# Netherlands license plate: Historic dark blue sidecode 3

> The Netherlands historic dark blue sidecode 3 license plate: format 99-LL-99, for example 95-DW-99, 1978 to today, car, van, and motorcycle.

Page: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/historic-darkblue-sidecode3 · Markdown version of the HTML page, which is canonical. Site map: https://vehiclesdb.com/llms.txt · Terms of use: https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/terms

Part of [Netherlands license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands) (33 registration series).

![Netherlands license plate, Historic dark blue sidecode 3 (1978 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/nl/nl-historic-darkblue-sidecode3/netherlands-license-plate-historic-dark-blue-sidecode-3.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `99-LL-99` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1978 → today |
| Class | historic |
| Issued for | car, van, motorcycle |
| Plate size | 445 × 105 mm |
| Colours | background #1D2E5B; characters #FFFFFF |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `nl-historic-darkblue-sidecode3` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/historic-darkblue-sidecode3) |

Sources:

- [the 2+2 digits / 2 letters rule admits the sidecode-3 shape 99-XX-99](https://www.rdw.nl/de-kentekenplaat/soorten-kentekenplaten)
- [sidecode 3 = 99-XX-99](https://www.rdw.nl/de-kentekenplaat/overzicht-van-kentekenseries)

## About this plate

Oldtimer regime on a SIDECODE-3 registration (99-XX-99). Third of the three admitted shapes. A vehicle whose registration has another shape must first swap to a "historisch kenteken" before blue plates can be made.

## Other historic plates here

- [Historic dark blue](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/historic-darkblue) (1978 to today)
- [Historic dark blue agricultural](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/historic-darkblue-agricultural) (1978 to today)
- [Historic dark blue sidecode 2](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/historic-darkblue-sidecode2) (1978 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/nl/nl-historic-darkblue-sidecode3.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/netherlands?series=nl-historic-darkblue-sidecode3
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/nl` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "nl-historic-darkblue-sidecode3"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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