Standard 2014
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2014â2025
issued for: car, van, truck, bus
British Columbia license plates
Canada ¡ 13 registration series, sourced from Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), as delegate of the Province under the Motor Vehicle Act.
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GET /v1/plates/ca-bc/match?plate=X336WJ
{ "plate": "X336WJ",
"valid": true, "exact": true,
"matches": [{ "id": "ca-bc-standard-2025",
"render_url": "âŚsvg?serial=X336WJ" }] }
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standard plates 5
the default series issued to private road vehicles
Standard 2025
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2025 â today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus
Commercial truck
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2025 â today
issued for: truck
Prorate
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2025 â today
issued for: truck, bus
Industrial
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2025 â today
issued for: truck
motorcycle plates 1
reduced-size series for motorcycles where format/design differs
Motorcycle
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
1970 â today
issued for: motorcycle
agricultural plates 1
farm vehicles/equipment where separately serialized
Farm
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2025 â today
issued for: truck
trailer plates 1
trailers and semi-trailers where separately serialized
Trailer utility
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2025 â today
issued for: trailer
historic plates 2
vintage/oldtimer regimes (German H, ES historico)
Vintage antique
In the sample, 9 for any digit.
1966 â today
issued for: car, van, truck
Collector
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2006 â today
issued for: car, van, truck
personalized plates 1
owner-chosen serials inside an official frame
Personalized
In the sample, L stands for any letter.
1979 â today
issued for: car, van, truck, motorcycle
specialty plates 2
optional-design programs on standard serials (US state programs)
Parks 2017
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2017â2025
issued for: car, van, truck
Parks 2025
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2025 â today
issued for: car, van, truck