A license plate, licence plate, number plate or registration plate (often referred to simply as a plate) is a small metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle for official identification purposes. On many vehicles, they appear in pairs, with one attached to the front and another attached to the rear, although certain jurisdictions and vehicle types only require one plate—usually the rear. The plate has a serial number on it which is the same on all plates attached to the vehicle, the purpose of which is to identify the vehicle uniquely from others on roads, usually within the same country. Having a current license plate change usually is evidence of a vehicle being licensed for use on a public highway, or of a tax having been paid in connection with the vehicle. A license or licence is a document or agreement giving permission to do something. ... A serial number is a unique number applied to a product example, as opposed to a model number or type number. ... This page is related to transport; you may be looking for the 2002 Bollywood movie Road. ... A country, a land, or a state, is a geographical area that connotes an independent political entity, with its own government, administration, laws, often a constitution, police, military, tax rules, and population, who are one anothers countrymen. ... A tax is an involuntary fee paid by individuals or businesses to a state, or to functional equivalents of a state, including tribes, secessionist movements or revolutionary movements. ...

In some countries, such as in the United Kingdom, a vehicle usually only has one set of plates (known as number plates) following its initial sale as the information displayed on the plates is static from then on throughout the vehicle's life. In other countries, such as in the United States, plates (known as license plates) have are required to be changed periodically (though, for cost-saving purposes, the recent tendency has been to simply replace a small decal on the plate's surface).

Plates usually are either directly fixed to a vehicle, or may be located in a plate frame which is itself fixed to the vehicle . Sometimes the plate frames contain advertisements inserted by the vehicle service centre or the dealership from which the vehicle was purchased. Vehicle owners can purchase customized and specialty frames to replace the original frames. Usually plates are designed to conform to certain standards of clarity with regards to being read by the human eye in day or at night, or by electronic equipment.

License plates have been around almost as long as automobiles. In the U.S., where each state oversees plates, New York state has required plates since 1901. Massachusetts was the first state to require government-issued plates, in 1903. State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ...

Usage

A sample standard-issue California license plate.

In Canada, Mexico, Australia, Germany, and the United States, license plates are usually issued by provincial, territorial, or state governments. The federal government issues plates only for its own vehicle fleet and for vehicles owned by foreign diplomats. Province is a name for a secondary, or subnational entity of government in most countries. ... A territory is a defined area (including land and waters), usually considered to be a possession of an animal, person, organization, or institution. ... A state is an organized political community occupying a definite territory, having an organized government, and possessing internal and external sovereignty. ... A federal government is the common government of a federation. ...

In most other countries, license plates are issued by an agency of the national government.

Plate numbering and lettering

Generally, the appearance of plates is frequently chosen to contain symbols, colors, or slogans associated with the issuing jurisdiction. The format for license plate numbers (which often contain characters) will provide enough numbers for all the motor vehicles in the jurisdiction. So, for example, Wyoming, the smallest U.S. state by population, issues plates with the numbers in the format NN NNNN or NN NNNL, with the first two numbers restricted to 1-23 and 99 (one code for each of the state's 23 counties, and 99 for rental vehicles); Rhode Island, the smallest state by area, uses the formats LL-NNN and NNNNN; while California and certain other populous states use a seven-character format such as LLLNNNN or NLLLNNN, where N is a number and L is a letter. Plates on vehicles other than passenger cars, such as trucks and trailers, may have different formats such as NLNNNNN. In some U.S. states, information such as the county of registration or the month of expiration is encoded into the number. A few states place the county of registration explicitly on the plate, above or below the number. The closest thing to a generic numbering format in the U.S. is LLL-NNN or NNN-LLL for passenger cars, LL-NNNN for trucks, L-NNNNN for trailers, and either LLNNN or NNNNNN for motorcycles. The term jurisdiction has more than one sense. ... State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th)  - Land 251,706 km²  - Water 1,851 km² (0. ... State nickname: The Ocean State Other U.S. States Capital Providence Largest city Providence Governor Donald Carcieri Official languages None Area 4,005 km² (50th)  - Land 2,709 km²  - Water 1,296 km² (32. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... The driver of a car transporter truck prepares to offload Skoda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For further uses of the word truck, see Truck (disambiguation). ... A Trailer is an unpowered vehicle pulled by one with an engine. ...

