Norway license plates

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GET /v1/plates/no/match?plate=PD%2085931

{ "plate": "PD 85931",
  "valid": true, "exact": true,
  "matches": [{ "id": "no-standard-2002",
    "render_url": "…svg?serial=PD%2085931" }] }

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standard plates 14

the default series issued to private road vehicles

Numeric 1899

In the sample, 9 for any digit.

1899–1913 issued for: car, truck, bus

County letter

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

1913–1971 issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle

Standard 1971

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

1971–1982 issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, caravan, tractor, machine

Standard 1982

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

1982–2002 issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, caravan, tractor, machine

Green varebil

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

~1990 → today documented from 1990 — the format is likely older issued for: van

Off-road

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

~1990 → today documented from 1990 — the format is likely older issued for: tractor, machine, snowmobile, atv, truck

Rally

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

~1996 → today documented from 1996 — the format is likely older issued for: car, motorcycle

Standard 2002

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2002 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, caravan, tractor, machine

Off-road 303×85 mm

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

~1990 → today documented from 1990 — the format is likely older issued for: tractor, machine, snowmobile, atv, truck

Standard 2002 340×210 mm

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2002 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, caravan, tractor, machine

Standard 2002 303×85 mm

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2002 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, caravan, tractor, machine

Standard 2002 220×152 mm

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2002 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, caravan, tractor, machine

Standard 2002 303×153 mm

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2002 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, caravan, tractor, machine

Standard 2002 470×110 mm

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2002 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, caravan, tractor, machine

electric plates 1

EV-distinct plates or suffixes (German E, CN green plates)

Electric

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

1999 → today issued for: car, van

historic plates 1

vintage/oldtimer regimes (German H, ES historico)

Historic veteran

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

1991 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle

personalized plates 3

owner-chosen serials inside an official frame

Personal

In the sample, L stands for any letter.

~2017 → today documented from 2017 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer

Personal 303×85 mm

In the sample, L stands for any letter.

~2017 → today documented from 2017 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer

Personal 303×153 mm

In the sample, L stands for any letter.

~2017 → today documented from 2017 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer

dealer plates 2

trade/garage plates bound to a business, not a vehicle

Dealer day

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

~1990 → today documented from 1990 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, tractor, machine

Dealer annual

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2015 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, tractor, machine

export plates 1

plates for vehicles leaving the jurisdiction permanently

Export

In the sample, 9 for any digit.

1971 → today issued for: car, van

military plates 2

armed-forces registration systems

Military

In the sample, 9 for any digit.

1932 → today issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer, machine

Military test

In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

1945 → today issued for: car, van, truck, machine

diplomatic plates 1

diplomatic corps (embassy) issuance, usually its own decode

Diplomatic

In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

~1990 → today documented from 1990 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, trailer