# Norway license plate: Standard 1971

> The Norway standard 1971 license plate: format LL 99999, for example AN 54191, 1971 to 1982, 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, Standard 1971 (1971 to 1982)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/no/no-standard-1971/norway-license-plate-standard-1971.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL 99999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1971–1982 |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, caravan, tractor, machine |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| 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 | `no-standard-1971` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/norway/standard-1971) |

Sources:

- [§ 2-17: 'Kjennemerke for registreringsordning fra og med 1. april 1971 til og med 31. mars 1982' — 'To bokstaver og 4 eller 5 tall'.](https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/1990-01-25-92/KAPITTEL_2)
- [2026-07-16): 'Dagens system ble innført fra 1. april 1971'; the number now follows the vehicle and is not recycled.](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjennemerke_for_motorkj%C3%B8ret%C3%B8y_i_Norge)

## About this plate

This is also where Norway's only real era signal is created: a plate whose number is bound to the vehicle cannot belong to the county-letter order.

## Region code notes

the allocation file is a CURRENT snapshot and is weakest as evidence for this, the earliest two-letter period

## How numbers are issued

THE REFORM THAT DEFINES THE ERA: from 1 April 1971 the number is bound to the VEHICLE for its lifetime and is not recycled. Under the county- letter order it had been bound to the OWNER's district, so a sale across county lines re-plated the car. Allocation of letter pairs to police districts began at this point and has drifted since.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [County letter](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/norway/county-letter-1913) | 1913 to 1971 |
| Replaced by | [Standard 1982](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/norway/standard-1982) | 1982 to 2002 |

## 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)
- [Green varebil](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/norway/green-varebil-1990) (documented since 1990)
- [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)
- [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-standard-1971.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/norway?series=no-standard-1971
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/no` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "no-standard-1971"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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