Standard 1958
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
~1958–1990
documented from 1958 — the format is likely older
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle
Hungary license plates
16 registration series, sourced from Belügyminisztérium — közúti közlekedési igazgatási hatóság (326/2011. (XII. 28.) Korm. rendelet).
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{ "plate": "RA FK-250",
"valid": true, "exact": true,
"matches": [{ "id": "hu-standard-2022",
"render_url": "…svg?serial=RA%20FK-250" }] }
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standard plates 4
the default series issued to private road vehicles
Standard 1990
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
1990–2004
issued for: car, van, truck, bus
Standard 2004
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2004–2022
issued for: car, van, truck, bus
Standard 2022
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2022 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus
electric plates 2
EV-distinct plates or suffixes (German E, CN green plates)
Electric 2015
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2015–2022
issued for: car, van, truck, bus
Electric 2022
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2022 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus
moped plates 1
insurance/registration plates for mopeds (NL/DE small plates)
Moped
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2014 → today
issued for: moped
taxi plates 2
for-hire vehicles where separately serialized or colored
Taxi 1990
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
1990–2022
issued for: car
Taxi 2022
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2022 → today
issued for: car
trailer plates 2
trailers and semi-trailers where separately serialized
Trailer 1990
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
1990–2014
issued for: trailer
Trailer 2014
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2014–2022
issued for: trailer
historic plates 1
vintage/oldtimer regimes (German H, ES historico)
Historic
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2022 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle
temporary plates 2
short-validity plates (transit, awaiting registration)
Temporary 1990
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
1990–2022
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer
Temporary 2022
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2022 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer
diplomatic plates 2
diplomatic corps (embassy) issuance, usually its own decode
Diplomatic 1990
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
1990–2017
issued for: car, van
Diplomatic 2017
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2017 → today
issued for: car, van