While it is popularly believed that license-plate numbers are assigned randomly, the usual practice is to assign them in ascending order, beginning with a starting point such as AAA-001. Thus, someone familiar with the sequence can determine roughly when the license plate was issued. In a few cases, numbers are assigned in descending order. For example, when Virginia switched to a seven-character for its standard issue in 1993, numbers beginning with AAA-1000 were already in use for extra-cost ornamental plates; therefore, the new standard license plates were issued in descending order from ZZZ-9999. Special "400th Anniversary" license plates, issued since 2003, are numbered in ascending order from JAA-1000. State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...

Sometimes, there is a problem with unintentional profane or inappropriate messages. Thus most numbering sequences do not include lettering such as FUK, DIE, KKK, BTK, or USA; and numbering usually does not include 911 or 666. Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ... The BTK killer is a serial killer who the police believe killed seven people between 1974 and 1977, and up to three more between 1985 and 1991. ... Nine hundred and eleven is the number following 910 and coming before 912. ... There is also a house music group named 666. ...

In New Zealand, license plate numbering went from LLNNNN to LLLNNN in February 2001 with the arrival of ZZ9999, which was followed by AAA104 instead of AAA001 for some reason. Between 1905 and 1964, the number plates went from 000001 to 999999. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Showing current registration on plates

Historically, many U.S. and Canadian plates were replaced every year, although the general practice in modern times is to send new validation stickers to vehicle owners every year or two, to indicate that the vehicle registration is still valid.

Tags that are not up to date quickly attract the attention of law enforcement, because registration "renewal" is a transaction that can usually be undertaken only by the car's registered owner. A delinquent registration tag is often an indicator that the vehicle may be stolen. Even with the tags, many states used to require that all license plates be replaced every few years, although that practice is being abandoned due to the expense of continually producing large numbers of plates. Maryland, for example, formerly mandated that all license plates be replaced every five years (except for apportioned trailers, which were registered on an eight-year schedule), but has not done so since 1986. For the band, see The Police. ... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,296,486 (19th)  - Density 165 /km² (5th) Admittance into... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The tags are usually placed on one corner of the plate, while the month of the year in which the tags would expire is printed in an opposing corner. Some jurisdictions combine the year and month on one sticker. In others, the plate's validation is a decal displayed from the inside of the windshield. The colour of plate stickers and windshield decals often change annually, to allow for easier detection by police. The word validation has several related meanings: In general, validation is the process of checking if something satisfies a certain criterion. ... A decal or transfer is a plastic, cloth or paper substrate that has printed on it a pattern that can be moved to another surface upon contact, usually with the aid of heat or water. ... The windshield or windscreen of an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, is the front window. ...

Most validation stickers are either serialized (with the serial number recorded on the registration), or are printed by a special printer at the time of registration or renewal with the vehicle's license plate number on them to discourage fraudulent sticker use (the sticker will be valid only for the plate for which it was intended). A printer can be: Someone who operates a printing press, and prints books. ... In computer vision, sets of data acquired by sampling the same scene or object at different times, or from different perspectives, will be in different coordinate systems. ...

Plate lifecycle

In the United States, plates typically stay with vehicles throughout their useful life, unless owners move to another state and bring their vehicles with them. In American law, when a person moves to a new state, he or she is required to establish "residency" in the new state, which includes registering the vehicle with that new state's government — it will then issue new plates that must be attached to the vehicle.

When a vehicle is sold, the disposition of the license plates depends on state law. In some states, the license plates are assigned with the vehicle to its new owner. In other states, the license plates remain with the seller, who may, for a fee, transfer the license plates and any unused portion of the current registration to a new vehicle. Some states issue a new plate whenever the car is sold.

Plate mounting

Many American states are now strictly enforcing laws that require all vehicles to have two license plates (one mounted on or near each bumper). This is to increase the effectiveness of red-light cameras, which work only if a vehicle can be linked back to its registered owner. A red-light camera in use in Beaverton, Oregon A road-rule enforcement camera is a system including a camera and a vehicle-monitoring device used to detect and identify vehicles disobeying a road rule or road rules. ...

