"this font is prohibited by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). A typical vehicle registration number comes in the format ""SBA 1234 A"": Vehicle registration plates of Sri Lanka (known in Sri Lanka as ""number plates"") started soon after introduction of motorcars in 1903. Initially the numbers started with Q, and the oldest existing plate is ""Q 53"" of a 1903 Wolsley. Later the island was divided into sections from ""A "" to ""Z"" (Ex A 123 ), then after World War II it changed to the two Roman letter plates combining pairs of letters in the word CEYLON . These"
"year (4-2-2-1). A sticker to indicate the year is usually placed in the middle after the first two letters. Antique cars (over 25 years old) that are registered as antique vehicles require an inspection every second year, based on the year of first registration (a car initially registered in an odd year will require and inspection every odd year and a car first registered in an even year every even year.) The last digit on the plate indicates the month for inspection (e.g., ""1"" for January through ""0"" for October). As the plates are issued randomly some cars are due"
"among cars below 1600cc and during low COE prices. A ""Restricted Use"" vehicle displays a registration plate with white letters on a diagonally bisected background, the upper half of which is red and the lower half emerald green. The two lead characters of the plate are ""RU"". A ""Classic Car"" collector's vehicle has an ordinary registration number but with white lettering on a half-red, half-yellow background, with a seal affixed on the number plate by an authorised inspection centre. ""Hazardous Cargo"" plates were introduced in 2005, using normal commercial vehicle registrations, often in the 'Y' code, but with, unusually, black"
"is very likely to be 2003. Whilst the month/year date on seat belt tags can assist in clarifying a production date when purchasing a used FTO, the first 3 digits of the Chassis number on the FTO VIN plate (located on the engine bay baulk-head [i.e. E-DE3A XXXXXXX where 'X' = a chassis number]) will certainly provide the actual Manufacturing Year:<br> 000 = 1994/1995; 010 = 1996; 020 = 1997; 030 = 1998 etc. The model code, usually consisting of 4 digits and stamped on the VIN plate (i.e. HNUE), can be read left-to-right as follows:<br> Body Style: H ="
"plate format, used since April 1, 2004, has one class number, one letter of Latin alphabet, four numbers (from 0001 to 9999) and the Khmer name of the province in which the car was registered at the top. (Ex. រតនគិរី 2D-0008; រតនគិរី 2D-0088; រតនគិរី 2D-0888; រតនគិរី 2D-8888). <BR> There are plans to add another letter, after the license plate numbers of Phnom Penh are full. For example, it starts from ""1 AA 0001"" to ""1 AA 9999"", then starts at ""1 AB 0001"", and continues again. In Phnom Penh, the motorcycle plate already started in 2012. There are special plates"
"of three groups of digits separated by a space (early plates were separated with a hyphen). Since the late-1990s, the first group of numbers is composed of 5 digits (including leading zeroes – earlier plates have up to three digits with no leading zeroes), which make up the vehicle's actual registration/serial number. The next group is formed of 3 digits, and is used to identify the vehicle class and year of manufacture (e.g. 198 denotes a private vehicle manufactured in 1998). A two-digit suffix on the plate identifies the wilaya (Arabic: ولاية) or province in which the vehicle was first"
"up to five numbers and ends with CT. Up to four numbers followed by the letter V followed by two numbers indicating the year of registration (e.g. 1234V03). After 2004, you cannot register a car as visitor, but visitor cars registered before 2004 can still get road tax. Public service trucks and buses have beside the registration plate a secondary plate (like the Spanish SP plate). ΦΔΧ - Φορτηγό Δημοσίας Χρήσης (public service truck) for trucks and ΛΔΧ - Λεωφορείο Δημοσίας Χρήσης (public service bus) for buses. Temporary registrations are similar to civilian vehicle registration plates except with addition of"
