Vehicle registration plates of Norway
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The registration number of cars in Norway is maintained by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. As in most countries, cars are identified only by number plates read visually. Due to the large installed base of automatic road toll systems, there is a significant number of cars that also carry an electronic identity chip that may be read remotely. Up to now, these chips have only been used for purposes of toll collection and traffic statistics.
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[edit] Number plate design
The number plates can have one of the following designs:
[edit] A - White plate, black print
For cars, lorries, buses, etc. taxed and fit to drive on public roads. Plates of this type will also carry a tax stamp; see below. Most cars in Norway have these plates.
[edit] B - Black plate, yellow print
These are for all vehicles that are approved and deemed safe but never drive on public roads. This includes forest tractors, mining trucks, off-road snow-mobiles, various mobile gear in airports and quays, etc. Such vehicles are tax exempt and do not carry a tax stamp. Vehicles registered on Svalbard also use these plates.
[edit] C - Orange plates, black print
Military cars, trucks, buses, tanks etc. Such vehicles are tax-exempt and do not carry a tax stamp.
[edit] D - Green plate, black print
For cars, vans, small trucks, etc. taxed and fit to drive on public roads. Vehicles with this plate are not for passenger use. They can carry only one or two passengers and are intended for craftsmen and courier usage. Such cars have lower taxes than the same model ones with plate type A. They will also carry a tax stamp, and will never have a back seat. Anyone may own a car with green number plates.
[edit] E - Blue plate, yellow print
These are Corps Diplomatique plates; they are used on official cars of foreign embassies and consular services. These plates always use prefix CD. They are tax exempt, but do carry a tax stamp.
[edit] F - Red plate, white print
Temporary number plates. This kind of plate is often provided by car sales show rooms for test driving a car. They may also be used for driving between border control and road authority when importing a car from abroad. People who need to temporary register a car for other reasons may acquire such number plates from the local road authority office.
[edit] G - Yellow plate, black print
Used by military vehicles
[edit] Tax stamp
A tax stamp is sent out annually by mail to every car owner who has paid the road tax, insurance and is in compliance with any MOT control. The tax stamp has a bar code for non-disclosed usage. The tax stamp changes colour each year. The palette is red - blue - yellow. A car with a number plate of a wrong colour is likely to have its number plate removed by police or customs staff.
[edit] Nationality stripe
Norwegian plates manufactured after November 1, 2006 have a nationality stripe on the left end of the plates. This stripe is blue with a Norwegian flag and the letter "N", in the style used by many central European countries before they became EU members.
A license plate from Fredrikstad
[edit] Manufacture of number plates
The production of number plates is strictly controlled by the authorities. Number plates are provided when application of registration is accepted. If plates are stolen, new ones will not be produced until a police enquiry is completed.
Number plates for all types except some kinds of F plates are produced in aluminium.
[edit] Car number prefixes and sequence numbers
All Norwegian car number plates have a prefix of two letters, followed by a sequence of numbers.
Special prefixes are:
- CD: Corps Diplomatique
- EL: Electrically powered vehicles
- GA: autogas LPG (Liquified petroleum gas) or other gas powered vehicles
- HY: Hydrogen powered vehicles
Normal number plates have a prefix based on the geographic location for the first registration, and will not be changed later. [1]
| City | County | Registration series |
|---|---|---|
| Halden | Østfold | AA AB AC |
| Fredrikstad | Østfold | AF AH AR AS AT AU AV AW |
| Sarpsborg | Østfold | AD AE |
| Mysen | Østfold | AJ AK AL AN AP |
| Moss | Østfold | AX AY AZ BA BB FN |
| Drøbak | Akershus | BC BD BE BF BH BJ BK |
| Asker and Bærum | Akershus | BL BN BP BR BS BT BU BV BX BY BZ CA CB |
| Romerike | Akershus | CC CE CF CH CJ CK CL CN CP CR CS CT CU |
| Jessheim | Akershus | CV CX CY CZ |
| Oslo | Oslo | DA DB DC DD DE DF DH DJ DK DL DN DP DR DS DT DU DV DX DY DZ EA EB EC ED EE EF EH EJ EK EN EP ER ES ET EU EV EX EY EZ FA FB FC FD FE |
