# New Zealand number plate: Diplomatic dcc

> The New Zealand diplomatic dcc number plate: format 999DCC, for example 532DCC, documented since 1995, motorcycle, moped, and trailer.

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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 dcc (documented since 1995)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/nz/nz-diplomatic-dcc/new-zealand-license-plate-diplomatic-dcc.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999DCC` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1995 → today (documented from 1995; the format is likely older) |
| Class | diplomatic |
| Issued for | motorcycle, moped, trailer |
| 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-dcc` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/diplomatic-dcc) |

Sources:

- [Schedule 4 row 3, second limb](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2011/0079/latest/whole.html)
- [cl 5 table row 2, second limb, from 1 July 1995](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1995/0136/latest/whole.html)

## About this plate

THE DIPLOMATIC MOTORCYCLE AND TRAILER MARK, numerals FIRST, then DCC. New Zealand builds its three-letter official marks by adding a letter to the two-letter form and flipping the order, and it does so consistently across all three families (DC/DCC, CC/CCC, FC/FCC). That consistency is the single most useful thing about Schedule 4 for a parser, and it is stated in the instrument rather than inferred.

## Other diplomatic plates here

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

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