# France license plate: Diplomatic K

> The France diplomatic K license plate: format 999 K 9999, for example 160 K 7274, 2009 to today, car, van, and motorcycle, cited to Ministère de l'intérieur.

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Part of [France license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/france) (17 registration series).

![France license plate, Diplomatic K (2009 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/fr/fr-diplomatic-k/france-license-plate-diplomatic-k.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999 K 9999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | 2009 → today |
| Class | diplomatic |
| Issued for | car, van, motorcycle |
| Colours | background #0B5D3B; characters #FFFFFF |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `fr-diplomatic-k` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/france/diplomatic-k) |

K is the green plate's working class: administrative and technical staff and international civil servants, not accredited diplomats. The first number gives the employer away — 600 belongs to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, 700 to the cancer-research agency in Lyon.

Sources:

- [annexe VII D.3, ambassades and organisations internationales; D.4 for Z and X](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/article_lc/LEGIARTI000030801732)
- [annexe 7 item 2: white on jasper green](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/article_lc/LEGIARTI000052974050)

## About this plate

K, INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVANTS (carte spéciale FI) AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL STAFF (carte spéciale AT) of missions, consular posts, international organisations and delegations. Only the numeric RANGE of the first group separates them, 400-499/600/700 for an organisation, 1-199 for a consulate, which is why both series carry range-encoding strict twins. A parse API should score on the strict twins here, not the loose ones.

## Other diplomatic plates here

- [Diplomatic CD](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/france/diplomatic-cd) (2009 to today)
- [Diplomatic CD delegation](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/france/diplomatic-cd-delegation) (2009 to today)
- [Diplomatic K delegation](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/france/diplomatic-k-delegation) (2009 to today)

## Use it

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

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