# New Zealand number plate: Diplomatic FC

> The New Zealand diplomatic FC number plate: format FC999, for example FC371, 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 FC (documented since 1995)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/nz/nz-diplomatic-fc/new-zealand-license-plate-diplomatic-fc.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `FC999` (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-fc` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/diplomatic-fc) |

Sources:

- [reg 37 and Schedule 4 row 5](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2011/0079/latest/whole.html)
- [cl 5 table row 4, from 1 July 1995](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1995/0136/latest/whole.html)

## About this plate

THE RESIDUAL IMMUNITIES MARK, Schedule 4's catch-all row, for people with some immunity under the 1968 Act who are not covered by the diplomatic or consular rows. Because it is residual, an FC plate carries LESS information than a DC or CC plate does: it says only that the holder has some privilege, not which mission or which country. A parse API should not report it as "diplomatic corps".

## Other diplomatic plates here

- [Diplomatic DC](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/diplomatic-dc) (documented since 1995)
- [Diplomatic dcc](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/diplomatic-dcc) (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-fc.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/new-zealand?series=nz-diplomatic-fc
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/nz` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "nz-diplomatic-fc"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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