# South Africa license plate: Dealer A

> The South Africa dealer A license plate: format ALL 999 LL, documented since 2000, car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer.

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Part of [South Africa license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa) (20 registration series).

![South Africa license plate, Dealer A (documented since 2000)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/za/za-dealer-a/south-africa-license-plate-dealer-a.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `ALL 999 LL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2000 → today (documented from 2000; the format is likely older) |
| Class | dealer |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer |
| Plate size | 520 × 113 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 | `za-dealer-a` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/dealer-a) |

Sources:

- [reg 71(2)(a), verbatim: a motor trade number system 'shall consist of— (a) the letter "A" followed by two letters, three figures and the licence mark of the province concerned as contemplated in regulation 27 (1)'; reg 82(1),(4) display and non-permanence](https://disasterlaw.ifrc.org/sites/default/files/media/disaster_law/2021-06/%20ROAD%20TRAFFIC%20REGULATIONS,%202000.pdf)
- [PN 51 of 2002 para 4(b): dark blue letters and figures on white with the landscape, for motor dealer plates](https://www.policeroadstransport.fs.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Licence-number-plate-for-the-Free-State-2002.pdf)

## About this plate

MOTOR TRADE NUMBERS on the provincial limb, A + two letters + three figures + provincial mark. Bound to a registered motor dealer, manufacturer, builder or importer, licensed annually under regs 73-77 and cancellable under reg 80. The A prefix is why A survives the vowel ban in this one series and nowhere else, and it makes a dealer number instantly separable from an ordinary 3+3 provincial number.

## Other dealer plates here

- [Dealer figures](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/dealer-figures) (documented since 2000)

## Use it

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

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