Egypt license plates

11 registration series, sourced from الإدارة العامة للمرور — General Department of Traffic, Ministry of Interior (وزارة الداخلية).

Egypt license plate, Standard (2008 to today), sample 8840 GSI

Egypt license plates at a glance

Standard plate today
Standard (2008 to today)
Format
9999 LLL, for example 8840 GSI (L is any letter, 9 any digit)
Issued since
2008

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POST /api/v1/plates/eg/match

POST /api/v1/plates/eg/match

{ "plate": "8840 GSI",
  "valid": true, "exact": true,
  "matches": [{ "id": "eg-standard-2008",
    "template_url": "…/template.svg" }] }
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Every plate on this page is an SVG drawn from the official design data. The plates API returns two images for every series: the plate as drawn, and an empty template you fill in the browser, so a customer's registration never leaves your page.

Egypt license plate, Standard (2008 to today), sample 8840 GSI
Rendered, with a specimen serial
Egypt plate, empty template
Empty template, filled client-side

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"render_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/eg/eg-standard-2008.svg",
"template_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/eg/eg-standard-2008/template.svg"
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Egypt license plates in detail

The plate and number lines describe Standard (2008 to today). Each line names the document it comes from and links to the guide that compares it everywhere.

The number

Format
9999 LLL, for example 8840 GSI (L is any letter, 9 any digit) · manshurat.org
Letters left out
I, J, O, P, Q, U, V, X, and Z are not used · manshurat.org

All plates here

Plate types issued today
Standard (3), motorcycle, taxi, temporary (2), government, police, diplomatic
History
11 series recorded; the oldest documented from 2000; 1 no longer issued, the latest retired in 2008

standard plates 4

the default series issued to private road vehicles

Legacy

Egypt license plate, Legacy (documented 2000 to 2008)

In the sample, 9 for any digit.

Format: 9999

Material:
Pure aluminium, not less than 1 mm, reflective · source
~2000–2008 documented from 2000 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer

Standard

Egypt license plate, Standard (2008 to today)

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

Format: 9999 LLL

Letters left out:
I, J, O, P, Q, U, V, X, and Z are not used · source
2008 → today issued for: car, van

Transport

Egypt license plate, Transport (2008 to today)

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

Format: 9999 LLL

2008 → today issued for: truck, van, trailer, tractor, machine

Tourism

Egypt license plate, Tourism (2008 to today)

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

Format: 9999 LLL

2008 → today issued for: bus, car, van

motorcycle plates 1

reduced-size series for motorcycles where format/design differs

Motorcycle

Egypt license plate, Motorcycle (2008 to today)

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

Format: LLL 9999

2008 → today issued for: motorcycle, moped

taxi plates 1

for-hire vehicles where separately serialized or colored

Taxi

Egypt license plate, Taxi (2008 to today)

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

Format: 9999 LLL

2008 → today issued for: car, van

temporary plates 2

short-validity plates (transit, awaiting registration)

Temporary commercial

Egypt license plate, Temporary commercial (2008 to today)

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

Format: 9999 LLL

2008 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer

Customs

Egypt license plate, Customs (2008 to today)

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

Format: 9999 LLL

2008 → today issued for: car, van, truck

government plates 1

civil government fleets with distinct series

Government

Egypt license plate, Government (2008 to today)

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

Format: 9999 LLL

2008 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus

police plates 1

police fleets where distinct from government

Police

Egypt license plate, Police (2008 to today)

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

Format: 9999 LLL

2008 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle

diplomatic plates 1

diplomatic corps (embassy) issuance, usually its own decode

Diplomatic

Egypt license plate, Diplomatic (2008 to today)

In the sample, 9 for any digit.

Format: 999 99

2008 → today issued for: car, van

Past Egypt license plates

1 series no longer issued, newest first.

  • Legacy standard · documented 2000 to 2008

Rules and sources

Issued by
الإدارة العامة للمرور · traffic.moi.gov.eg
The number
The number stays with the vehicle

Every source for Egypt (11)

The other 3 sources