"The plates are usually rectangular and wide in shape, but there are also square-like plates for motorcycles, while some cars have a narrow plate inset (such as at the back of the SEAT 600). Two previous systems have been used, both of which were province-based. The first system, introduced in 1900, consisted of a letter code denoting the province the vehicle was registered in (the full list of codes appears below), followed by a sequence number of up to six digits (XXX-NNNNNN). The codes were normally made up of the first one or two letters of the province name or"
"district and two registration center code. Current police series is in black on white. The registration consists of two numerals, followed by one Korean letters and four numerals. License plates for diplomatic vehicles are blue with white lettering. The top of the plate reads 외교 (diplomat) and the plates display a six-digit number divided into two three digit numbers separated by a dash. The first three numbers indicate the country (086, for example, is for cars belonging to the Vietnamese Embassy in Korea), so a typical plate would read 086-001. A different version of (probably) diplomatic (or related) plates contains"
"regulations predate the 1992 regulation imposing it), with the letter ""A"" (""Armată"", military) followed by 3 to 7 digits (3 to 4 for small vehicles, and more than 4 for heavy vehicles). Military plates issued more recently (from 2002 onwards) tend to include the European strip. Ministry of Administration and Interior plates start with ""MAI"" and are typically seen on cars belonging to the Gendarmerie, Romanian Police, firefighters, and some SMURD ambulances. MAI plates are not issued to cars used by local police employed by town hall, which use regular plates instead. Yellow background plates are issued by the local"
"apply to the letters ""PRC"".) The VIN was also added to the new plates, and the plates were white, with a gradual blue tint at the bottom end of the plates. Black letters were used on the plate. In late August 2002 new 2002 standard plates had their issuance temporarily interrupted, officially for technical reasons, but actually because some number/alphabetical combinations of a controversial nature in Mainland China were utilised. One of the biggest controversies was when a vehicle with plate number USA-911 was spotted in Beijing, causing an uproar as it was taken to be a reference to the"
"out in the Vehicle Registration and Taxation (Amendment) Regulations, 1999, as amended by the Vehicle Registration and Taxation (Amendment) Regulations 2012. These prescribe the format, dimensions and technical specifications of registration plates to be displayed on vehicles. They substitute the First Schedule of the Vehicle Registration and Taxation Regulations, 1992 to allow additional characters to be displayed on the registration plate and to ensure that these are displayed in the correct position and proportion. The changes were necessary to cater for increases in the number of car registrations. Unlike legal requirements in all other European countries, a standard uniform character"
"except for antique vehicles. The plates are available in 4 sizes: Cars have 3 sizes: European standard , North American standard and European square . Motorcycle plates are . An older decentralized district plate system was used 1938 until 31 December 1988 (see below). From 1989 to 2007 the system consisted of two letters and three digits. In 2007 the system ran out of combinations and the first digit was changed to a letter on newer vehicles. Early 2004 a country identifier (IS) and the Icelandic flag was added on the left side of all standard plates. The country identifier"
"Act 1903, which came into force on 1 January 1904, required all motor vehicles to be entered on an official vehicle register, and to carry number plates. The Act was passed in order that vehicles could be easily traced in the event of an accident or contravention of the law. Vehicle registration number plates in the UK are rectangular or square in shape, with the exact permitted dimensions of the plate and its lettering set down in law. Within the UK itself there are currently two numbering and registration systems: one for the island of Great Britain, which is administered"
"and coloured white on a red background, as previously, following a ZA - ## - AAA pattern. The first character is either a X for vehicles intended for export within 30 days, or W for temporarily registered vehicles. The two middle digits are the last two of a calendar year (for example, ""16"". for 2016). A three-letter indication of the month when the plate becomes effective appears below the second separator. Plates are issued in pairs for all vehicles (one front, one rear), except for motorcylcles, mopeds and trailers. Prior to 2016, these plates only bore numbers (no letters). In"
