The "Special" ones. Used in tractors and other special vehicles. Old system: LO-VE is for "LOgroño - Vehículo Especial". image hosted on flickr New system. E 0000 BBB. Another "Special" plate image hosted on flickr As for the "plastic" or acrylic plates, they are legal in Spain since last year. They don't deform when hitting another car while parking, are easier to clean...

January 11th, 2009, 11:07 AM	#37
Timon91 Error Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: just outside Germany Posts: 5,780 Likes (Received): 0	Both start with a "P" __________________ My Flickr account. Some of my photoseries: Northern Ireland, Prague, Boston, Alaska part 1, 2, 3, Smoggy Moscow, Warsaw, Wrocław, Kiev, Donetsk, Odessa and Chişinău.

January 11th, 2009, 11:12 AM	#38
Rijeka Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 357 Likes (Received): 0	And both have "j" as part of the name

January 11th, 2009, 11:29 AM	#39
Timon91 Error Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: just outside Germany Posts: 5,780 Likes (Received): 0	Even the "t" is similar __________________ My Flickr account. Some of my photoseries: Northern Ireland, Prague, Boston, Alaska part 1, 2, 3, Smoggy Moscow, Warsaw, Wrocław, Kiev, Donetsk, Odessa and Chişinău.

January 11th, 2009, 11:30 AM	#40
*christos-greece* Moderator! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 73,790 Likes (Received): 3530	Greek plates: __________________ Urban Showcase: Athens Kalamata Trikala Thessaloniki Cityscapes: Paris Barcelona Dubai, U.A.E. Monte Carlo, Monaco General photography: Castles of France - Chateau de France and, since May of '08: Greece!

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