Vehicle number plates in Europe have specific codes that help identify the country of registration of the vehicle. Here are the main codes for European countries:
Vehicle number codes of EU countries:
- A : Austria
- B : Belgium
- BG : Bulgaria
- CY : Cyprus
- CZ : Czech Republic
- D : Germany
- DK : Denmark
- E : Spain
- EST : Estonia
- F : France
- FIN : Finland
- GB : Great Britain (before Brexit, now UK)
- GR : Greece
- H : Hungary
- HR : Croatia
- I : Italy
- IRL : Ireland
- L : Luxembourg
- LT : Lithuania
- LV : Latvia
- M : Malta
- NL : Netherlands
- P : Portugal
- PL : Poland
- RO : Romania
- S : Sweden
- SK : Slovakia
- SLO : Slovenia
Vehicle number codes of countries outside the EU:
- AL : Albania
- AM : Armenia
- AZ : Azerbaijan
- AND : Andorra
- BIH : Bosnia and Herzegovina
- BY : Belarus
- FO : Faroe Islands
- GEO : Georgia
- FL : Liechtenstein
- MC : Monaco
- MD : Moldova
- MNE : Montenegro
- N : Norway
- NMK : North Macedonia
- TR : Turkey
- IS : Iceland
- CH : Switzerland
- RKS : Kosovo
- RSM : San Marino
- RUS : Russia
- SRB : Serbia
- UA : Ukraine
Features of license plates
- License plates in most European countries have a standard size of 520 x 110 mm.
- European license plates often have a blue stripe on the left with the EU stars and country code.
- Some countries, such as Belgium, use red elements on their signs.