# Austria license plate: Diplomatic

> The Austria diplomatic license plate: format WD-99999, for example WD-21976, 2002 to today, car, van, and motorcycle, cited to Kraftfahrgesetz 1967 (KFG 1967).

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Part of [Austria license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/austria) (18 registration series).

![Austria license plate, Diplomatic (2002 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/at/at-diplomatic/austria-license-plate-diplomatic.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `WD-99999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | 2002 → today |
| Class | diplomatic |
| Issued for | car, van, motorcycle |
| Plate size | 520 × 120 mm |
| Other sizes | 300 × 200 mm: Muster III; 250 × 200 mm: Muster VII |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000; band #003399 on the left |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `at-diplomatic` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/austria/diplomatic) |

The letter before the D names the Land — Vienna's WD is almost the entire population — and D is the diplomatic corps. Spotter's trap: ND, SD and GD double as district codes (Neusiedl am See, Schärding, Gmünd); the digits-only serial breaks the tie.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `D` | Diplomatisches Korps | diplomatic corps |

Sources:

- [§ 26 Abs. 5 lit. a: the D letter, its beneficiary definition (Legitimationskarte for the diplomatic corps in Vienna, for officials of international organisations in Austria with equivalent status, and for members of diplomatic rank of permanent missions), the Graz exception, and the security caveat 'sofern nicht aus Sicherheitsgründen die Zuweisung eines Kennzeichens gemäß Abs. 6 (Vormerkzeichen) erforderlich ist'; Abs. 6 Z 1 lit. c the serial grammar.](https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/NormDokument.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=10011385&Paragraf=26)
- [§ 54 Abs. 3 lit. a-c (who may display CD), Abs. 3b (household family members), Abs. 3c (how the sign is affixed and recorded).](https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/NormDokument.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=10011384&Paragraf=54)
- [§ 49 Abs. 4: the no-arms exception for § 54 Abs. 3 vehicles; the EU field on white plates.](https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/NormDokument.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=10011384&Paragraf=49)
- [Anlage 5e: Diplomat (DKT) row — EU emblem +, weiß/schwarz, Wappen -, 5 Vormerkzeichen, Muster I/III/VII.](https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/Bundesnormen/NOR40267389/NOR40267389.html)

## About this plate

AUSTRIAN DIPLOMATIC PLATES. Like Germany and unlike Spain, Austria keeps the ordinary black-on-white design and signals status through the PREFIX plus one structural cue, the missing coat of arms, which leaves a visible gap where every other white Austrian plate carries arms. Vienna's concentration of international organisations makes WD overwhelmingly the populated prefix. COLLISION WARNING a parse API must carry: ND, SD and GD are simultaneously Anlage 5d district codes (Neusiedl am See, Schärding, Gmünd) and BD is simultaneously the Bundesbus sachlicher Bereich.

## Use it

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

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