# Cyprus license plate: Standard 2013

> The Cyprus standard 2013 license plate: format LLL 999, for example MAK 275, 2013 to today, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [Cyprus license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/cyprus) (5 registration series).

![Cyprus license plate, Standard 2013 (2013 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/cy/cy-standard-2013/cyprus-license-plate-standard-2013.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2013 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Other sizes | 340 × 200 mm: two-row plate, Μέρος ΙΙ παρ. 1(β); [240, 280] × 200 mm: Μέρος ΙΙ παρ. 1(γ): L1e and L3e vehicles (motorcycles) — width 240 to 280 mm, height 200 mm; [240, 280] × 110 mm: Μέρος ΙΙ παρ. 1(γ): FRONT plates of L2e, L4e, L5e, L6e and L7e vehicles are 110 mm high; their REAR plates take the 200 mm height above |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000; band #003399 on the left; border #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 | `cy-standard-2013` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/cyprus/standard-2013) |

The current series: three letters from the restricted twelve, a printed gap, three digits always padded to three. White for private cars, yellow for taxis and goods vehicles, red for self-drive rentals — one grammar, three colourways.

Sequential and geography-free: after MAA 999 comes MAB 001. Only twelve letters are permitted — A, B, E, H, K, M, N, P, T, X, Y, Z — every one a capital the Greek and Latin alphabets share, so the mark reads natively in both.

Sources:

- [Κ.Δ.Π. 291/2010 (Ε.Ε. Παρ. III(1) Αρ. 4437, 9-7-2010): Δεύτερο Παράρτημα Μέρος Ι (letters, digits, zero-padding, reduced dimensions) page 1721; Μέρος ΙΙ παρ. 1 (plate sizes) page 1725, παρ. 2 (embossing), παρ. 3 (mounting), παρ. 4.16 (ISO 7591), παρ. 5 (colours) page 1734, παρ. 5.7 (border); Μέρος ΙΙΙ (EU band) page 1735; Καν. 4 (deferred commencement) page 1718-1720; Καν. 6(23) (band mandatory) page 1712. Page images read directly — the PDF has no text layer.](https://www.cylaw.org/KDP/data/2010_1_291.pdf)
- [Κ.Δ.Π. 72/2013 (Αρ. 4629 page 618, 1-3-2013) — THE COMMENCEMENT: the Registrar «καθορίζει την 3η Ιουνίου 2013 ως την ημερομηνία έναρξης της ισχύος των προνοιών της παραγράφου 4(β)». This is the period start](https://www.cylaw.org/KDP/data/2013_1_72.pdf)
- [Κ.Δ.Π. 71/2013 (Αρ. 4629 pages 594-617) — the letterform specimens under Καν. 6(10)(β); dimensioned specimen page 595 gives height 75 mm, letter width 47.5 mm, digit width 44.5 mm. Repeals Κ.Δ.Π. 503/2011](https://www.cylaw.org/KDP/data/2013_1_71.pdf)
- [Ν. 86/1972 s.5(1)(α) — the enabling power; s.17 the offence of altering the marks](https://www.cylaw.org/nomoi/enop/non-ind/1972_1_86/full.html)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Cyprus)

## About this plate

THE CURRENT CYPRIOT SERIES. Start 3 JUNE 2013, fixed by Κ.Δ.Π. 72/2013, NOT the 9-7-2010 date of the substantive instrument and NOT the 1-3-2013 gazette date of the commencement instrument, three candidate dates, one correct answer, and the instrument-date trap in its purest form. The series applies from that date to first registrations and to any plate REPLACEMENT for any reason including owner election; already-registered taxis, goods vehicles and L-category vehicles had until 3 DECEMBER 2013 (Καν. 4(β)(iii)). This entry overlaps the pre-2013 series because Καν. 4(δ) keeps the old Second Schedule alive for unreplated vehicles with NO END DATE, pre-2013 plates were never invalidated and remain lawful today.

## Region code notes

NONE, AND THIS IS A WELL-EVIDENCED SOURCED NEGATIVE RATHER THAN AN ABSENCE OF EVIDENCE. There is no district code, for Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Famagusta, Paphos or Kyrenia, in Κ.Δ.Π. 159/1973, Κ.Δ.Π. 66/1984 or Κ.Δ.Π. 291/2010. Registration is centralised: Καν. 3(α) provides for a single «Βιβλίον Εγγραφής Μηχανοκινήτων Οχημάτων» kept by one Έφορος for the whole Republic. A Cypriot plate has never encoded geography and a parse API must never attempt to decode it.

## How numbers are issued

Sequential within a letter triple: the numbers run 001-999 and then the third letter advances (MAA 999 -> MAB 001), which is why the triple is a rough age signal and the digits are not. An applicant may choose an available number within the current letter series.

## Separators

NO SEPARATOR GLYPH IS PRESCRIBED. Κ.Δ.Π. 291/2010 Μέρος Ι παρ. 3 fixes "τις αποστάσεις που πρέπει να τηρούνται μεταξύ τους", the distances to be kept between the characters, by reference to drawn specimens, and names no hyphen, dot or other mark.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [Standard 1990](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/cyprus/standard-1990) | 1990 to 2013 |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard 1990](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/cyprus/standard-1990) (1990 to 2013)
- [Standard 1956](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/cyprus/standard-1956) (1956 to 1990)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/cy/cy-standard-2013.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/cyprus?series=cy-standard-2013
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/cy` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "cy-standard-2013"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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