# Portugal license plate: Police GNR

> The Portugal police GNR license plate: format GNR L-99, for example GNR V-90, 2005 to today, car, van, truck, and motorcycle.

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

![Portugal license plate, Police GNR (2005 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/pt/pt-police-gnr/portugal-license-plate-police-gnr.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `GNR L-99` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2005 → today |
| Class | police |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, motorcycle |
| 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-police-gnr` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/portugal/police-gnr) |

No abbreviation to crack — the force writes its initials in full: GNR is the Guarda Nacional Republicana, Portugal's gendarmerie. What the PSP, the civilian urban police, puts on its vehicles is — genuinely — undocumented.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `GNR` | Guarda Nacional Republicana | National Republican Guard |

Sources:

- [pt.wikipedia.org](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matr%C3%ADculas_de_autom%C3%B3veis_em_Portugal)

## About this plate

GUARDA NACIONAL REPUBLICANA. Their absence is a gap, not a claim that they use ordinary plates.

## Use it

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

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