Special plate content and shapes

In the United States and Canada, many states and provinces distinguish their license plates through distinctive colour schemes and logos. For example, the cowboy logo often associated with the state of Wyoming has appeared on that state's license plates for several decades. The license plates of the Yukon have featured a prospector panning for gold. Vermont license plates have frequently featured a green and white colour scheme. Other states, such as California and Louisiana offer a simpler scheme, often with a white background and little decoration (although Louisiana has recently switched to a graphic design with a graphic of the state bird, the pelican). In recent years, states such as Indiana, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia have begun to put the address of the state's official web site on their general issue plates. In Canada's Northwest Territories and Nunavut, the license plates are cut out from the sheet material in a bear shape. State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th)  - Land 251,706 km²  - Water 1,851 km² (0. ... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th)  - Land 474,391 km²  - Water 8,052 km² (1. ... State nickname: The Green Mountain State Other U.S. States Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Governor Jim Douglas Official languages None Area 24,923 km² (45th)  - Land 23,974 km²  - Water 949 km² (3. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans Governor Kathleen Blanco Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455 km² (16%) Population (2000)  - Population 4,468,976 (22nd)  - Density 39. ... Species Pelecanus occidentalis Pelecanus thagus Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Pelecanus onocrotalis Pelecanus crispus Pelecanus rufescens Pelecanus philippensis Pelecanus conspicillatus A pelican is any of several very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th)  - Land 92,897 km²  - Water 1,424 km² (1. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... State nickname: Mountain State Other U.S. States Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Governor Joe Manchin Official languages None Area 62,809 km² (41st)  - Land 62,436 km²  - Water 376 km² (0. ... A former territory in the United States is called Northwest Territory. ... For the electoral districts of the same name, see Nunavut (electoral district) and Nunavut (Senate Division). ...

Europe

In the European Union, number plates of a common format are issued throughout (albeit still optional in some member states). Nevertheless, individual member states use differing numbering schemes, and even colors (e.g. the United Kingdom and France have yellow plates at the rear; see British car number plates). The common design consists of a blue strip on the left of the plate. This blue strip has the E.U. motif (12 yellow stars), along with the country code of the member state in which the vehicle was registered. With this vehicles do not require international code stickers for traveling between member states. In the United Kingdom, cars and other motor powered road vehicles have had to carry a license plate (or in British English, a number plate) since 1904. ...

People's Republic of China

Main article: licence plate of China

Blue PRC licence plates of the 1992 standard (August 2004 image)

The People's Republic of China issues vehicles licence plates at its Vehicle Management Offices, under the administration of the Ministry of Public Security. PRC Blue Licence Plate. ... PRC Blue Licence Plate. ...

The current plates are of the 1992 standard, which consist of the one-character provincial abbreviation, a letter of the Latin alphabet, and five numbers or letters of the alphabet (e.g. Jing A-12345, for a vehicle in Beijing). The number order is produced at random; i.e. Jing A-12345 will not be issued before Jing A-12344. A computer handles the randomization. (A previous licence plate system, with a green background and the full name of the province in Chinese characters, actually had a sequential numbering order, and the numbering system was eventually beset with corruption.) The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world, the standard script of the English language and most of the languages of western and central Europe, and of those areas settled by Europeans. ... Beijing  listen (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; ; Postal System Pinyin: Peking), is the capital city of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Yellow plates are issued for large vehicles of Chinese nationality. Blue plates, the most common sort, are issued for vehicles of Chinese nationality, which are small or compact in size. Black plates are issued for vehicles belonging to foreigners and persons from Hong Kong and Macao. (Black licence plates are handed to vehicles of any size, as long as they are of foreign nationality.)

Japan

Japanese License Plate (Schematic illustration)

Main article: licence Plate (Japan)

License plates in Japan are either white with green text, or the reverse. The top line names the office at which the vehicle is registered, and includes a numeric code that indicates the class of vehicle. The bottom contains one symbol (typically a kana), and up to four digits.
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Russian Federation

Russian registration plate, as observed in 2004

In Russia, plate format has changed since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The current format uses a letter followed by 3 digits and two more letters. To improve legibility of the numbers for Russian cars abroad, only a small subset of Cyrillic characters that look like Latin characters is used. Finally, the region number (77 and 99 for Moscow, 78 for Saint-Petersburg) and letters "RUS" are included, as well as the national flag. There is a different format for trailers (4 digits and 2 letters). Russian license plate (St. ... Russian license plate (St. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (or azbuka, from the old name of the first letters) is an alphabet used to write six natural Slavic languages (Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian) and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow  listen? ( Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... Saint Petersburg  listen (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of...

