# India license plate: Dealer 1989

> The India dealer 1989 license plate: format LL 99 LL 999, for example MH 12 TC 123, 1989 to 2022, car, van, truck, bus, and motorcycle.

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

![India license plate, Dealer 1989 (1989 to 2022)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/in/in-dealer-1989/india-license-plate-dealer-1989.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL 99 LL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1989–2022 |
| Class | dealer |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle |
| 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-dealer-1989` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/india/dealer-1989) |

State code, office code, then two letters and up to three digits per vehicle on the dealer's trade certificate. The famous "TC" was only the rule's worked example — the two letters were never actually fixed.

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/20230429221141id_/https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/notifications_document/GSR%20703%28E%29%20dt%2014%20September%202022%20for%20Trade%20Certificate.pdf)

## About this plate

THE OLD TRADE (DEALER) MARK. Its shape is instrument-evidenced and its end is instrument-evidenced: G.S.R. 703(E) substituted rule 35 with effect from 1 November 2022.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Replaced by | [Dealer 2022](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/india/dealer-2022) | 2022 to today |

## Other dealer plates here

- [Dealer 2022](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/india/dealer-2022) (2022 to today)

## Use it

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

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