# India license plate: Consular CC 1989

> The India consular CC 1989 license plate: format 99 CC 999, for example 9 CC 12, 1989 to 2017, car and van. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [India license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/india) (16 registration series).

![India license plate, Consular CC 1989 (1989 to 2017)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/in/in-consular-cc-1989/india-license-plate-consular-cc-1989.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `99 CC 999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | 1989–2017 |
| Class | consular |
| Issued for | car, van |
| Plate size | 410 × 140 mm |
| Colours | background #FFD200; characters #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 | `in-consular-cc-1989` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/india/consular-cc-1989) |

CC is the international corps consulaire code. The number ahead of it names the consular post, allotted by the Ministry of External Affairs; the number after it names the vehicle. Yellow ground until 2017 — easy to misread as a taxi.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `CC` | Corps consulaire | consular corps |

Sources:

- [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20211130113450id_/https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/CMVR-chapter3.pdf)
- [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20210514203127id_/https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/notifications_document/Notification_no_G_S_R_633E_dated_23_6_2017_regarding_registration_mark_under_rule_76_of_the_CMVR_0.pdf)

## About this plate

THE OLD CONSULAR PLATE, yellow with black characters, which is why an Indian consular car of that era is easy to mistake for a taxi at a distance.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Replaced by | [Consular CC 2017](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/india/consular-cc-2017) | 2017 to today |

## Other consular plates here

- [Consular CC 2017](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/india/consular-cc-2017) (2017 to today)
- [Non-diplomatic CCP](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/india/nondiplomatic-ccp-1997) (1997 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/in/in-consular-cc-1989.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/india?series=in-consular-cc-1989
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/in` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "in-consular-cc-1989"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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