Vehicle registration plates of South Africa

License Plate in South Africa differ from province to province. It is - depending on the province - black, blue or green lettering on a white background used. In some provinces, the background contains a stylized image of the province and a province typical motto. Older flag were black on yellow.

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The current scheme is XXX 999 - P, where X is a letter ( consonant ), 9 stands for a digit and P for the province abbreviation. Shorter labels are possible, such as motorcycles. License plates, which often contain a word or similar, have recently also possible ( ZAR 150).

Since 1994, also known by the German license plate FE font will be used.

(*): There are almost exclusively (except for request ) License plates according to the old scheme in use.

New indicator scheme

As of 2010, both the numbering scheme as well as the license plate itself should be changed in the province of Gauteng. The new sign is again made ​​of aluminum, has a chip and a 2D bar code. The numbering scheme consists of two letters, two numbers and then two letters followed by the province abbreviation GP.

Old mark scheme

A different numbering scheme according to the old administrative structure was used before 1994. By 1975, black number plates were issued with white letters before the color scheme to black ( later White) changed to yellow. The license plate began with a provincial / district abbreviation followed by up to six digits. Depending on the province could be taken to the exact registration of the vehicle based on the sequence of letters return yoke. In addition, own license plate issued in the ten homelands.

Special Features

The vehicles of police, military and public administration fit into the usual pattern, but can be connected to a separate "province" recognize abbreviations.