Malta license plates

13 registration series, sourced from Transport Malta / Authority for Transport in Malta — Motor Vehicles Registration and Licensing Act (Cap. 368) and S.L. 368.02.

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GET /v1/plates/mt/match?plate=WIQ%20397

{ "plate": "WIQ 397",
  "valid": true, "exact": true,
  "matches": [{ "id": "mt-standard-2004",
    "render_url": "…svg?serial=WIQ%20397" }] }

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standard plates 4

the default series issued to private road vehicles

Standard 1952

In the sample, 9 for any digit.

1952–1979 issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle

Standard 1979

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

1979–1995 issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle

Standard 1995

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

1995–2004 issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle

Standard 2004

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

2004 → today issued for: car, van, truck, motorcycle

taxi plates 2

for-hire vehicles where separately serialized or colored

Hire reward

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

2009 → today issued for: bus, coach, van, truck, car

Taxi

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

2010 → today issued for: car

historic plates 2

vintage/oldtimer regimes (German H, ES historico)

Vintage green

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

2015–2018 issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle

Vintage silver

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

2018 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle

personalized plates 1

owner-chosen serials inside an official frame

Personalised

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

2011 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle

seasonal plates 1

validity-window plates (German Saisonkennzeichen)

Weekend

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

2015 → today issued for: car, motorcycle

government plates 1

civil government fleets with distinct series

Government

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

2009 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus

diplomatic plates 1

diplomatic corps (embassy) issuance, usually its own decode

Diplomatic

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

2009 → today issued for: car, van

consular plates 1

consular corps where distinct from diplomatic

Diplomatic staff

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

2009 → today issued for: car, van