# South Africa license plate: WC personalised

> The South Africa WC personalised license plate: format LLL WP, for example JTV WP, 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, WC personalised (documented since 2000)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/za/za-wc-personalised/south-africa-license-plate-wc-personalised.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL WP` (L is any letter) |
| Years | ~2000 → today (documented from 2000; the format is likely older) |
| Class | personalized |
| 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-wc-personalised` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/wc-personalised) |

Sources:

- [reg 28(1) MEC may establish a personalised licence number system; reg 28(3) issued on application on conditions and fees the MEC determines; reg 28A cancellation](https://disasterlaw.ifrc.org/sites/default/files/media/disaster_law/2021-06/%20ROAD%20TRAFFIC%20REGULATIONS,%202000.pdf)
- [westerncape.gov.za](https://www.westerncape.gov.za/mobility/service/applying-special-motor-vehicle-number-plates)

## About this plate

WESTERN CAPE personalised numbers, one to seven owner-chosen alphanumerics followed by WP. This is the ONLY context in which "WP" appears on a Western Cape plate, because the province issues its ordinary numbers under the registering-authority limb.

## How numbers are issued

owner-chosen; availability-checked on application (form SLN1)

## Other personalized plates here

- [FS personalised](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/fs-personalised) (2002 to today)
- [GP personalised](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/gp-personalised) (documented since 2000)

## Use it

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

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