# British Columbia licence plate: Motorcycle

> The British Columbia motorcycle license plate: format 999LL, for example 407NW, 1970 to today, motorcycle. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [British Columbia license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--british-columbia) (13 registration series).

![British Columbia (Canada) license plate, Motorcycle (1970 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-bc/ca-bc-motorcycle/british-columbia-license-plate-motorcycle.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999LL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1970 → today |
| Class | motorcycle |
| Issued for | motorcycle |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #12326E |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `ca-bc-motorcycle` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--british-columbia/motorcycle) |

Sources:

- [the six-character bound and the I/O/Q exclusion; motorcycle NOT tabulated](https://partners.icbc.com/assets/5GMseymkqs8E4Otb8osoGQ/bulletin-33-new-licence-plate-configurations.pdf)
- [reg. 3.021 vertical fork mounting](https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/26_58_01)

## About this plate

Bulletin 33 does not tabulate the motorcycle pattern, and no other ICBC publication carrying it was found. The 2025 recut list names sixteen types of which the bulletin tabulates eight; motorcycle may be among the untabulated eight.

## Use it

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

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