License plate (Bolivia)

Current Bolivian license plate, the "N" at the top right stands for the Pando Department

older version

Vehicles registered in Bolivia are assigned a license plate number ( called placa there), which is usually white with blue letters and consists of four digits and three letters (A – Z, except O and Q). Older versions only consist of three digits and three letters. The country name is in Spanish on top of the license plate. A Bolivian flag is partially depicted on the upper left edge and a metal plaque or sticker with a letter that stands for the department in which the vehicle is registered on the upper right edge .

Motorcycles have an identically structured license plate, but with reduced dimensions. Older buses , trucks , rental cars and other non-private vehicles often have the number-letter combination of the license plate on both sides of the body.

Abbreviation

The departments are coded according to ISO 3166-2: BO :

code	Department
B.	Beni
H	Chuquisaca
C.	Cochabamba
L.	La Paz
O	Oruro
N	Pando
P	Potosí
S.	Santa Cruz
T	Tarija

Cobija Free Trade Zone

License plate of Zofra Cobija

Residents of the free trade zone (zona franca / Zofra) Cobija, which covers the area of ​​the Municipio Cobija in the far north of the country, have the opportunity to get a license plate issued by this, which costs the vehicle owner about 30% less, but only within the free trade zone is valid. These show three letters and up to four numbers in black letters on a white background. In contrast to the national license plates, the lettering "Bolivia" is attached to the lower edge, and "Zofra Cobija" is at the top.

In Cobija about 95% of private vehicles have Zofra license plates, about 3% are normal Bolivian license plates and 2% of the vehicles drive without being registered.

Web links

Commons : License Plate (Bolivia)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ licenseplatemania.com
2. ↑ El Deber: 95% de placas de motorizados son entregadas por Municipio (Spanish)