Communist
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
1966–1992
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle
Romania license plates
11 registration series, sourced from Direcţia Regim Permise de Conducere şi Înmatriculare a Vehiculelor (D.R.P.C.I.V.), Ministerul Afacerilor Interne — under O.U.G. nr. 195/2002 and its Regulament.
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GET /v1/plates/ro/match?plate=B%20972%20GQC
{ "plate": "B 972 GQC",
"valid": true, "exact": true,
"matches": [{ "id": "ro-bucharest-2010",
"render_url": "…svg?serial=B%20972%20GQC" }] }
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standard plates 7
the default series issued to private road vehicles
Standard 1992
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
1992–2007
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer
Bucharest 1992
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
1992–2007
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer
Standard 2007
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2007 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer
Bucharest 2007
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2007–2010
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer
Bucharest 2010
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2010 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer
Standard 2007 340×200 mm
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2007 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer
motorcycle plates 1
reduced-size series for motorcycles where format/design differs
Motorcycle
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2007 → today
issued for: motorcycle
dealer plates 1
trade/garage plates bound to a business, not a vehicle
Probe
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
~2006 → today
documented from 2006 — the format is likely older
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer
temporary plates 1
short-validity plates (transit, awaiting registration)
Provisional
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
~2006 → today
documented from 2006 — the format is likely older
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer
diplomatic plates 1
diplomatic corps (embassy) issuance, usually its own decode
Diplomatic
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
1992 → today
issued for: car, van
consular plates 1
consular corps where distinct from diplomatic
Consular
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
1992 → today
issued for: car, van