# New Zealand number plate: Standard 1964

> The New Zealand standard 1964 number plate: format LL9999, for example MI8902, 1964 to 1986, 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, Standard 1964 (1964 to 1986)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/nz/nz-standard-1964/new-zealand-license-plate-standard-1964.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL9999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1964–1986 |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Colours | background #000000; characters #C0C0C0 |
| 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-standard-1964` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/standard-1964) |

Sources:

- [milestone 1964, verbatim: 'Permanent aluminium plates – intended to last a vehicle's useful life – are introduced. These were issued by the New Zealand Post Office. Starting at AA100 to ZZ9989, the plates feature silver characters on a black plate. Plates ZZ9990 to ZZ9999 are bought for personalised plates.'; and 'Theses plates were issued with two letters and up to four numbers to private cars on 1 July 1964 and commercial vehicles in 1965.'](https://www.nzta.govt.nz/roads-and-rail/research-and-data/fascinating-facts/number-plates)
- [reg 33(4)(a) the aluminium-on-black form, still current; reg 62 the optional swap](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2011/0079/latest/whole.html)
- ['If your vehicle had the older style black plates with silver characters, they will be duplicated with a white retro-reflective background and black characters.'](https://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/licensing-rego/number-plates)

## What each position encodes

- characters 1-2: two letters
- characters 3-6: the numeral block, 1 to 9999

## About this plate

NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST PERMANENT PLATE, AND THE ONLY SERIES IN THIS FILE THAT IS SIMULTANEOUSLY CLOSED AND CURRENT.

## How long it is valid

rule: Reg 33(4)(a) has no end date and reg 62 makes replacement OPTIONAL, not compulsory: "If a registered person wishes to replace the motor vehicle's existing registration plates (being plates specified in regulation 33(4)(a)) with reflectorised registration plates, the person may apply to the Registrar for the issue of reflectorised plates." NZTA adds the one-way rule for damage: "If your vehicle had the older style black plates with silver characters, they will be duplicated with a white retro-reflective background and black characters." So the population can shrink but never grow.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Replaced by | [Standard 1986](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/standard-1986) | 1986 to 2001 |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard 2001](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/standard-2001) (2001 to today)
- [Standard 1986](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/standard-1986) (1986 to 2001)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/nz/nz-standard-1964.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/new-zealand?series=nz-standard-1964
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/nz` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "nz-standard-1964"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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