# British Columbia licence plate: Standard 2014

> The British Columbia standard 2014 license plate: format LL999L, for example HV226A, 2014 to 2025, car, van, truck, and bus.

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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, Standard 2014 (2014 to 2025)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-bc/ca-bc-standard-2014/british-columbia-license-plate-standard-2014.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL999L` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2014–2025 |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #12326E |
| 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 | `ca-bc-standard-2014` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--british-columbia/standard-2014) |

Sources:

- ['Current pattern' column = @@###@; old-inventory exhaustion rule](https://partners.icbc.com/assets/5GMseymkqs8E4Otb8osoGQ/bulletin-33-new-licence-plate-configurations.pdf)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_British_Columbia)

## About this plate

THE TWO ENDS OF THIS PERIOD HAVE DIFFERENT EVIDENCE GRADES AND THE KEY SAYS SO. The END is strong: ICBC bulletin 33 (9 June 2025) tabulates @@###@ as the "Current pattern" being replaced for Passenger, which dates the changeover to 2025 from the authority. The START is weak: 2014 comes only from the per-jurisdiction encyclopedia article used as a finding aid, whose format-history row carries no footnote; no ICBC or provincial source dating the AB1-23C arrangement was found. Treat 2014 as unverified.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Replaced by | [Standard 2025](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--british-columbia/standard-2025) | 2025 to today |

## Other standard plates here

- [Commercial truck](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--british-columbia/commercial-truck-2025) (2025 to today)
- [Industrial](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--british-columbia/industrial-2025) (2025 to today)
- [Prorate](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--british-columbia/prorate-2025) (2025 to today)
- [Standard 2025](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--british-columbia/standard-2025) (2025 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-bc/ca-bc-standard-2014.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/british-columbia?series=ca-bc-standard-2014
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/ca-bc` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "ca-bc-standard-2014"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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