# British Columbia licence plate: Trailer utility

> The British Columbia trailer utility license plate: format 9ULLL9, for example 5URXW5, 2025 to today, trailer. 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, Trailer utility (2025 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-bc/ca-bc-trailer-utility-2025/british-columbia-license-plate-trailer-utility.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `9ULLL9` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2025 → today |
| Class | trailer |
| Issued for | trailer |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #12326E |
| 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-trailer-utility-2025` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--british-columbia/trailer-utility-2025) |

Sources:

- [Utility Trailer row](https://partners.icbc.com/assets/5GMseymkqs8E4Otb8osoGQ/bulletin-33-new-licence-plate-configurations.pdf)
- [reg. 34.05(1)(f)](https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/26_58_10)

## About this plate

Bulletin 33 row "Utility Trailer": current U####A, new #U@@@#, "Example of new pattern: 1UABC2". The literal U is a TYPE MARKER that survives the recut but MOVES from position 1 to position 2, and note the collision it creates with fact 2 above: U is simultaneously a newly admitted SERIAL letter elsewhere in the system from 2025. A parser must not read "contains U" as "utility trailer"; only "U in position 2 of a six-character serial" carries that meaning, and even that is a shape hit. Trailers are barred from personalised plates (reg. 34.05(1)(f)).

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-bc/ca-bc-trailer-utility-2025.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/british-columbia?series=ca-bc-trailer-utility-2025
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/ca-bc` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "ca-bc-trailer-utility-2025"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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