# Belgium license plate: Motorcycle M

> The Belgium motorcycle M license plate: format M-LLL-999, for example M-QYJ-346, documented since 2021, motorcycle, cited to SPF Mobilite et Transports.

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

![Belgium license plate, Motorcycle M (documented since 2021)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/be/be-motorcycle-m-2021/belgium-license-plate-motorcycle-m.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `M-LLL-999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2021 → today (documented from 2021; the format is likely older) |
| Class | motorcycle |
| Issued for | motorcycle |
| Plate size | 210 × 140 mm |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #9B111E; band #003399 on the left; border RAL 3003 #9B111E |
| 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 | `be-motorcycle-m-2021` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/belgium/motorcycle-m-2021) |

Sources:

- [art. 11 (moto plate: metal plate, inscription, European symbol, embossed seal, rounded corners, 210 x 140 mm, 5 mm border, annexe 2 characters, 62 x 31 mm blue zone) and art. 12 § 2 (the M index)](https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi_loi/article.pl?language=fr&lg_txt=f&numac_search=2001014154&caller=SUM&view_numac=2001014154f)
- [the 2019 instrument that introduced the M index, in force 01-01-2021](https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi_loi/change_lg.pl?language=fr&la=F&cn=2019121519&table_name=loi)
- [DIV: 'Plaque de format moto (21x14 cm)' is mandatory for motorcycles](https://mobilit.belgium.be/fr/route/immatriculer-et-radier/plaques-et-certificats-dimmatriculation/format-de-plaque)

## About this plate

MOTORCYCLES, TRICYCLES AND MOTOR QUADRICYCLES, "M" INDEX, from 01-01-2021. The chapter covers all three vehicle kinds under one heading ("marques d'immatriculation moto").

## Before and after

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

## Other motorcycle plates here

- [Motorcycle 2010](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/belgium/motorcycle-2010) (2010 to 2020)
- [Motorcycle 2001](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/belgium/motorcycle-2001) (documented 2001 to 2010)

## Use it

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

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