# Malaysia license plate: Taxi

> The Malaysia taxi license plate: format LLL 9999, 1987 to today, car. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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

![Malaysia license plate, Taxi (1987 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/my/my-taxi/malaysia-license-plate-taxi.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 9999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1987 → today |
| Class | taxi |
| Issued for | car |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; 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 | `my-taxi` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/malaysia/taxi) |

Sources:

- [JPJ, verbatim: 'Black alphabets and numbers, embossed or glued on a white plate for taxicabs and hired cars.' — the inverted colours, one of only three plate forms JPJ recognises.](https://web.archive.org/web/20130516074518/http://www.jpj.gov.my/web/eng/specifications-of-vehicle-number-plates)
- [Road Transport Act 1987 s. 66(1)(s), which expressly empowers rules 'to provide for a distinctive registration number or other sign to be carried by public service vehicles or goods vehicles' — the statutory hook for a distinct taxi plate.](https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputaktap/1871744_BI/Act%20333_Final_15%20Oct%202023%20%2825.3.24%29.pdf)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Malaysia)

## About this plate

TAXIS AND HIRE CARS: black on white, the exact inverse of the ordinary plate, and one of the three plate forms JPJ's own specification page recognises. Note the statutory hook in s. 66(1)(s), Malaysian law expressly contemplates a distinctive number or sign for public service vehicles, which is unusually explicit for a common-law road traffic act.

## Use it

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

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