Car License plate
In The Netherlands the license plate is linked to the car. You cannot choose.
The plate consists of six sequences. All sequences contain three pairs of characters and digits.
You can figure out the age of the car on the license plate.
Note: this is only for private cars, not for company cars (Not for trucks and lorries)
PVV, KKK and TBS (psychiatric prison) are on a short list of banned combinations.
| Serie | from YEAR | Combination |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1951 | XX-99-99 |
| 2 | 1965 | 99-99-XX |
| 3 | 1973 | 99-XX-99 |
| 4 | 1978 | XX-99-XX |
| 5 | 1991 | XX-XX-99 |
| 6 | 2000 | 99-XX-XX |
| 7 | 2008 | 99-XXX-9 |
| 8 | 2013 | 9-XXX-99 (short list) |
| 9 | 2015 | XX-999-X |
| 10 | 2019 | X-999-XX |
X = character 9 = digit