License plate (Ireland)

Current license plate from 2019, D = Dublin

License plate of a vehicle registered in County Wexford in 1992

License plate specifications Ireland

License plate from 1987 to 1991

Rear license plate from 1969 to 1987

Geographical distribution of the abbreviations

Irish license plates , in the current format, have started in 1987 with the two- or three-digit year of the vehicle's first registration date(e.g. 03 for 2003). In 2013 a three-digit year prefix was introduced for the first time according to the pattern 131 = January to June and 132 = July to December in orderto avoidthe unlucky number 13 on the signs. This is followed by the city or county code (e.g. G for Galway ), followed by a number in the order in which the license plate was assigned. The Irish name of the county is usually at the top of the label. The license plates have been designed as Euro plates since 1991and have black lettering on a white background. The license plates are vehicle-specific. If a vehicle is sold to another county or the owner moves, it keeps its registration number.

Some vehicles still have license plates based on the old UK system from 1903 , of which certain codes of origin ( index marks ) were reserved for Ireland (see codes for Northern Ireland ). These license plates consist of white characters on a black background, from 1969 for reflective signs black characters on a white background (front) or a red background (rear).

The labels had the following scheme: CC NNN or XCC NNN , from 1969 also NNN CC or NNN XCC , where CC denotes the code of origin, N denotes a number and X denotes any letter. At least one of the two letters of the code of origin was an I or a Z.

The old codes are given with the year they first appeared. Groups of additional letters are specified as regular expressions .

For temporary registrations of imported vehicles, license plates are issued that consist of the letters ZZ , usually followed by a five-digit number.

For vehicles that are thirty years old or older, or for imported vehicles that date from before 1987, license plates that deviate from the current system can be issued upon request. These labels consist of the letters ZV followed by a three to five-digit number. The range of numbers provides information about the competent approval authority and is shown in the table below. If a ZV approval is not applied for, the vehicle receives a license plate according to the current scheme, e.g. 52-D-12 for a vehicle from 1952 that is registered in Dublin .

Comparatively unusual is the fact that vehicle owners can also add license plates with individual fonts because the Irish Department of Transport has not specified a specific font. The use of impermissible colors or badly legible fonts has now been regulated by law.

The mayors of Dublin , Cork , Limerick and Waterford have the privilege of wearing the number 1 on their license plate. So the mayor of Dublin has z. B. the license plate 131-D-1 .

