# Netherlands license plate: Sidecode 5 heavy commercial

> The Netherlands sidecode 5 heavy commercial license plate: format BL-LL-99, for example BY-ZW-72, 1994 to today, truck and bus.

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

![Netherlands license plate, Sidecode 5 heavy commercial (1994 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/nl/nl-sidecode5-heavycommercial/netherlands-license-plate-sidecode-5-heavy-commercial.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `BL-LL-99` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1994 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | truck, bus |
| 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-sidecode5-heavycommercial` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode5-heavycommercial) |

Sources:

- [Zware bedrijfsauto's: serie 5, combinatie XX-XX-99, ingangsdatum 03-01-1994](https://www.rdw.nl/de-kentekenplaat/overzicht-van-kentekenseries)
- [Zware bedrijfsauto's (boven 3500 kg): eerste letter B](https://www.rdw.nl/de-kentekenplaat/cijfers-en-letters-op-de-kentekenplaat)

## About this plate

Sidecode 5 for HEAVY COMMERCIAL vehicles, from 03-01-1994.

## Other standard plates here

- [Sidecode 11 car](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode11-car) (2024 to today)
- [Sidecode 12 light commercial](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/netherlands/sidecode12-lightcommercial) (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)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/nl/nl-sidecode5-heavycommercial.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/netherlands?series=nl-sidecode5-heavycommercial
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/nl` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "nl-sidecode5-heavycommercial"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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