License Plate Codes
Е А ТХ ЕВ Х К КН ОВ М РА РК ЕН РВ РР Р Н СС СН СМ С,СА СО СТ Т В ВТ ВН ВР УAfter the requirement that all number plate codes had to be compatible with both the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets came into force –
- The provinces that already had compatible codes retained them – e.g. Varna "B", Ruse "P"
- Most other major cities took on the remaining single-letter codes that were hitherto unused – e.g. Burgas "A", Blagoevgrad "E" (a significant exception to this is Plovdiv's "PB")
- The rest adopted two-letter codes that simply included random letters from their names – mostly from Cyrillic, some from Latin, and a few from a combination of the two.
| Current province code | Province | Old province code | Bulgarian spellings, Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| А | Burgas Province | Бс, Б | Бургас |
| В | Varna Province | Вн, В | Варна |
| ВН | Vidin Province | Вд, ВД | ВидиН |
| ВР | Vratsa Province | Вр, ВР | ВРаца |
| ВТ | Veliko Tarnovo Province | ВТ | Велико Търново |
| Е | Blagoevgrad Province | Бл, БЛ | Благоевград |
| ЕВ | Gabrovo Province | Гб, Г | Габрово |
| ЕН | Pleven Province | Пл, ПЛ | ПлевЕН |
| К | Kardzhali Province | Кж, К | Кърджали |
| КН | Kyustendil Province | Кн, КН | КюстеНдил |
| М | Montana Province | Мх, М | Монтана |
| Н | Shumen Province | Ш | Шумен |
| ОВ | Lovech Province | Лч, Л | ЛОВеч |
| Р | Ruse Province | Рс, Р | Русе |
| РА | Pazardzhik Province | Пз, ПЗ | Пазарджик (PAzardjik) |
| РВ | Plovdiv Province | Пд, П | Пловдив |
| РК | Pernik Province | Пк, ПК | Перник (PerniK) |
| РР | Razgrad Province | РЗ | РазгРад |
| СН | Sliven Province | Сл, СЛ | СливеН |
| СМ | Smolyan Province | См, СМ | СМолян |
| С СА (since 2006) |
Sofia-Capital | Сф, С, А | София |
| СО | Sofia Province | СФ | София Област |
| СС | Silistra Province | Сс, СС | СилиСтра |
| СТ | Stara Zagora Province | СтЗ, СЗ | СТара Загора |
| Т | Targovishte Province | Тщ, Т | Търговище |
| ТХ | Dobrich Province | Тх, ТХ | Добрич |
| У | Yambol Province | Яб, Я | Ямбол (Yambol) |
| Х | Haskovo Province | Хс, Х | Хасково |
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