# Spain license plate: Diplomatic staff TA

> The Spain diplomatic staff TA license plate: format TA-999-999, for example TA-947-451, documented since 1999, car, van, and motorcycle.

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Part of [Spain license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/spain) (19 registration series).

![Spain license plate, Diplomatic staff TA (documented since 1999)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/es/es-diplomatic-staff-ta-1999/spain-license-plate-diplomatic-staff-ta.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `TA-999-999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1999 → today (documented from 1999; the format is likely older) |
| Class | diplomatic |
| Issued for | car, van, motorcycle |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Colours | background amarillo #F9B700; characters #000000 |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `es-diplomatic-staff-ta-1999` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/spain/diplomatic-staff-ta-1999) |

TA stands for personal Técnico-Administrativo — the embassy's technical and administrative staff, who get yellow plates where the diplomats' are red.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `TA` | Personal técnico-administrativo | technical-administrative staff |

Sources:

- [Anexo XVIII I.B.a).4: personal técnico-administrativo — yellow retroreflective ground, black matte characters, letters TA + two digit groups](https://www.boe.es/buscar/pdf/1999/BOE-A-1999-1826-consolidado.pdf)

## About this plate

PERSONAL TÉCNICO-ADMINISTRATIVO of missions, international organisations and consular offices, yellow ground, black characters. RGV transitional provision three preserved existing matrícula turística permits held by this staff until their validity expired, which is the documented bridge from the pre-1999 arrangement.

## How numbers are issued

group 1 identifies the diplomatic mission, international organisation or consular office; group 2 is a serial among that body's technical-administrative staff, on its proposal

## Other diplomatic plates here

- [Diplomatic CD](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/spain/diplomatic-cd-1999) (documented since 1999)
- [International OI](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/spain/international-oi-1999) (documented since 1999)

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