Alberta license plates

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Type any Alberta registration — valid plates render below, on their real designs.

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Everything on this page — formats, validity, colours, the renders themselves — is one request away.

GET /v1/plates/ca-ab/match?plate=…

GET /v1/plates/ca-ab/match?plate=TVL-4522

{ "plate": "TVL-4522",
  "valid": true, "exact": true,
  "matches": [{ "id": "ca-ab-standard",
    "render_url": "…svg?serial=TVL-4522" }] }

the default series issued to private road vehicles

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

1975 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2010 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus

trailers and semi-trailers where separately serialized

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

~2002 → today documented from 2002 — the format is likely older issued for: trailer

vintage/oldtimer regimes (German H, ES historico)

In the sample, 9 for any digit.

~2002 → today documented from 2002 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck

owner-chosen serials inside an official frame

In the sample, L stands for any letter.

~2002 → today documented from 2002 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, motorcycle

optional-design programs on standard serials (US state programs)

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2005 → today issued for: car, van, truck, motorcycle, moped

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2014 → today issued for: car, van, truck

trade/garage plates bound to a business, not a vehicle

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

~2002 → today documented from 2002 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, trailer