# South Africa license plate: NW standard 3L3F

> The South Africa NW standard 3L3F license plate: format LLL 999 NW, for example FGZ 913 NW, 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, NW standard 3L3F (documented since 2000)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/za/za-nw-standard-3l3f/south-africa-license-plate-nw-standard-3l3f.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 999 NW` (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-nw-standard-3l3f` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/nw-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

NORTH WEST, three letters + three figures + NW. A change of numbering system is reported for February 2016 (announced December 2015) and was NOT modelled: no notice was located, and a reg 27(4) notice establishing a NEW system would have had to choose between limbs (aa) and (bb), which would decide whether this series should have an end year. Recorded as the most likely missing series in this file.

## 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)
- [NC standard 3L3F](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/nc-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-nw-standard-3l3f.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/south-africa?series=za-nw-standard-3l3f
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/za` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "za-nw-standard-3l3f"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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