Some regions (inside the Federation) are not required to have the flag on the licence plates.

Police forces have special numbers on blue colored plates. There are special series (usually numbers starting with A) reserved for government officials (for example, A 001 AA usually belongs to the governor of the region). These numbers have a larger flag instead of the region number. A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ...

Rich businessmen, prominent politicians and crime lords often use illegally acquired special licence plates (government or police) to get preferential treatment from the transport police and as a status symbol.

Federative Republic of Brazil

Brazil adopted its current system in 1990, which uses the form LLL NNNN, with a dot between letters and numbers. A combination given to one vehicle cannot be transferred to another vehicle. Above combination there is a metallic band with the state abbreviation (SP = São Paulo, RJ = Rio de Janeiro, PR = Paraná, etc.) and the name of the municipality. This band can be changed, changing the seal (plastic or lead-made). Landmark buildings Edifício Italia (at left) and Copan (curved façade at center), in São Paulo Downtown. ... Ipanema beach A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ...

The size of the Brazilian licence plates is normally 380 x 130 mm, but can be made plates on Japanese size or European size

The Brazilian Licence Plates use colors to show its type, and front and rear plates use same color:

black on gray: Particular white on red: any kind of paid transportation (buses, cabs, etc.) red on white: driver's school (auto-escola in Brazil). black on white: official use (government, police department, fire department, federal, state or city-owned for public services). gray on black: collection (30-years vehicles or more with an excellent conservation and plus than 80% of originality. white on green: dealer-testing or in some cases, test-drive (most of test-drive cars use black on gray plates). white on blue: constructor-testing or diplomatic use (in this case, using CD NNNN or CC NNNN).

The letters of the plate can describe its state of origin. Vehicles can be relocated from one state to another, but their plate's combination will show the origin.

AAA-0000 to BEZ-0000 = PR = PARANÁ; BFA-0000 to GKI-0000 = SP = SÃO PAULO; GKI-0000 to HOL-0000 = MG = MINAS GERAIS; and so on.

Vanity and specialty plates

In some countries, people can pay extra and get vanity plates: licence plates with a custom number (character set). For example, a vanity license plate might read "MY TOY". Generally vanity plates are not allowed to have profane or obscene messages on them, and of course they must also be unique. Profanity is a word choice or usage which many consider to be offensive. ... Obscenity has several connotations. ...

Idaho bluebird plate, one of more than 30 specialty plates in that state

In some jurisdictions, vehicle owners may also pay extra for specialty plates: with these, the sequence of letters and numbers is chosen by the licensing agency—as with regular plates—but the owners select a plate design that is different from the normal licence plate. For example, a former soldier who became a prisoner of war might choose a special POW plate, an alumnus or student of an area university might get a plate with the school's logo, or an outdoorsman might decide to pay extra for a plate depicting a nature scene. A portion of the extra cost of these license plates often ends up as a donation for a related school or non-profit organization. Some states where stock car racing is popular issue special NASCAR-themed plates; a NASCAR fan can purchase a plate with the name and car number of his or her favorite driver, along with the state-issued alphanumeric sequence. Here, a portion of the extra cost goes to NASCAR as compensation for licensing its trademarks. Normally such specialty plates can be purchased without proof of any particular status or affiliation, the obvious exceptions being plates which indicate membership or abilities of use in an emergency (firemen, police, EMT, etc, etc). Also, some states require that the university plates be ordered through alumni associations. All U.S. states and Canadian provinces offer specialized license plates for licensed amateur radio operators. The owner's radio callsign is used instead of a standard license assignment. State nickname: Gem State Other U.S. States Capital Boise Largest city Boise Governor Dirk Kempthorne Official languages none Area 216,632 km² (14th)  - Land 214,499 km²  - Water 2,133 km² (0. ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... An alumn (with a silent n), alum, alumnus, or alumna is a former student of a college, university, or school. ... Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... A donation is to give a fund or cause or such donated gift usually for charitable reasons. ... This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ... NASCAR logo Drivers practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Fire exercice aboard the frigate La Motte-Picquet. ... An emergency medical technician (EMT) is an emergency responder trained to provide emergency medical services (EMS) to the critically ill and injured. ... Amateur radio, commonly called ham radio, is a hobby enjoyed by many people throughout the world (as of 2004 about 3 million worldwide, 60,000 in UK, 70,000 in Germany, 5,000 in Norway, 57,000 in Canada, and 700,000 in the USA). ... Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid...

