# Malta license plate: Government

> The Malta government license plate: format GVL 999, for example GVN 668, 2009 to today, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [Malta license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/malta) (13 registration series).

![Malta license plate, Government (2009 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/mt/mt-government-2009/malta-license-plate-government.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `GVL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2009 → today |
| Class | government |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000; band #003399 on the left; border #000000 |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `mt-government-2009` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/malta/government-2009) |

Sources:

- [legislation.mt](https://legislation.mt/eli/sl/368.2/eng)

## About this plate

MALTESE OFFICIAL MARKS. TWO TRAPS, both sourced. FIRST: GVH is GOVERNMENT HEAVY VEHICLES, not the Department of Health, the "health" reading is a persistent secondary error and there is no health block at all. SECOND, and subtler: reg. 31(7) allots "a letter followed by the letters GV and three numbers" to N1 vehicles with not more than two seats, so an ordinary small van carries a mark like XGV 123 that LOOKS official and is not. Police and the Armed Forces are inside this scheme, unlike Cyprus, whose Καν. 6(21)(β) expressly excludes both from its government plate.

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/mt/mt-government-2009.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/malta?series=mt-government-2009
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/mt` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "mt-government-2009"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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