# Estonia license plate: Standard EU

> The Estonia standard EU license plate: format 999 LLL, for example 405 KDU, 2004 to today, car, van, truck, bus, and trailer.

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Part of [Estonia license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/estonia) (20 registration series).

![Estonia license plate, Standard EU (2004 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ee/ee-standard-eu/estonia-license-plate-standard-eu.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999 LLL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2004 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, trailer |
| Plate size | 520 × 113 mm |
| 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 | `ee-standard-eu` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/estonia/standard-eu) |

Sources:

- [määrus nr 49 § 2(1)1) type A1; § 3(1)-(2) fields and A1 alignment; § 3(5) Latin capitals; § 4(2)-(4) rim and band; § 5 materials; § 6(5) the A/M/W rule; § 7^1(2) the 1 July 2004 boundary](https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/128062011017?leiaKehtiv)
- [Lisa 1 row A1: kirja tüüp 2, kategooria M/N/O, 'Valge aluspõhi, mustad sümbolid', 520x113, näidis 1](https://www.riigiteataja.ee/aktilisa/1030/6202/2012/MKM_m45_lisa1_m49.pdf)
- [näidis 1 — the statutory drawing, sample mark '053 EEN', field widths 157 max / 25 / 225 max, band 50, plate height 113 (10,5 + 77 + 11,5)](https://www.riigiteataja.ee/aktilisa/1030/6202/2012/MKM_m45_lisa3.pdf)
- [Lisa 2 kirja tüüp 2 symbol heights and widths](https://www.riigiteataja.ee/aktilisa/1030/6202/2012/MKM49_lisa2.pdf)
- [the authority's own page: the A1-A12/B/D/E type list, the 5-year plate-retention rule, and the rule that a vehicle may not mix plates with and without the EU flag and EST](https://www.transpordiamet.ee/registreerimismargid)

## Separators

NO separator GLYPH is prescribed. § 3(1) puts the digits and the letters in two SEPARATE FIELDS and näidis 1 dimensions the boundary between them at 25 mm (digit field 157 max, letter field 225 max, inside a 520 mm plate).

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [Standard](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/estonia/standard-1991) | 1991 to 2004 |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard A3](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/estonia/standard-a3) (documented since 2011)
- [Standard](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/estonia/standard-1991) (1991 to 2004)

## Use it

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

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