In California, it is possible to have certain symbols on a vanity plate. The available symbols are a heart, hand, or star. State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...

In New Jersey, people convicted of drunk driving are banned from using vanity plates. State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (acting) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... Drunk driving - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

Even the railroad railfan has a custom tag to denote either a locomotive model or road number. In the U.S. state of Georgia (where the number of letters/numbers was recently extended from six to seven), the & cannot be used, so if a railfan wanted a plate number with the & (IE: B&O GM50); the railfan would have to order it as shown: BO GM50. Some states also have separate locomotive licence tags. Railfans practicing their hobby at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. ... Great Western Railway No. ...

Novelty licence plates

There also exist novelty licence plates, often sold in gift or novelty shops. Similar to vanity plates, these novelties are printed with an individual's name, but unlike vanity plates they are not intended for legal identification of an automobile. They can be displayed in the rear window, for example, or on the front of vehicles registered in jurisdictions that only require a valid plate on the rear of the vehicle. The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Novelty is the quality of being new. ...

International codes

On the international level the licence plates of different countries are distinguished by a supplementary licence plate country code. This country designator is displayed in bold block uppercase on a small white oval plate or sticker on the rear of the vehicle near the number plate.

The allocation of codes in maintained by the United Nations as the Distinguishing Signs of Vehicles in International Traffic, being authorized by the UN's 1949 and 1968 Conventions on Road Traffic. Many, but far from all, vehicle codes created since the adoption of ISO 3166 coincide with either the ISO two or three letter codes. The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... ISO 3166 is a three-part geographic coding standard for coding the names of countries and dependent areas, and the principal subdivisions thereof. ...

For a full list of licence plate country codes, see List of international license plate codes. This is a list of international license plate codes: A Austria AFG Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AL Albania AND Andorra ANG Angola ARM Armenia AUS Australia AZ Azerbaijan B Belgium BD Bangladesh BDS Barbados BF Burkina Faso BG Bulgaria BH Belize BHT Bhutan BIH Bosnia-Herzegovina BOL Bolivia BR...

Imitation International codes

In Canada and the United States, where the international oval is not officially used, putting one on a car is purely a matter of personal discretion. This has given rise to a tourist-driven industry of imitation international code stickers. For example, the island of Martha's Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts has MV, while the Outer Banks region of North Carolina uses OBX. Stickers of this sort are usually visibly different from any real international code sticker, but some places sell what could appear to be real stickers, touting that the abbreviation refers to their venue. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Marthas Vineyard is roughly triangular in shape, and is approximately 30 kilometers in length. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... North Carolinas Outer Banks separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Albemarle Sound (north) and Pamlico Sound (south). ... State nickname: Tar Heel State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ...

See also

• ALPCA
• Austrian car number plates
• Australian car number plates
• Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR)
• Belgian car number plates
• British car number plates
• Dutch vehicle registration plates
• German car number plates
• Greek car number plates
• Indonesian car number plates
• Irish vehicle registration plates
• Japanese license plates
• List of fictional licence plate numbers
• List of international licence plate codes
• Romanian car number plates
• Turkish car number plates
• Vehicle identification number

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External links

• Automobile License Plate Collectors Association (http://www.alpca.org/)
• License Plates of the World (http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/)
• Licence Plate Mania (http://www.licenseplatemania.com/)
• U.S. License Plates 1969-Present (http://www.15q.net/)
• License Plates collector's portal (http://www.licenseplates.cc/)
• License Plate Maker (http://www.acme.com/licensemaker/)
• Information on Alaska License Plates (http://www.alaska.net/~royce/akplates/)
• Pennsylvania License Plates (http://fp.enter.net/~kgoodhead/john.htm)
• Information on Animal/Pet Friendly Plate Programs in the USA (http://www.palc.org/petprojects/animalfriendly.html)