Fundamental Design
The most common form of Brunei license plates, in use since the introduction of motorised vehicles in the country's British colonial era, typically begin with one or more letters followed by up to four numerical digits with no leading zeros. Thus, the configuration of a common Brunei number plate may be in the form of BB 1234.
The sequence of licensed numbers, since 1 January 1984, issued begins with xA 1 to xY 9999. "x" is either "B" for cars registered with the Brunei-Muara Land Transport Department prior to 2006, or "K" for cars registered with the Kuala Belait Land Transport Department prior to 2006. After 2006, the letter "K" is assigned to all cars irrespective of the location that the cars are registered. The table below shows the possible combinations in use. Special cases are also listed in the table. Some letters are not used - these are listed in the (letters I, O and Z are not used to avoid ambiguity with numbers or other forms of local license plates).
| Second Letter | Initial letter B | Comments | Initial letter K | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | B | These were the first license plates issued in the British protectorate of Brunei | - | There are no licence plates starting with the single letter K |
| A | BA | KA | ||
| B | BB | KB | ||
| C | BC | KC | ||
| D | - | There are no license plates with BD | KD | |
| E | BE | The first license plates issued by the sovereign nation of Brunei | KE | |
| F | BF | KF | ||
| G | BG | BG is reserved for government vehicles only | KG | |
| H | BH | KH | KH was the last license plates to be issued exclusively by the Kuala Belait Land Transport Department | |
| J | BJ | KJ | KJ marks the start of license plates issued by the Bandar Seri Begawan Land Transport Department (in addition to the Kuala Belait) | |
| K | BK | KK | ||
| L | BL | KL | ||
| M | BM | KM | ||
| N | BN | KN | ||
| P | BP | KP | ||
| Q | BQ | - | There are no license plates with KQ | |
| R | BR | KR | ||
| S | BS | KS | ||
| T | BT | |||
| U | BU | |||
| V | BV | |||
| W | BW | |||
| X | BX | Only used for the Vehicles of the 1999 Southeast Asian Games | ||
| Y | BY |
Since the leading 'B' plate finished, the Land Transport Department decided to restart the initial 'B' plate with 'BA', which consists of 3 letters and up to 4 numbers in the form of "Bxx 1234".
| Second Letter | Third Letter | Initial letter B | Comments | Initial letter K | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | A | BAA | Restart of the 'B' plates in 2009 | - | Not yet issued as of 2009 |
| A | B | BAB | - | - | - |
| A | C | BAC | - | - | - |
| A | E | BAE | - | - | - |
| A | F | BAF | - | - | - |
| A | G | BAG | - | - | - |
| A | H | BAH | - | - | - |
| A | J | BAJ | - | - | - |
| A | K | BAK | - | - | - |
The format is used in virtually all classes of vehicles with engines, including, unless stated later:
- Private vehicles (cars, motorcycles, vans, trucks and other vehicles of similar design).
- Commercial and industrial vehicles (vans, trucks - light or heavy, buses, road-legal vehicles for construction and excavation and other vehicles of similar design).
- Service vehicles (police cars, ambulances, fire engines, public utility vehicles and other vehicles of similar design).
The shape and size of Brunei license plates on vehicles, with the exception of motorcycles and scooters, are restricted to either 8.5 inch by 13.5 incy or 21 inch by 6 inch. Vehicular plates on motorcycles are usually smaller at either 4.25 inch by 6.75 inch or 8.5 inch by 3 inch. The size of the letters and numbers on the license plate is defined to be 3.5 inch by 2.5 inch by 0.625 inch for all vehicles except for motorcycles which is defined to be 1.75 inch 2.5 inch by 0.3125 inch.
Read more about this topic: Vehicle Registration Plates Of Brunei
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