# Nova Scotia licence plate: Commercial

> The Nova Scotia commercial license plate: format 99 999 L, for example 25 340 T, 1978 to today, truck, van, and semitrailer.

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Part of [Nova Scotia license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--nova-scotia) (9 registration series).

![Nova Scotia (Canada) license plate, Commercial (1978 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-ns/ca-ns-commercial-1978/nova-scotia-license-plate-commercial.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `99 999 L` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1978 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | truck, van, semitrailer |
| Plate size | 30.48 × 15.24 cm |
| Colours | background #FFD100; characters #000000 |
| 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-ns-commercial-1978` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--nova-scotia/commercial-1978) |

Sources:

- [Number Plates Regulations s. 2(2): the front-plate rule for a heavy commercial motor vehicle, verbatim above](https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/mvnumber.htm)
- [Personalized reg s. 3(d): the 5 000 kg commercial threshold, in an instrument](https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/mvprsnum.htm)
- [Registration Fees for Commercial Motor Vehicles Regulations — cited as the instrument that creates the class; fees only, no appearance](https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/mvregcom.htm)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Nova_Scotia)

## About this plate

The 5 000 kg threshold is the one part of the scope note a regulation corroborates.

## How numbers are issued

10-000-A upward through the A, B, C and D blocks per the article

## Other standard plates here

- [Off-highway](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--nova-scotia/offhighway-1989) (1989 to today)
- [Standard 1989](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--nova-scotia/standard-1989) (1989 to today)
- [Standard 1979](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--nova-scotia/standard-1979) (1979 to 1989)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-ns/ca-ns-commercial-1978.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/nova-scotia?series=ca-ns-commercial-1978
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/ca-ns` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "ca-ns-commercial-1978"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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