License plate (Crown possessions of the British Crown)

The license plates in the crown possessions of the British Crown differ from the British standard . The crown possessions of the British Crown are not part of the United Kingdom but are directly subordinate to the British Crown . They use their own license plate systems and have their own nationality plates , but they all start with GB and thus refer to British license plates.

There are three crown possessions: the bailiffs of Jersey and Guernsey , which together comprise the Channel Islands , and the Isle of Man , which lies between Great Britain and Ireland .

guernsey

Guernsey license plate

In addition to the main island of the same name, the Bailiwick of Guernsey includes several other islands, some of which are self-governing.

guernsey

12345 12345

or

12345 12345

On the main island, the license plates consist only of digits and have been issued continuously since 1908. The signs are either black with white or silver characters or according to British standards , white on the front and yellow on the back, each with black inscription.

Often the marks are unofficially supplemented with further symbolism in different ways. This involves, on the one hand, the depiction of the island's flag and / or coat of arms on the left-hand side, and, on the other hand, the nationality symbol GBG (Great Britain Guernsey) is depicted in various places. There are now signs with a blue euro stripe on the left edge.
Rental cars show a black H on a yellow background on or next to the license plate.

The number 1 is reserved for the Guernsey Bailiff's vehicle. The company car of the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey does not have license plates, the combinations G1 and G2 are provided for his private vehicles .

Alderney

License plate from Alderney

License plate from Alderney in portrait format

AY 1234 AY 1234

or

AY 1234 AY 1234

Alderney is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, but has extensive autonomy.

Since 1923, Alderney's license plates have shown the letters AY followed by a maximum of four digits. The nationality code is GBA (Great Britain Alderney) . The signs are either black with white or silver characters or white on the front and yellow on the back with black inscriptions.

Other islands in Guernsey

The inhabited islands of Sark , Herm , Brecqhou and Jethou also belong to Guernsey . Cars are forbidden on the autonomously governed island of Sark and its subordinate island of Brecqhou. Herm and Jethou are administered directly by Guernsey, but car traffic is also prohibited on them.

As a result, there are no official license plates there. The tractors used on the islands, however, have registration plates and occasionally fictitious license plates.

jersey

License plate from Jersey

License plate jersey J1

J12345 J12345

or

J12345 J12345

Jersey consists of only one large island and uninhabited small side islands.

For vehicles registered after January 1, 1976, reflective number plates in white (front) and yellow (rear) are required. Older vehicles have black license plates with white or silver lettering, which have been issued since 1915. Most license plates start with J for Jersey, followed by up to six digits. Signs with the letters JSY are now also available.

Some license plates are unofficially supplemented by further symbols on the left edge. Usually it is the coat of arms of Jersey on a white background and the nationality code GBJ (Great Britain Jersey) .

Other variants show the three letters in a white oval. License plates of driving school vehicles are supplemented by a red L (learner) on a white background on the left or lower edge. Novice drivers in a probationary period must add a green P (probationary) to their license plate in the same way .

License plates for rental cars begin with a red H (hire) .

Isle of Man

Isle of Man license plate

License plate on the Isle of Man between 1964 and 1971

Isle of Man: Combination from 1935 as a desired number

Rear Isle of Man license plate

Front Isle of Man license plate

For vehicles registered after February 1, 1990, white (front) and yellow (rear) license plates are required on the Isle of Man . Black signs with white or silver-colored writing are also permitted on older vehicles.

The first license plates were issued on January 1, 1906, following the Highways Act Amendment Act of 1905. The label initially consisted of the letters MN and up to four digits. In 1935, the letter combination MAN was introduced before a maximum of three digits. A year later, serial letters before MN (AMN, BMN etc.) were used for the first time.

In 1959 the order of letters and numbers was swapped, so that the signs always began with a number. Again, first the letters MN , later MAN and finally a serial letter again in 1974 were used. In 1979, combinations based on the A-123-MAN model were introduced, four years later the MAN-1000 to MAN-9999 series and finally 1000-MAN to 9999-MAN in 1985.

The current design of the signs based on the BMN-123-C model was introduced in 1987. The letter is only a distinctive letter and has no further meaning like the year suffix for British license plates. BMN-999-A follows BMN-1-B, BMN-999-Y follows CMN-1-A, etc. The letters I, Q, S and Z are not used.

In 1994 the design of the license plates was changed. You now have a red band on the left edge with the simplified triskele from the flag of the Isle of Man in yellow and six yellow stars. The nationality symbol GBM (Great Britain Man) appears underneath .

The front license plates have black writing on a white background (whereby the "GBM" is also white), while the rear license plates have a yellow background (with a yellow "GBM"). The island name appears above the letters and numbers in English (ísle of man) or Manx (ellan vannin) .

In addition, there is the possibility of receiving a license plate of your choice, in which the combination can be freely selected within the different labeling systems. This means that combinations of previous systems can also be found in the current layout. The prices for a personalized license plate range from £ 100 for a combination of the current series to £ 100,000 for the MANX 1 combination.

In order to avoid duplication with British vehicles, the combinations MN and MAN are kept free in the British system.

The vice governor's company car bears the MAN 1 license plate .

literature

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

Web links

Commons : Guernsey License Plate  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Jersey License Plate  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Commons : Isle of Man License Plate  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Alderney : Alderney's registration number at olavsplates.com
• Guernsey : Flag of Guernsey at olavsplates.com
• Jersey : Jersey's hallmark at olavsplates.com
• Isle of Man : Identification of the Isle of Man at olavsplates.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Letter from the Vice-Governor's Office on the assignment of license plates 1, G1 and G2 from April 6, 2006 to Francoplaque
2. ↑ Pictures of the vehicles of the lieutenant governor at Francoplaque
3. ↑ The Tractors (Sark) Law, 1974 ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2013 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. (PDF; 137 kB) (English) 
4. ^ Sark: Badges and unofficial license plates at worldlicenseplates.com
5. ↑ A guide to Jersey registration plates ( Memento of the original from March 30, 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. (PDF; 41 kB) (English) 
6. ↑ Department of Transport: Number Plate Regulations in The Ilse of Man ( Memento of the original from January 7, 2006 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. (PDF; 12 kB) (English) 
7. ↑ Overview of the combinations from 1906 to 2004
8. ↑ Isle of Man Government - Cherished Number Plates ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2013 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. (English)