# Netherlands license plate: Historic dark blue

> The Netherlands historic dark blue license plate: format LL-99-99, for example GX-70-88, 1978 to today, car, van, and motorcycle.

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

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

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL-99-99` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1978 → today |
| Class | historic |
| Issued for | car, van, motorcycle |
| Plate size | 445 × 105 mm |
| Other sizes | 275 × 195 mm: rechthoekig; 200 × 145 mm: motorcycle, 200 mm maximum; 310 × 110 mm: American model 18.2 in dark blue |
| 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` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/historic-darkblue) |

Sources:

- [donkerblauwe plaat, DET before 1-1-1978, kenteken = 2 groepen van 2 cijfers en 1 groep van 2 letters; 445x105 / 275x195 / 200x145 / 310x110](https://www.rdw.nl/de-kentekenplaat/soorten-kentekenplaten)
- [eligibility (auto, bedrijfsauto, kampeerauto, motor, landbouwvoertuig, mobiele machine, aanhangwagen >=751 kg); mopeds excluded; EUR 50 to swap to a historisch kenteken](https://www.rdw.nl/de-kentekenplaat/kentekenplaten-voor-oldtimer-aanvragen)
- [models 1.1 t/m 18.1; no duplicaatcode/lamineercode; not registered in GAIK](https://www.rdw.nl/zakelijke-partners/erkende-bedrijven/kentekenplaatfabrikanten/extra-eisen-per-kleur-en-model/donkerblauwe-kentekenplaten-historisch)

## About this plate

Oldtimer regime on a SIDECODE-1 registration (XX-99-99).

## Other historic plates here

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

## Use it

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

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