Every Austrian license plate begins with the abbreviation of the registration authority and the national coat of arms. Since November 1, 2002, only license plates with the EU symbol have been issued. It is located on the left side of the license plate. Old license plates without this symbol cannot be exchanged, but a voluntary exchange for EU license plates is possible at any time. When changing vehicles, old license plates are replaced with EU license plates in any case.
Austrian license plates consist of black letters on a white background. On the left side is a blue field with a wreath of EU stars and a white letter A (for Austria), followed by the abbreviation of the registration district, then the coat of arms of the federal state and finally the individual prefix.
There are currently around seven million vehicles registered in Austria. Each vehicle has an Austrian license plate, where the first letter or two letters are the abbreviation of the respective registration district. We have listed all the abbreviations and the corresponding registration districts for you. We will also look at all the special license plates, their abbreviations and meanings.
Car number plate Vienna
Abbreviation
Population point
W
Wien
Car licence plate in Lower Austria
New licence plates with the abbreviation WU (Wien-Umgebung) are no longer issued.
Abbreviation
Population point
AM
Amstetten
BL
Bruck an der Leitha
BN
Baden
GD
Gmünd
GF
Gänserndorf
HL
Hollabrunn
HO
Horn
KG
Klosterneuburg
KO
Korneuburg
KR
Krems/Land
KS
Krems an der Donau – Stadt
LF
Lilienfeld
MD
Mödling
ME
Melk
MI
Mistelbach
NK
Neunkirchen
P
St. Pölten – Stadt
PL
St. Pölten/Land
SB
Scheibbs
SW
Schwechat
TU
Tulln
WB
Wiener Neustadt/Land
WN
Wiener Neustadt – Stadt
WT
Waidhofen an der Thaya
WY
Waidhofen an der Ybbs
ZT
Zwettl
Number plate of the car Burgenland
Abbreviation
Population point
E
Eisenstadt – Stadt
EU
Eisenstadt/Umgebung
GS
Güssing
JE
Jennersdorf
MA
Mattersburg
ND
Neusiedl am See
OP
Oberpullendorf
OW
Oberwart
Car number plate of Styria
Abbreviation
Population point
BM
Bruck-Mürzzuschlag
DL
Deutschlandsberg
G
Graz
GB
Gröbming
GU
Graz/Umgebung
HF
Hartberg-Fürstenfeld
LB
Leibnitz
LE
Leoben – Stadt
LI
Liezen
LN
Leoben/Umgebung
MT
Murtal
MU
Murau
SO
Südoststeiermark
VO
Voitsberg
WZ
Weiz
Car licence plate in Upper AustriaCar licence plate in Upper Austria
Abbreviation
Population
BR
Braunau
EF
Eferding
FR
Freistadt
GM
Gmunden
GR
Grieskirchen
KI
Kirchdorf an der Krems
L
Linz – Stadt
LL
Linz/Land
PE
Perg
RI
Ried im Innkreis
RO
Rohrbach
SD
Schärding
SE
Steyr/Land
SR
Steyr – Stadt
UU
Urfahr/Umgebung
VB
Vöcklabruck
WE
Wels – Stadt
WL
Wels/Land
Car number plate Salzburg
Abbreviations
Population point
HA
Hallein
JO
St. Johann im Pongau
S
Salzburg – Stadt
SL
Salzburg/Land
TA
Tamsweg
ZE
Zell am See
Carinthia’s car number plate
Abbreviations
Population point
FE
Feldkirchen
HE
Hermagor
K
Klagenfurt – Stadt
KL
Klagenfurt/Land
SP
Spittal an der Drau
SV
St. Veit an der Glan
VI
Villach
VK
Völkermarkt
VL
Villach/Land
WO
Wolfsberg
Tyrol car number plate
Abbreviation
Population point
I
Innsbruck – Stadt
IL
Innsbruck/Land
IM
Imst
KB
Kitzbühel
KU
Kufstein
LA
Landeck
LZ
Lienz
RE
Reutte
SZ
Schwaz
Number plate of the car Vorarlberg
Abbreviation
Population point
B
Bregenz
BZ
Bludenz
DO
Dornbirn
FK
Feldkirch
National authorities
Vehicles used by the chairpersons of regional parliaments, members of regional governments and staff of regional ombudsman offices bear the name of the respective region on their licence plates.
Abbreviation
Federal land
B
Burgenland
K
Kärnten
N
Niederösterreich
O
Oberösterreich
S
Salzburg
ST
Steiermark
T
Tirol
V
Vorarlberg
W
Wien
Public authorities and state-owned companies
Abbreviation
Federal land
BD
Bundesbusdienst
BH
Bundesheer
BP
Bundespolizei
FV
Finanzverwaltung
FW
Feuerwehr
JW
Justizwache
PT
Post
Diplomatic staff
Abbreviations
Application
CD
Diplomati
CC
Vehicles of foreign professional consuls in Austria
