# Malaysia license plate: Standard prefix

> The Malaysia standard prefix license plate: format LLL 9999, for example DPC 7235, documented since 1987, car, van, truck, bus, and motorcycle.

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Part of [Malaysia license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/malaysia) (8 registration series).

![Malaysia license plate, Standard prefix (documented since 1987)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/my/my-standard-prefix/malaysia-license-plate-standard-prefix.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 9999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1987 → today (documented from 1987; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle |
| Colours | background #000000; characters #FFFFFF |
| 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 | `my-standard-prefix` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/malaysia/standard-prefix) |

Sources:

- [Road Transport Act 1987 s. 11(1)(a) — 'the prescribed index mark indicating the registration area ... and a separate number', which is this format's structure and the whole of what statute gives; s. 14(1) display.](https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputaktap/1871744_BI/Act%20333_Final_15%20Oct%202023%20%2825.3.24%29.pdf)
- [JPJ: 'White alphabets and numbers, embossed or glued on a black plate' — the ordinary plate's colours.](https://web.archive.org/web/20130516074518/http://www.jpj.gov.my/web/eng/specifications-of-vehicle-number-plates)
- [JPJ live 'latest registration number' API, queried per area code 2026-08-03 00:47-00:49 (+08): KGH 3943 Kedah, MEG 6121 Melaka, NEL 2986 Negeri Sembilan, CFH 3542 Pahang, PSE 4213 Penang, APK 4191 Perak, BSS 3435 Selangor, TDH 3264 Terengganu, DFQ 9814 Kelantan, VRJ 7380 Kuala Lumpur, LH 6757 Labuan, SJT 4199 Kota Kinabalu, SMW 5063 Sandakan, SWR 9584 Tawau, SPA 3076 Lahad Datu, QBH 8695 Betong, QRY 2592 Sarikei, QLG 4546 Lawas, QCW 4437 Kota Samarahan, QPD 9177 Kapit — the prefix form, in issue now](https://portal-api.jpj.gov.my/api/semak-no-pendaftaran-terkini)
- [ms.wikipedia.org](https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plat_pendaftaran_kenderaan_Malaysia)

## How numbers are issued

The letters after the index mark advance alphabetically, skipping I, O and Z, and the number runs 1-9999 within each letter combination: A 1 … A 9999, AA 1 … AA 9999, AB 1 …, and so on to AY 9999, then AAA 1. This is the mechanism every secondary account gives and the live JPJ readings are consistent with it (Perak is at APK, Selangor at BSS, Kelantan at DFQ, three letters deep in each case). The mechanism itself is not in any instrument located: recorded as mechanism, not as law.

## Separators

NO SEPARATOR GLYPH is prescribed by anything located, and Malaysian plates print a GAP between the letter group and the number group.

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard suffix](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/malaysia/standard-suffix) (documented since 1987)

## Use it

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

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