# Netherlands license plate: Sidecode 12 light commercial

> The Netherlands sidecode 12 light commercial license plate: format V-99-LLL, for example V-43-BVM, 2024 to today, van, cited to RDW (Dienst Wegverkeer).

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

![Netherlands license plate, Sidecode 12 light commercial (2024 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/nl/nl-sidecode12-lightcommercial/netherlands-license-plate-sidecode-12-light-commercial.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `V-99-LLL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2024 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | van |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Colours | background #F9B700; characters #000000; band #003399 on the left |
| 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-sidecode12-lightcommercial` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode12-lightcommercial) |

Sources:

- [Lichte bedrijfsauto's: serie 12, combinatie X-99-XXX, ingangsdatum 08-01-2024](https://www.rdw.nl/de-kentekenplaat/overzicht-van-kentekenseries)

## About this plate

Sidecode 12 for LIGHT COMMERCIAL vehicles, from 08-01-2024, light commercials are the ONLY road category on sidecode 12 besides special mopeds (2025) and agricultural tractors (2021). Cars have never reached it.

## Other standard plates here

- [Sidecode 11 car](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode11-car) (2024 to today)
- [Sidecode 10 car](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode10-car) (2019 to today)
- [Sidecode 11 light commercial](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode11-lightcommercial) (2019 to today)
- [Sidecode 10 light commercial](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode10-lightcommercial) (2016 to today)
- [Sidecode 9 car](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode9-car) (2015 to today)
- [Sidecode 8 car](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode8-car) (2013 to today)
- [Sidecode 7 heavy commercial](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode7-heavycommercial) (2012 to today)
- [Sidecode 9 light commercial](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode9-lightcommercial) (2012 to today)
- [Sidecode 8 light commercial](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode8-lightcommercial) (2009 to today)
- [Sidecode 7 car](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode7-car) (2008 to today)
- [Sidecode 6 car](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode6-car) (2000 to today)
- [Sidecode 5 heavy commercial](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode5-heavycommercial) (1994 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/nl/nl-sidecode12-lightcommercial.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/netherlands?series=nl-sidecode12-lightcommercial
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/nl` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "nl-sidecode12-lightcommercial"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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