Truck L
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
1991 → today
issued for: truck, tractor
Québec license plates
Canada · 16 registration series, sourced from Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ).
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GET /v1/plates/ca-qc/match?plate=ZKA%2042D
{ "plate": "ZKA 42D",
"valid": true, "exact": true,
"matches": [{ "id": "ca-qc-passenger-2023",
"render_url": "…svg?serial=ZKA%2042D" }] }
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standard plates 8
the default series issued to private road vehicles
Bus A
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
1991 → today
issued for: bus, coach
Restricted C
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
1991 → today
issued for: car, truck, tractor, machine
Off-road V
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
1991 → today
issued for: atv, snowmobile, machine
Commercial F
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2001 → today
issued for: truck, van, machine
Passenger 2009
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2009–2022
issued for: car, van, motorhome
Passenger 2022
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2022–2023
issued for: car, van, motorhome
Passenger 2023
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2023 → today
issued for: car, van, motorhome
electric plates 1
EV-distinct plates or suffixes (German E, CN green plates)
Electric
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2017 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus
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.
2008 → today
issued for: motorcycle, moped, scooter
trailer plates 1
trailers and semi-trailers where separately serialized
Trailer R
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2007 → today
issued for: trailer, semitrailer
personalized plates 2
owner-chosen serials inside an official frame
Amateur radio
In the sample, L stands for any letter; the other characters are fixed.
1991 → today
issued for: car, van
Personalized
In the sample, L stands for any letter.
2018 → today
issued for: car, van, motorcycle, moped, atv, snowmobile, motorhome
dealer plates 1
trade/garage plates bound to a business, not a vehicle
Dealer X
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
1991 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, motorcycle, trailer
diplomatic plates 1
diplomatic corps (embassy) issuance, usually its own decode
Diplomatic CD
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
1991 → today
issued for: car, van
consular plates 1
consular corps where distinct from diplomatic
Consular CC
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
1991 → today
issued for: car, van