# China license plate: Low-speed

> The China low-speed license plate: format L99999, for example Q40064, 1992 to today, truck and machine. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [China license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china) (22 registration series).

![China license plate, Low-speed (1992 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/cn/cn-lowspeed-1992/china-license-plate-low-speed.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `L99999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1992 → today |
| Class | agricultural |
| Issued for | truck, machine |
| Plate size | 300 × 165 mm |
| Colours | background #FFD500; characters #000000; border #000000 |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| 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 | `cn-lowspeed-1992` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china/lowspeed-1992) |

The squarest Chinese plate still opens the standard way: the province character, then the letter of the issuing office that registered the three-wheeler or work machine. The class lives in the plate shape, not the characters.

Sources:

- [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20150701102419/http://www.hngy.gov.cn/sitepublish/site1/wsbs/lyfwzl/jtfw/jdc/jdcfw/content_25106.html)

## About this plate

低速车号牌, low-speed goods vehicles, three-wheeled vehicles and wheeled self-propelled machinery. The 300x165 mm plate is unique to this class and is the squarest metal plate in the Chinese range.

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/cn/cn-lowspeed-1992.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/china?series=cn-lowspeed-1992
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/cn` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "cn-lowspeed-1992"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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