# Portugal license plate: Diplomatic

> The Portugal diplomatic license plate: format 999-CD999, for example 203-CD526, documented since 2005, car, van, and motorcycle.

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Part of [Portugal license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/portugal) (13 registration series).

![Portugal license plate, Diplomatic (documented since 2005)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/pt/pt-diplomatic/portugal-license-plate-diplomatic.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999-CD999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2005 → today (documented from 2005; the format is likely older) |
| Class | diplomatic |
| Issued for | car, van, motorcycle |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #CE1126; band #003399 on the left |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `pt-diplomatic` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/portugal/diplomatic) |

The first three digits name the mission — from a table the Foreign Ministry keeps and has never published — then the prefix gives status: CD for diplomats, CC for consular staff, FM for mission employees without diplomatic rank.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `CD` | Corpo Diplomático | diplomatic corps |
| `CC` | Corpo Consular | consular corps |
| `FM` | Funcionário em Missão | mission staff without diplomatic status |

Sources:

- [DL 54/2005 Regulamento art. 6.º n.º 2 — the RED characters rule and the exact list of who gets them.](https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2005/03/044a00/18921897.pdf)
- [pt.wikipedia.org](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matr%C3%ADculas_de_autom%C3%B3veis_em_Portugal)

## About this plate

CORPO DIPLOMÁTICO E CONSULAR. One series, because the instrument makes one rule. THE REAL GAP: the body that assigns the CD/CC/FM prefixes and their per-mission numbering is the Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, not the IMT, and no MNE instrument was reached, so no mission decode table exists here and none was invented.

## About the format

DL 54/2005 art. 6.º n.º 2 prescribes only that the CHARACTERS, dashes and border be red on the plates of diplomatic-corps members, career consuls, non-resident administrative and technical staff of foreign missions, and bodies covered by the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities. It composes no number.

## Use it

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

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