# France license plate: WW 2009

> The France WW 2009 license plate: format WW-999-LL, for example WW-702-QB, 2009 to 2025, car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, tractor, and machine.

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

![France license plate, WW 2009 (2009 to 2025)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/fr/fr-ww-2009/france-license-plate-ww-2009.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `WW-999-LL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2009–2025 |
| Class | temporary |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, tractor, machine |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| 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-ww-2009` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/france/ww-2009) |

Doubling the trade W makes the provisional series: a WW number is a four-month bridge while a definitive registration is arranged — and, quietly, France's export plate, because exported vehicles were folded into WW rather than given letters of their own.

Sources:

- [annexe VII C: WW + 3 chiffres + 2 lettres](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/article_lc/LEGIARTI000030801732)
- [art. 8 I: the closed list of WW-eligible vehicles, including 'les véhicules neufs exportés vers les départements d'outre-mer et les collectivités d'outre-mer, vers l'Union européenne ou vers les Etats tiers' and used vehicles 'destinés à être directement exportés en dehors du territoire métropolitain'; art. 8 II: four months, six for incomplete/agricultural](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/article_lc/LEGIARTI000053057758)
- [art. 7 al. 2: the WW expiry date is reproduced on the plate](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/id/JORFTEXT000020237128)

## About this plate

WW PROVISIONAL, 2009-2025, AND FRANCE'S EXPORT PLATE. There is no separate French export series: art. 8 I puts export squarely inside WW, listing new vehicles exported to the DOM/COM, to the EU or to third states, used vehicles bought from a French dealer for direct export, and diplomatic vehicles being exported "après restitution de leurs plaques diplomatiques aux autorités douanières". The four-month validity and the mandatory follow-on definitive registration are both in art. 8 II.

## How long it is valid

months: 4. months extended: 6. note: Art. 8 II: "Un certificat provisoire d'immatriculation WW est délivré au demandeur lui permettant de circuler, pendant quatre mois. Cette durée est de six mois pour les véhicules neufs vendus incomplets aux fins de carrossage, les machines agricoles automotrices et les véhicules de catégories R et S mentionnés au I.", and "L'immatriculation provisoire est suivie obligatoirement d'une immatriculation définitive".

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Replaced by | [WW 2026](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/france/ww-2026) | 2026 to today |

## Other temporary plates here

- [WW 2026](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/france/ww-2026) (2026 to today)
- [Transit red](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/france/transit-red) (2009 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/fr/fr-ww-2009.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/france?series=fr-ww-2009
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/fr` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "fr-ww-2009"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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