"for Gendarmerie, 6 for the Army (), 7 for the Air Force (), 7 for the Navy () and 8 for the General Services); two digits to identify the year of car registration (01 for 2001); a number to identify the type of vehicle (1 for cars and coaches, 3 for lorries, etc.) and four numbers from 0001 to 9999. Registration plates bore the symbol of the army unit the vehicle belonged to, for instance a black anchor on a French flag for the Navy. The Paris Fire Brigade (), although part of the Armed Forces, had different plates with"
"a growing car market and the increasing demand of purchasing and selling cars from different regions, the oblong transit plate was introduced, based on paper. When registered, the car was given two plates which should be attached to the inner side of the windshield and the rear glass. The word ""транзит"" and ""передний номер"" (""perednij nomer"", literally ""Frontal number"") or ""задний номер"" (""zadnij nomer"", lit. ""Rear number"") was written on the top row, the second row contained the three-letter regional code (or the two-letter one for military vehicles), and the third row housed the four digits. The oblong metal transit"
"Vehicle registration plates of Luxembourg Vehicle registration plates in Luxembourg bear a maximum of six characters. The standard series in use today uses a format of two letters followed by four digits (e.g., XY 3456). Marks consisting of four or five digits and no letters are also issued. The numbers are issued at a national level and give no indication of regional origin. Plates have black characters on a yellow background, with the standard blue EU stripe on the left. The current usage and format of plates was enacted by parliament in June 2003. The two-letter/four-digit format follows a rather"
"year band in the right. Top number denotes the month while bottom one denotes the year. 1973-1990 1990-2013 2004-2013 Composed with two number which country is registered to, followed by CD and two numbers. Previously used same format as civilian vehicles, but it is on green plate with addition of CD. Codes: UNFICYP plates are on blue background and with prefix ""UN"" or ""UNF"" followed by three numbers. Sovereign Base Areas plates are prefixed ""SBAA"" followed by two digits, and have adopted the same new colour and typeface as the Republic of Cyprus. Cypriot National Guard plates uses prefix ""ΕΦ"""
"plate belonged to the second series. To anticipate any shortage, three regions obtained a second letter in 1904: O for Nancy, K for Poitiers and V for Marseille. Regions were allowed to begin new series of three numbers in 1905. The new ones were distinguished from the original ones by a number between 2 and 9 added after the letter. 1 was probably avoided because it could have been confused with another character such as the I. As Paris was still running up of combinations, four-digit series were allowed locally in 1910. Temporary registration plates for vehicles for sale were"
"registration, the type of PUV is also indicated (e.g. NCR TAXI, R4A JEEPNEY, R8 PROV BUS). For private vehicles, the plate contains green-colored symbols on a white background (or reverse – white symbols on green background, used from 1989 to 1995) with the number format as ""LLL-DDD (1981 series) or LLL-DDDD (2014 series). On newer vehicles, the first letter usually indicates the region where the vehicle is registered. For example, if the plate begins with the letter ""N"", the vehicle is registered in the National Capital Region. Yellow, green or white plates that mostly have either ""U"" (Private) or ""Z"""
"were given over to pre-registered imported vehicles. The groups WA to WZ and YA to YZ were likewise reserved for this purpose, but the system was abandoned at the end of the year. In 1998 a yellow ribbon with the date of the first registration of the vehicle was introduced, placed on the right hand side of the plate. This is mandatory for all newly registered vehicles, whether new or second-hand imports. In 2005 the 00-00-AA sequence ended, and 00-AA-00 was introduced. Currently, at time of writing (late August 2018) the sequence has just reached initial median letter V (i.e."
