SPZ Czechoslovak
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
~1984–2001
documented from 1984 — the format is likely older
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer
Czechia license plates
14 registration series, sourced from Ministerstvo dopravy — vyhláška č. 343/2014 Sb., o registraci vozidel.
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GET /v1/plates/cz/match?plate=3H7%203597
{ "plate": "3H7 3597",
"valid": true, "exact": true,
"matches": [{ "id": "cz-standard-2004",
"render_url": "…svg?serial=3H7%203597" }] }
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standard plates 6
the default series issued to private road vehicles
Standard 2001
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2001–2004
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer
Standard 2004
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2004 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer
Standard 2004 340×200 mm
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2004 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer
Standard 2004 280×200 mm
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2004 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer
Standard 2004 320×160 mm
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2004 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer
motorcycle plates 1
reduced-size series for motorcycles where format/design differs
Standard 2004 motorcycle
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2004 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer
moped plates 1
insurance/registration plates for mopeds (NL/DE small plates)
Standard 2004 moped
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2004 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer
agricultural plates 3
farm vehicles/equipment where separately serialized
Agricultural
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
~2001 → today
documented from 2001 — the format is likely older
issued for: tractor, machine, trailer
Agricultural 520×110 mm
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
~2001 → today
documented from 2001 — the format is likely older
issued for: tractor, machine, trailer
Agricultural 200×160 mm
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
~2001 → today
documented from 2001 — the format is likely older
issued for: tractor, machine, trailer
historic plates 2
vintage/oldtimer regimes (German H, ES historico)
Historic 2001
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2001–2015
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle
Historic 2015
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2015 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped
personalized plates 6
owner-chosen serials inside an official frame
Personalized
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2015 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer
Personalized 340×200 mm
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2015 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer
Personalized 280×200 mm
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2015 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer
Personalized 200×160 mm
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2015 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer
Personalized 320×160 mm
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2015 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer
Personalized 80×110 mm
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2015 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer
sport plates 2
competition/motorsport vehicles registered under their own series, distinct from specialty (an optional design on an ordinary serial) and from historic (a sports vehicle may be new) - CZ vyhlaska 343/2014 Sb. par. 26 odst. 5, SK zakon 8/2009 Z. z. par. 127 ods. 9
Sport
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2015 → today
issued for: car, motorcycle
Sport 80×110 mm
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2015 → today
issued for: car, motorcycle
dealer plates 4
trade/garage plates bound to a business, not a vehicle
Dealer
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
~2001 → today
documented from 2001 — the format is likely older
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer, machine
Test
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
~2001 → today
documented from 2001 — the format is likely older
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer, machine
Dealer 280×200 mm
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
~2001 → today
documented from 2001 — the format is likely older
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer, machine
Dealer 200×160 mm
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
~2001 → today
documented from 2001 — the format is likely older
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer, machine
temporary plates 1
short-validity plates (transit, awaiting registration)
Transfer
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
~2001 → today
documented from 2001 — the format is likely older
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer
export plates 1
plates for vehicles leaving the jurisdiction permanently
Export
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
~2001 → today
documented from 2001 — the format is likely older
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer
diplomatic plates 2
diplomatic corps (embassy) issuance, usually its own decode
Diplomatic 2001
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2001–2005
issued for: car, van, motorcycle
Diplomatic 2004
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2004 → today
issued for: car, van, motorcycle, moped