| Hamar | Hedmark | FS FT FU FV FX FY FZ HA |
| Elverum | Hedmark | HB HC HD HE |
| Tynset | Hedmark | HF HH |
| Kongsvinger | Hedmark | HJ HK HL HN HP HR |
| Lillehammer | Oppland | HS HT HU HV HX |
| Otta | Oppland | HZ JA JB |
| Gjøvik | Oppland | JC JD JE JF JH JJ JK JL JN JP |
| Fagernes | Oppland | JR JS JT |
| Ringerike | Buskerud | JU JV JX JY JZ KA |
| Hallingdal | Buskerud | KB KC KD |
| Drammen | Buskerud | KE KF KH KJ KK KL KN KP KR KS |
| Kongsberg | Buskerud | KT KU KV KX KY |
| Horten | Vestfold | KZ LA LB LC LD LE |
| Tønsberg | Vestfold | LH LJ LK LL LN LP LR |
| Larvik | Vestfold | LS LT LU LV LX LZ NA NB NC |
| Sandefjord | Vestfold | LY |
| Skien | Telemark | ND NE NF NH NJ NK NL NN NP NR NT NU |
| Notodden | Telemark | NV NX NY NZ |
| Rjukan | Telemark | PA PB |
| Arendal | Aust-Agder | PC PD PE PF PH PJ PK |
| Setesdal | Aust-Agder | PL LF |
| Kristiansand | Vest-Agder | PN PP PR PS PT PU PV |
| Mandal | Vest-Agder | PX PY PZ RC RD |
| Flekkefjord | Vest-Agder | RA RB |
| Stavanger | Rogaland | RE RF RH RJ RK RL RN RP RR RS RT RU RV RX RY |
| Egersund | Rogaland | RZ SA SB |
| Haugesund | Rogaland | SC SD SE SF SH SJ SK SL |
| Bergen | Hordaland | SN SP SR SS ST SU SV SX SY SZ TA TB TC TD TE |
| Voss | Hordaland | TF TH TJ TK |
| Stord | Hordaland | TL TN TP TR |
| Odda | Hordaland | TS TT TU |
| Førde | Sogn og Fjordane | TV TX TY TZ |
| Nordfjordeid | Sogn og Fjordane | UA UB |
| Sogndal | Sogn og Fjordane | UC UD |
| Ålesund | Møre og Romsdal | UE UF UH UJ UK UL |
| Ørsta | Møre og Romsdal | UN UP |
| Molde | Møre og Romsdal | UR US UT UU UV |
| Kristiansund | Møre og Romsdal | UX UY UZ VA |
| Sunndalsøra | Møre og Romsdal | VB VC |
| Trondheim | Sør-Trøndelag | FP VD VE VF VH VJ VK VL VN VP VR |
| Støren | Sør-Trøndelag | VS VT VU VV |
| Orkdal | Sør-Trøndelag | VX VY VZ |
| Brekstad | Sør-Trøndelag | XA XB XC |
| Steinkjer | Nord-Trøndelag | XD XE XF XH XJ |
| Levanger | Nord-Trøndelag | XK XL |
| Stjørdal | Nord-Trøndelag | XN XP |
| Namsos | Nord-Trøndelag | XR XS XT XU |
| Mosjøen | Nordland | XV XX XY XZ |
| Mo i Rana | Nordland | YA YB YC YD |
| Bodø | Nordland | YE YF YH YJ |
| Fauske | Nordland | YK YL |
| Narvik | Nordland | YN YP YR YS |
| Svolvær | Nordland | YT YY |
| Sortland | Nordland | YU YV YX |
| Storslett | Troms | FK |
| Harstad | Troms | YZ ZA ZB |
| Tromsø including Svalbard |
Troms | ZC ZE ZH ZK ZL ZN |
| Finnsnes | Troms | ZD ZF ZJ |
| Vadsø | Finnmark | FR ZP ZR |
| Kirkenes | Finnmark | ZS |
| Alta | Finnmark | ZT ZU ZV ZY |
| Hammerfest | Finnmark | ZX |
| Lakselv | Finnmark | ZZ |
The letters G, I, M, O, Q, W, Æ, Ø and Å are not used due to their similarity with other letters or numbers.[citation needed]
Sequence numbers for cars, trucks, busses etc. are between 10000 and 99999. For other vehicles, like motor cycles, the sequence 1000 to 9999 is used. Number plates of type F use numbers between 10 and 99.
[edit] Corpse Diplomatique Identifiers
The diplomatic fleet has is identified by a code built up by CD <nn><abc> where <nn> is the country identifier as described below and <abc> is a sequence number.
| Country identifier | Country |
|---|---|
| 10 | USA |
| 11 | Argentina |
| 14 | Belgium |
| 15 | Brazil |
| 16 | United Kingdom |
| 17 | Bulgaria |
| 20 | Canada |
| 21 | Chile |
| 22 | Colombia |
| 23 | Cuba |
| 26 | Denmark |
| 28 | European Union |
| 29 | Egypt |
| 30 | Ecuador |
| 33 | Finland |
| 34 | France |
| 37 | Greece |
| 40 | India |
| 41 | Indonisia |
| 42 | Iran |
| 43 | Iceland |
| 44 | Israel |
| 45 | Italy |
| 48 | Japan |
| 52 | China |
| 53 | South Korea |
| 54 | North Korea |
| 57 | Mexico |
| 60 | Netherlands |
| 63 | Panama |
| 64 | Poland |
| 65 | Portugal |
| 68 | Romania |
| 71 | Russia |
| 72 | Spain |
| 73 | Switzerland |
| 74 | Sweden |
| 75 | South Africa |
| 76 | Thailand |
| 77 | Czech Republic |
| 78 | Turkey |
| 80 | Germany |
| 83 | Hungary |
| 86 | Venezuela |
| 89 | Austria |
[edit] Other issues
Norway does not have any particular numbering scheme or plate kind to indicate vehicle usage such as police, taxi, ambulance or others, except for type E plates used by foreign diplomats.
The numbers for all plates except type C have a code consisting of two letters and a serial number. Class C only carries a sequence number. The letters identify the traffic station that issued the registration number. For example, in Stavanger, prefixes like RE, RH and RJ are used. The car registration number is not altered when the owner moves to another town, or if it is sold.
