License plate (Israel)

License plate from Israel

American size registration plate

Israeli license plates are visually similar to the European standard for license plates. As with the euro license plates, there is a blue fieldon the left-hand side thatshowsthe flag of Israel and the nationality symbol IL from top to bottom. Furthermore, the country name appears in Hebrew (ישראל) and Arabic script (إسرائيل).

Standard license plate

The actual license plate consists of seven or eight digits, which are divided into three groups by two dots (e.g. 12•345•67or 123•45•678). Under the first point is the symbol of the Israeli standardization body SII, a meme (מ) in a circle.
For American-sized license plates, the blue field is in the middle at the bottom. Older signs do not have a blue field.

The last two digits of the numbers currently issued are either the year of construction (80 to 90) or a number of the importer. 00 and 01 are vehicles with individual permits (trucks, buses, ...), 25 are taxis. There is no regional allocation. Normally, the number remains with the vehicle even if the registration is changed, unless there is a change in the type of registration or a new typing is necessary after a conversion.

Special marks

Police license plate

Police license plate

Israeli police vehicles have red license plates with white text. The sign on the left shows the blue bar with flag and country name and ends with the Hebrew letter Mem ( מ ) for משטרה Mischtara (police).

Military plates

License plates of vehicles of the Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces use black license plates with white letters. They also only show digits and end in the Hebrew letter Tzade ( צ ) for צבא Tzava (military)

License plate of the military police

License plate number of the Israeli military police car

Military police vehicles have blue license plates with white lettering. They end in the two letters Mem ( מ ) and Tzade ( צ ) for משטרה צבאית Mishtara Tsva'it (military police).

Diplomatic marks

License plate of the diplomatic corps

Diplomatic license plates are white with black letters and are the only ones showing Latin letters. They start with CD or CC and then show a combination of digits that ends in 21 or 22. Private vehicles from a diplomatic mission that were purchased in the country of origin do not have any letters on the license plate.

Trial license plate

Trial license plates for workshops and car dealers

Trial license plates for workshops and car dealers are white with red letters and show the word במבחן (TEST) above the number.

Historic vehicles

Registration number of the historic vehicle

Historic vehicles that are more than 30 years old can have a special license plate that contains the words רכב אספנות ( Rehev Asfanut = historic vehicle) in addition to the normal registration number . These vehicles are exempt from vehicle tax and may not be driven on working days, Sunday to Thursday, during the morning rush hour between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Since 2011, vehicles that have already been imported in their historical condition have been given a combination of digits that ends with 55.

Palestinian Authority

The Palestinian Authority now issues its own license plates , before that the Palestinians had their own blue number plates with a Hebrew letter indicating the district.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ רכב אספנות ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ חדש במשרד התחבורה. מהיום: סיומת 55 בלוחית הרישוי של רכבי אספנות ( Memento of the original from December 13, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

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