Diplomatic License Plates
Vehicles operated by foreign embassies, consulates, consular and diplomatic staff and various international organizations have been given plates with a distinguishing format of two (or three) numbers, one letter, three numbers, e.g., 12(3)-X-456. Vehicle owned by a diplomat, by accredited non-diplomatic staff or by a consular carries a plate with characters printed in yellow on a white background while the vehicle owned by a foreign press agency, a foreign cultural representative or by an office of a foreign company and/or its staff, has plates with characters printed in black on a white background, as normal ones.
The first group of two/three numbers (123) identifies the country or organization to which the plate has been issued, the second group of three numbers (456) is a serial number. The letter in the middle (X) is denoting the status of the owner.
Code | Explanation |
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vehicle is owned by a diplomat |
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vehicle is owned by accredited non-diplomatic staff - Mission |
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vehicle is owned by a foreign press agency or a foreign cultural representative - Press |
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vehicle is owned by an office of a foreign company and/or its staff - Economy |
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vehicle is owned by a consulate or their staff which have consular status - Consul |
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additional oval plate for vehicles used by the chief of a diplomatic mission - Chef de Mission Diplomatique |
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additional oval plate for vehicles used by a person with diplomatic status - Corps Diplomatique |
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