# Belgium license plate: Dealer essai Y

> The Belgium dealer essai Y license plate: format Y-LLL-999, for example Y-IXB-297, documented since 2021, car, van, truck, bus, and trailer.

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Part of [Belgium license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/belgium) (33 registration series).

![Belgium license plate, Dealer essai Y (documented since 2021)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/be/be-dealer-essai-y-2021/belgium-license-plate-dealer-essai-y.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `Y-LLL-999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2021 → today (documented from 2021; the format is likely older) |
| Class | dealer |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, trailer |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Other sizes | 340 × 210 mm |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #114232; band #003399 on the left; border RAL 6005 #114232 |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `be-dealer-essai-y-2021` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/belgium/dealer-essai-y-2021) |

Sources:

- [art. 8 § 3, 1° (plaque essai, index Y) and art. 8 §§ 1-2 (colours and vignette)](https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi_loi/article.pl?language=fr&lg_txt=f&numac_search=2001014154&caller=SUM&view_numac=2001014154f)

## About this plate

PLAQUE ESSAI, the Belgian TEST plate, "Y" index, distinct from the dealer plate it shares a design with. Recorded as its own series rather than a variant because the index letter is part of the format and a parse API must be able to score "Y-" against "Z-" independently.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [Commercial 2010](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/belgium/commercial-2010) | 2010 to 2020 |

## Other dealer plates here

- [Dealer marchand Z](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/belgium/dealer-marchand-z-2021) (documented since 2021)
- [Dealer professionnelle V](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/belgium/dealer-professionnelle-v-2021) (documented since 2021)
- [Commercial 2010](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/belgium/commercial-2010) (2010 to 2020)
- [Commercial 2001](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/belgium/commercial-2001) (documented 2001 to 2010)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/be/be-dealer-essai-y-2021.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/belgium?series=be-dealer-essai-y-2021
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/be` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "be-dealer-essai-y-2021"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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