License plate (Tunisia)

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License plate from Tunisia
Two-line license plate
License plate for rental cars
License plate for foreigners since 2002
License plate for foreigners until 2002
Authority registration number
Military license plate
Diplomatic license plate for the diplomatic corps
Diplomatic license plates for other personnel

Tunisian license plates are generally based on the European standard dimensions of 110 mm × 520 mm. Regular license plates show white or silver-colored letters on a black background and are thus reminiscent of the old license plates of the former colonial power France . The usual signs start with a two- or three-digit serial number followed by the country name in Arabic تونس. The sign ends with a four-digit number. When all 9999 combinations of a series are used up, the series number is increased by 1. The combination “74 1” follows “73 9999”. The origin of the vehicle cannot be derived from the license plate, whereas the age of the vehicle can be narrowed down due to the allocation practice. The series number 166 was reached in mid-June 2013.

License plates for rental cars only stand out from normal license plates because of their blue background color.

For other vehicle groups there are license plates based on the pattern “1234 AB”, with the two letters encoding the vehicle type.

arab. Abbreviation meaning
ج ف Tractors
ع م pendant
ا ف agricultural implements
م خ Special vehicles
د ن motorcycles
ن ت Foreigners

For foreigners living temporarily in Tunisia, special license plates were issued with black letters on a white background until 2002. They showed the letters "RS" for French Residence Secondaire . A maximum of six digits followed before the two letters were repeated in Arabic ( Arabic ن ت).

Official license plates have red letters on a white background. First, a two-digit number indicates the relevant authority. A sequential number follows.

number use
01 prime minister
02 Home Office
03 Ministry of Justice
08 Ministry of Finance
09 Ministry of Industry
11 Ministry of Agriculture
13 Ministry of Transport and Public Work
15th Ministry of Transport
16 Ministry of Tourism
17th Ministry of Telecommunications
18th Ministry of Higher Education
20th Ministry of Public Health

Signs of the Tunisian armed forces also have white letters on a black background. On the left edge they show the Tunisian national flag or a symbol of the Tunisian army. A combination of digits follows.

Diplomatic license plates have black letters on a white background. They first show a number that encodes the country of origin. This is followed by a combination of letters in Latin and Arabic script that provides information about the status of the vehicle. A sequential number appears at the end.
The following combinations are used:

Latin abbreviation arab. Abbreviation meaning translation
CC س ق corps consulaire Consular Corps
CD س د corps diplomatique Diplomatic Corps
CMD ر ب د chief de mission diplomatique Highest representative of the diplomatic corps
MC ث ق mission consulaire Consular Mission
MD ب د mission diplomatique Diplomatic mission
PAT م ا ف personnel administratif et technique Technical and administrative staff

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