# Malta license plate: Standard 1995

> The Malta standard 1995 license plate: format LLL 999, for example NIK 389, 1995 to 2004, car, van, truck, bus, and motorcycle.

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

![Malta license plate, Standard 1995 (1995 to 2004)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/mt/mt-standard-1995/malta-license-plate-standard-1995.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1995–2004 |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000 |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `mt-standard-1995` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/malta/standard-1995) |

Sources:

- [L.N. 128 of 1994 (Motor Vehicles Regulations 1994, S.L. 65.11) regs. 31-32 — THE SOURCED NEGATIVE: the mark and all character dimensions are 'determined from time to time by the Commissioner of Police on the advice of the Traffic Control Board'. No format is prescribed. PDF: https://legislation.mt/getpdf/60225bddbc8272018c134581](https://legislation.mt/eli/ln/1994/128/eng)
- [L.N. 114 of 2004 — the END of the unlegislated era: the first published format, in force 9-3-2004](https://legislation.mt/eli/ln/2004/114/eng)
- [Revision 1365210379 of 2026-07-21T00:33:53Z. NO primary exists for this boundary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Malta)

## About this plate

THE THREE-LETTER FORMAT BEFORE IT WAS LEGISLATED. The 1995 start is a secondary date with no gazette reference and should be treated as observational. The end, by contrast, IS instrument-dated, 9 March 2004, when L.N. 114 of 2004 first prescribed the format in law, and the two entries overlap in 2004 for that reason, with distinct notes.

## About the format

The optional gap reflects that no separator was prescribed either

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [Standard 1979](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/malta/standard-1979) | 1979 to 1995 |
| Replaced by | [Standard 2004](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/malta/standard-2004) | 2004 to today |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard 2004](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/malta/standard-2004) (2004 to today)
- [Standard 1979](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/malta/standard-1979) (1979 to 1995)
- [Standard 1952](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/malta/standard-1952) (1952 to 1979)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/mt/mt-standard-1995.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/malta?series=mt-standard-1995
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/mt` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "mt-standard-1995"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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