"plates was white on blue, without borders. In previous years, plates were all-numeric; now, both letters and numbers are used. Vehicle registration plates of Monaco Vehicle registration plates of Monaco are unusually small (a few centimeters smaller than an American license plate), and are composed of four numbers and/or letters. The plates are colored blue font on a white background and have the coat of arms of Monaco on the left side with the year number (on the rear plate only) to attest that tax has been paid. All plates starting with ""000"" belong to the family of Albert II,"
"car was registered, the second being taken from the series A, B, C, E, I, K, M, H, P, O, T, X: Vehicle registration plates of Belarus Belarusian vehicle registration plates are currently composed of four digits, two letters and another digit (e.g. 1234 AB-5). The first of the letters and the final digit indicate the region of Belarus in which the car was registered. Vehicles owned by foreign companies use black-on-yellow plates, and the numbers and letters appear in a different order (e.g. M 1223). The diplomatic series uses white letters on a red background, also in a different"
"Cyrillic letters indicating where the vehicle was first registered. 1994 saw the introduction of the current format, which is intended to comply more closely with international norms. Major changes include the switch from Cyrillic letters to Latin, and the presence of the Turkmen flag with the two-letter country code TM on the left of the plate. Unusually, the alphanumerics are rendered in a mix of DIN 1451 and the unnamed font formerly used on French registration plates. The current format is: XX 99 99 XX while the last two letters is based on geographic location. Diplomatic plates are blue with"
"on plates. For instance, the blue band with the European stars and the letter F was introduced in 1998 and became compulsory on new plates in 2004. At the beginning, plates were black with white or silver characters. Reflective plates were introduced in 1963 but only became compulsory on new cars in 1993. The new plates had to be white on the front and yellow on the rear until 2007, when white rear plates were allowed. The FNI format was chronological, as is the SIV system. It was also regional, which means that it evolved independently in each . Registration"
"XP, XO...). According to a 2007 decree, 2004 standard regular plates for private automobiles with triple leading zero combinations or combinations with all identical digits (except prohibited quadruple zero) are recognized as cherished and officially cost from 7,500 to 20,000 UAH. Plate owner can choose any yet not assigned suffix within a region of vehicle registration. All other combinations are officially recognized as an ordinary, but virtually known that some of so-called ""pretty"" combinations were purchased. By the order of characters current plates completely repeat current Bulgarian and former, but still valid, Spanish systems. Because of this some plates may"
"dated B.E. 2554 (2011 CE) for buses and trucks, and by the ministerial regulation issued B.E. 2554 for other motor vehicles. Plates for cars, vans, pick-up trucks, motorized tricycles, trailers, road rollers, tractors and agricultural vehicles follow the same design. They are in size, with a colored and embossed outline. The registration ID consists of two series letters followed by a serial number string of up to four digits, from 1 to 9999, without leading zeros, e.g. ""กข 1"" or ""กข 1234"". A leading digit may be added in front of the two letters if the letter pool has been"
"(the German word for 'district') where the vehicle was registered. Between 1953 and 1974, the format of these plates was XX ##-##, where X is any letter in the range A-Z, and # is a digit between 0 and 9 – although a numerical prefix and/or suffix of '00' was disallowed. In response to the dramatic increase in the number of vehicles on East German roads, the design was revised in October 1974 to include an additional serial letter, albeit at the cost of the initial digit. The new format became: XXX #-##. Under this system, '0' was a permitted"
"Between the provincial code and the first two digits was the Italian Republic emblem (a garland surrounding a five-pointed star with the letters ""RI"" in the middle of the star). The progressive code for the first 999999 cars of the provinces was just a progressive number, not filled with initial zeroes; in the rear plate the last four digits were in the second row and the first ones (when present) in the first row. For cars from 1000000, it was A00000-A99999, B00000-B99999 etc. Possible letters were, in this order, A B D E F G H K L M N"
"prefix of two letters, followed by a sequence of numbers. Military licence plates have numbers only. Most vehicles have five-digit registration numbers between 10000 and 99999. Motorcycles, farming equipment and trailers have four-digit registration numbers between 1000 and 9999 is used. Temporary plates have three-digit registration numbers between 100 and 999. Dealer plates have two-digit registration numbers between 10 and 99. Special prefixes are: Ordinary vehicle plates have a prefix based on the geographic location for the first registration, and will not be changed later. The letters G, I, O and Q are not used due to their similarity with"
"aid in tracing false plates and their purchaser. This requirement was introduced in 2001 when the new character style and two-digit year identifier came into force, and applies to all registration plates made after that date regardless of the year of the vehicle. Number plates were initially made by the motor vehicle's original supplier, and replacement plates meeting standards could be made by anybody. Some people had street address numbers made up to motor-vehicle standards for their houses. From 2001 plates sold in England and Wales had to be provided by a supplier on the DVLA's Register of Number Plate"
"on British plates. Plates from 2004 onwards are made of metal; between 1973 and 2004, they were made of plastic. A new law on vehicle registration plates came into force on 3 June 2013, altering the design. Plates made before that date are white on the front of the vehicle and yellow on the rear, whereas new plates are white both on the front and the rear and, in addition, carry the month and year the vehicle was first registered in any country. Replacing old plates with new ones has been made mandatory for motorcycles, taxis and lorries. Taxi plates"