# South Africa license plate: ZN standard 2L2F2L

> The South Africa ZN standard 2L2F2L license plate: format LL 99 LL ZN, for example XT 76 DS ZN, 2023 to today, 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, ZN standard 2L2F2L (2023 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/za/za-zn-standard-2l2f2l/south-africa-license-plate-zn-standard-2l2f2l.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL 99 LL ZN` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2023 → today |
| 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-zn-standard-2l2f2l` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/zn-standard-2l2f2l) |

Sources:

- [reg 27(2)(a)(ii)(bb) inserted by r. 5(a) of GNR.589 of 27 May 2009 — the enabling instrument; reg 27(4) MEC may establish a new licence number system](https://disasterlaw.ifrc.org/sites/default/files/media/disaster_law/2021-06/%20ROAD%20TRAFFIC%20REGULATIONS,%202000.pdf)
- [sanews.gov.za](https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/new-provincial-number-plate-system-unveiled-kzn)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_South_Africa)

## About this plate

KWAZULU-NATAL, two letters + two figures + two letters + ZN, from 1 December 2023. The DATE is pinned to a government publication (SAnews, GCIS) that also states the reason in the province's own words, "towns running out of available numbers", which is exactly what a registering-authority-mark system does when it exhausts. The SHAPE rests on reg 27(2)(a)(ii)(bb) plus Wikipedia for the choice of limb, and the mark "ZN" on Wikipedia alone.

## How numbers are issued

Phased, and the phases are dated by the provincial government itself: phase 1 from 1 December 2023 covers "the registration of new vehicles, change of ownership, and re-registration of stolen-recovered vehicles"; phase 2 from 1 March 2024 opens voluntary migration, with a 24-month window "after which all motor vehicles will automatically be issued with a new format licence number upon licensing".

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [ZN RA mark](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/zn-ra-mark) | documented 2000 to 2023 |

## Other standard plates here

- [GP standard 2L2F2L](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-africa/gp-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)
- [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-zn-standard-2l2f2l.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/south-africa?series=za-zn-standard-2l2f2l
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/za` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "za-zn-standard-2l2f2l"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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