# South Africa license plate: Government G

> The South Africa government G license plate: format GLL 999 G, for example GOW 960 G, 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, Government G (documented since 2000)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/za/za-government-g/south-africa-license-plate-government-g.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `GLL 999 G` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2000 → today (documented from 2000; the format is likely older) |
| Class | government |
| 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-government-g` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/government-g) |

Sources:

- [reg 27(5)(a), verbatim: the licence number of a motor vehicle 'the owner of which is a department of State, may consist of— (i) the licence number allocated to the vehicle upon licensing thereof; (ii) the letter G followed by two letters, three figures, and the letter G; or (iii) any other licence number determined by the chief executive officer by notice in the Gazette'](https://disasterlaw.ifrc.org/sites/default/files/media/disaster_law/2021-06/%20ROAD%20TRAFFIC%20REGULATIONS,%202000.pdf)
- [GG 37542 GN 287 of 9 April 2014 reproducing reg 27(5)(a) identically](https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/37542gen287.pdf)
- [PN 51 of 2002 para 5(b): red letters and figures on white with the Free State coat of arms for provincial-government vehicles](https://www.policeroadstransport.fs.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Licence-number-plate-for-the-Free-State-2002.pdf)

## About this plate

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, G + two letters + three figures + G. Reg 27(5)(a) is PERMISSIVE, "may consist of", and limb (i) expressly allows a State department to keep the ordinary licence number allocated on licensing, so a government vehicle need not carry this format at all and a G-suffix match is a sufficient but not necessary test for state ownership. This series is also the reason the reg 27(2)(a)(ii) proviso forbids G as the first letter of an ordinary licence number: the two rules exist to keep the G space clear of each other.

## Other government plates here

- [Zulu royal ZK](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/zulu-royal-zk) (documented since 2000)

## Use it

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

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