# Victoria number plate: Motorcycle

> The Victoria motorcycle number plate: format 9L 9LL, for example 9B 4PJ, 2011 to today, motorcycle. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [Victoria license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/australia--victoria) (3 registration series).

![Victoria (Australia) license plate, Motorcycle (2011 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/au-vic/au-vic-motorcycle/victoria-license-plate-motorcycle.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `9L 9LL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2011 → today |
| Class | motorcycle |
| Issued for | motorcycle |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `au-vic-motorcycle` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/australia--victoria/motorcycle) |

Sources:

- [vicroads.vic.gov.au](https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/registration/number-plates/standard-number-plates/general-issue-number-plates)

## About this plate

VICTORIAN MOTORCYCLE GENERAL ISSUE, AND THE DATE IS THE AGENCY'S: the motorcycle table's 2011 row is the first "1A 1AA"-shaped entry and 2010 is the last two-letter one ("JA 000"), so the motorcycle line changed over TWO YEARS BEFORE the car line did (2011 vs 08/2013). That asymmetry is the point of modelling motorcycles as their own series rather than as a size variant: in Victoria they are a separate allocation stream with a separate grammar and a separate changeover date, and a parser that treats a motorcycle plate as a short car plate will mis-date it by two years.

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/au-vic/au-vic-motorcycle.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/victoria?series=au-vic-motorcycle
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/au-vic` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "au-vic-motorcycle"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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