# South Africa license plate: NC standard 3L3F

> The South Africa NC standard 3L3F license plate: format LLL 999 NC, for example XTL 775 NC, documented since 2000.

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

![South Africa license plate, NC standard 3L3F (documented since 2000)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/za/za-nc-standard-3l3f/south-africa-license-plate-nc-standard-3l3f.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 999 NC` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2000 → today (documented from 2000; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer |
| Plate size | 520 × 113 mm |
| Other sizes | 250 × 205 mm: reg 35(10); 250 × 165 mm: reg 35(10) |
| 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-nc-standard-3l3f` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/nc-standard-3l3f) |

Sources:

- [reg 27(2)(a)(ii)(aa) + proviso](https://disasterlaw.ifrc.org/sites/default/files/media/disaster_law/2021-06/%20ROAD%20TRAFFIC%20REGULATIONS,%202000.pdf)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_South_Africa)

## About this plate

NORTHERN CAPE, three letters + three figures + NC. A Northern Cape plate is the clearest demonstration of the two-dimension trap this file guards against: the province was carved out of the old Cape Province, whose registering-authority marks all began with C and are still issued next door in the Western Cape, so a C-initial mark and an NC suffix are the SAME geography a generation apart and must never be conflated.

## Other standard plates here

- [GP standard 2L2F2L](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/gp-standard-2l2f2l) (2023 to today)
- [ZN standard 2L2F2L](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/zn-standard-2l2f2l) (2023 to today)
- [EC standard 3L3F](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/ec-standard-3l3f) (documented since 2000)
- [FS standard 3L3F](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/fs-standard-3l3f) (documented since 2000)
- [GP standard 3L3F](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/gp-standard-3l3f) (documented since 2000)
- [LP standard 3L3F](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/lp-standard-3l3f) (documented since 2000)
- [MP standard 3L3F](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/mp-standard-3l3f) (documented since 2000)
- [NW standard 3L3F](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/nw-standard-3l3f) (documented since 2000)
- [WC RA mark](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/wc-ra-mark) (documented since 2000)
- [ZN RA mark](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/zn-ra-mark) (documented 2000 to 2023)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/za/za-nc-standard-3l3f.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/south-africa?series=za-nc-standard-3l3f
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/za` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "za-nc-standard-3l3f"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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