NationMaster - Encyclopedia: European license plates

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. ...

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Categories: License plates Austrian car number plates are license plates found on Austrian cars. ... Number plates in Belgium are driver specific. ... 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. ... The standard license plates in Croatia consist of two-letter city code which is separated by the countrys coat of arms from three or four numbers and one or two letters. ... an Irish number plate Number plates in the Republic of Ireland conform to the European standard, with a blue band, 12 stars of the European flag and country identifier. ... Prior to 1994 and resuming in 1999, Italian automobile license plates bear an alphabetic code which tells in which region the automobile was registered. ... Dutch vehicle registrations are done by the Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer, short RDW. The accompanying license plates are assigned to the cars identity papers. ... Finnish car number plates usually carry three letters and three numbers separated with a dash, though vanity plates may carry just one of each. ... German car number plates show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... Polish car number plates since May 1, 2000 ... On the Romanian License plates we find on the left side a blue strip with the Flag of Romania and the country code of Romania (RO), then the county code and a combination of two digits and three letters. ... Turkish car number plates are license plates found on Turkish vehicles. ...