# New Zealand number plate: Diplomatic DC

> The New Zealand diplomatic DC number plate: format DC999, for example DC643, documented since 1995, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [New Zealand license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand) (18 registration series).

![New Zealand license plate, Diplomatic DC (documented since 1995)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/nz/nz-diplomatic-dc/new-zealand-license-plate-diplomatic-dc.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `DC999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1995 → today (documented from 1995; the format is likely older) |
| Class | diplomatic |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000 |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `nz-diplomatic-dc` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/diplomatic-dc) |

Sources:

- [reg 37(1)-(2) and Schedule 4 row 3, covering diplomatic missions, persons with full diplomatic immunities under the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1968, and organisations and persons under s 9(2)(a)-(b) of that Act](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2011/0079/latest/whole.html)
- [cl 5 and its table row 2, the same mark in the same words, in force 1 July 1995](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1995/0136/latest/whole.html)
- ['Official motor vehicles are embassy, consulate and high commission vehicles, and New Zealand Government crown vehicles. They have plates with a symbol of a crown or special characters, for example, CR (crown).'](https://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/licensing-rego/number-plates)

## What each position encodes

- the letters DC
- a series of numbers from 1 onwards, of unstated length

## About this plate

The scope is wider than "embassies": Schedule 4 row 3 reaches four distinct groups, including international organisations granted immunities under s 9(2)(a) of the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1968, so a DC plate is not proof of an embassy.

## Other diplomatic plates here

- [Diplomatic dcc](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/diplomatic-dcc) (documented since 1995)
- [Diplomatic FC](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/diplomatic-fc) (documented since 1995)
- [Diplomatic fcc](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/diplomatic-fcc) (documented since 1995)

## Use it

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

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