Malaysia license plates

8 registration series, sourced from Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Malaysia (JPJ) — Road Transport Department Malaysia, for the Minister of Transport.

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{ "plate": "DPC 7235",
  "valid": true, "exact": true,
  "matches": [{ "id": "my-standard-prefix",
    "render_url": "…svg?serial=DPC%207235" }] }

The alphabet, by law

I O Z

I and O are never issued (confusable with the numerals 1 and 0); Z is reserved for the Malaysian Armed Forces and is issued only as my-military-z. NO VOWEL IS EXCLUDED — see the folklore correction in the file header. The rule is not in any instrument located; it is stated by the Malay- and English-language Wikipedia articles and is CONSISTENT WITH all 28 live JPJ readings of 3 August 2026, none of which contains I, O or Z. Tagged `secondary-wikipedia` wherever it is load-bearing, per PRD-PLATES §4.

standard plates 2

the default series issued to private road vehicles

Standard prefix

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

~1987 → today documented from 1987 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle

Standard suffix

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

~1987 → today documented from 1987 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle

electric plates 1

EV-distinct plates or suffixes (German E, CN green plates)

Jpjeplate EV

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2024 → today issued for: car

taxi plates 1

for-hire vehicles where separately serialized or colored

Taxi

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

1987 → today issued for: car

military plates 1

armed-forces registration systems

Military Z

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

1987 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle

diplomatic plates 2

diplomatic corps (embassy) issuance, usually its own decode

Diplomatic DC

In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

1987 → today issued for: car

UN

In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

1987 → today issued for: car

consular plates 1

consular corps where distinct from diplomatic

Consular CC

In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

1987 → today issued for: car