The regional code letters

County identifier	Countyname	ZV number pad	old code of origin	introduced
C.	Corcaigh / Cork	701–1200 (except 1000)	IF , PI , ZF	1904
			E.g.	1935
			ZK	1949
			ZT	1953
			[AP, RZ] IF	1955
			[AJ] PI	1958
			[AP, RY] E.g.	1961
			[KP, RZ] PI	1964
			[AP, RY] ZK	1965
			[AL] ZF	1968
			[AP, RY] ZT , [MP, RY] ZF	1970
CE	To Clár / Clare	501-700	IE	1904
			[AJ] IE	1959
			[KP, RZ] IE	1965
CN	To Cabhán / Cavan	301-500	ID	1904
			[AH, J] ID	1958
			[I, KP, RZ] ID	1965
CW	Ceatharlach / Carlow	101-300	IC	1904
			[AL] IC	1964
			[MP, RZ] IC	1970
D.	Baile Átha Cliath / Dublin	5801–6800 (except 6000)	IK , RI	1904
			YI	1921
			ZI	1926
			Z	1927
			ZA	1932
			ZC	1937
			ZD	1939
			ZH	1947
			ZJ	1948
			ZL	1950
			ZO	1951
			TO	1953
			[AF, H, JP, R, T, U, WY] RI	1954
			[AF, HP, R, T, U, WZ] IK	1955
			[AP, RY] YI	1957
			ZE	1958
			[AP, RY] ZA	1959
			[AP, RY] ZC	1960
			[AP, RY] ZD	1961
			[AP, RY] ZE	1963
			[AP, RY] ZH	1964
			[AP, RY] ZI , [AP, RY] ZJ	1965
			[AP, RY] ZL , [AP, RY] ZO	1967
			[AP, RY] TO	1968
			[AP, RZ] SI , [AP, RY] ZG , [AP, RY] ZS , [AP, RY] ZV	1981
			ZZP	1982
			SI , ZG , ZS , ZV	1986
DL	Dún na nGall / Donegal	1201-1400	IH	1904
			ZP	1951
			[TO] IH	1961
			[O, P, RZ] IH , [AP, RY] ZP	1970
G	Gaillimh / Galway	1401-1700	IN THE	1904
			ZM	1950
			[AJ] IM	1959
			[KP, RZ] IM	1965
			[AP, RY] ZM	1970
KE	Cill Dara / Kildare	2001-2200	IO	1904
			ZW	1953
			[AH, JN] OK	1961
			[P, RZ] IO , [AP, RY] ZW	1970
KK	Cill Cheannaigh / Kilkenny	2201-2400	IP	1904
			[AF, HJ, L] IP	1954
			[MP, RZ] IP	1965
KY	Ciarraí / Kerry	1701-1900	IN	1904
			ZX	1953
			[TO] IN	1961
			[O, P, RZ] IN	1968
			[AP, RY] ZX	1970
L.	Luimneach / Limerick (City)	6801-6999	TI	1904
			[AJ] TI	1959
			[KP, RZ] TI	1968
LD	At Longfort / Longford	3001-3200	IX	1904
			[AP, RZ] IX	1970
LH	To Lú / Louth	3201-3400	IY	1904
			ZY	1954
			[AL] IY	1964
			[MP, RZ] IY , [AP, RY] ZY	1970
LK	Luimneach / Limerick (county)	2801-2999	IU	1904
			[AF, HK] IU	1954
			[LP, RZ] IU	1961
			[AL, NP, RZ] IV	1981
			IV	1982
LM	Liatroim / Leitrim	2601-2800	IT	1904
			[AP, RZ] IT	1970
LS	Laois	2401-2600	CI	1904
			[AJ] CI	1960
			[KP, RZ] CI	1970
MH	To Mhí / Meath	3601-3800	AI	1904
			ZN	1951
			[AN] AI	1962
			[O, P, RZ] AI , [A, P, RY] ZN	1970
MN	Muineachán / Monaghan	3801-3999	BI	1904
			[AJ] BI	1960
			[KP, RZ] BI	1970
MO	Maigh Eo / Mayo	3401-3600	IZ	1904
			[AF, HK] IZ	1954
			[LP, RZ] IZ	1961
			[AH, JO, RX, Z] IS	1981
			IS	1983
OY	Uíbh Fhailí / Offaly	4001-4200	IR	1904
			[AJ] IR	1960
			[KP, RZ] IR	1970
RN	Ros Comáin / Roscommon	4201-4400	DI	1904
			[AL] TUE	1961
			[MP, RZ] DI	1970
SO	Sligeach / Sligo	4401-4600	EGG	1904
			[AJ] EI	1959
			[KP, RZ] EI	1970
TN	Tiobraid Árann Thuaidh / Tipperary North Riding	4601-4800	FI	1904
			[AJ] FI	1956
			[KP, RY] FI	1967
TS	Tiobraid Árann Theas / Tipperary South Riding	4801-4999	HI	1904
			[AF, H, JL] HI	1954
			[MP, RZ] HI	1961
			[AP, RZ] Eq	1981
			GI	1985
W.	Port Láirge / Waterford (City)	7001-7200	WI	1904
			[AJ] WI	1965
			[KP, RZ] WI	1970
WD	Port Láirge / Waterford (county)	5001-5200	AI	1904
			[AJ] KI	1960
			[KP, RZ] KI	1970
WH	To Iarmhí / Westmeath	5201-5400	LI	1904
			[AJ] LI	1959
			[KP, RZ] LI	1968
WW	Cill Mhantáin / Wicklow	5601-5800	NI	1904
			[AJ] NI	1956
			[KP, RZ] NI	1965
WX	Loch Garman / Wexford	5401-5600	MI	1904
			ZR	1951
			[AP, RY] MI	1960
			[AP, RY] ZR	1970

literature

• Philip Riden: How to Trace the History of Your Car , Academy Books Ltd., London, 1991, ISBN 1-873361-05-X

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "2013 number plates to be changed to avoid 'unlucky 13'". Irish Independent, August 24, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012

Web links

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