# Norway license plate: Green varebil

> The Norway green varebil license plate: format LL 99999, for example JA 31546, documented since 1990, van, cited to Statens vegvesen.

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Part of [Norway license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/norway) (17 registration series).

![Norway license plate, Green varebil (documented since 1990)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/no/no-green-varebil-1990/norway-license-plate-green-varebil.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL 99999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1990 → today (documented from 1990; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | van |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Colours | background #008F72; characters #000000; band #003399 on the left |
| 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 | `no-green-varebil-1990` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/norway/green-varebil-1990) |

Sources:

- [§ 2-11 tredje ledd bokstav b, verbatim: 'Varebil klasse 2 skal ha kjennemerke med sorte tegn på grønn reflekterende bunn.'](https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/1990-01-25-92/KAPITTEL_2)
- [the forskrift AS ORIGINALLY MADE, showing the green rule already present at § 2-5 nr. 2 bokstav b; ikrafttredelse 1 April 1990. This is the citation that dates the series.](https://lovdata.no/dokument/LTI/forskrift/1990-01-25-92)
- [forskrift 13. juli 2015 nr. 888, in force 1 September 2015: the RENUMBERING of kapittel 2 that moved the colour rules from § 2-5 to § 2-11. Cited to show it did NOT introduce the green plate.](https://lovdata.no/dokument/LTI/forskrift/2015-07-13-888)
- [2026-07-16): green plates carry two letters + FIVE digits like ordinary cars; up to three seats; goods transport only; lower tax; 'Hvem som helst kan eie en bil med grønne skilt'.](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjennemerke_for_motorkj%C3%B8ret%C3%B8y_i_Norge)

## About this plate

THE GREEN VAREBIL KLASSE 2 PLATE, Norway's most visible tax-class signal and, unusually, one a plate string cannot reveal: the number is drawn from the ordinary sequence, so ONLY THE COLOUR distinguishes it. Flagged as a vocabulary gap.

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard 2002](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/norway/standard-2002) (2002 to today)
- [Rally](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/norway/rally-1996) (documented since 1996)
- [Off-road](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/norway/offroad-1990) (documented since 1990)
- [Standard 1982](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/norway/standard-1982) (1982 to 2002)
- [Standard 1971](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/norway/standard-1971) (1971 to 1982)
- [County letter](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/norway/county-letter-1913) (1913 to 1971)
- [Numeric 1899](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/norway/numeric-1899) (1899 to 1913)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/no/no-green-varebil-1990.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/norway?series=no-green-varebil-1990
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/no` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "no-green-varebil-1990"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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