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Spain license plate: Government

Issued today Documented since 1999. Government plates for car, van, truck, and bus, issued by Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT). One of 19 Spain license plates.

Spain license plate, Government (documented since 1999), sample PME-149694
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Format, years and the law

Format
PME-999999, for example PME-149694 (9 any digit)

PME stands for Parque Móvil del Estado, the state's central vehicle pool. Sister codes name ministries (MF, Fomento; MMA, Medio Ambiente), ministries since reorganised away, though their plates still roll.

PME
Parque Móvil del Estado (state vehicle pool)
MF
Ministerio de Fomento (public-works ministry (since reorganised))
MMA
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente (environment ministry (since reorganised))

The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued.

Years issued
Documented since 1999; the format is likely older than the first year documented. Still issued.
Vehicle class
Government: civil government fleets with distinct series. Issued for car, van, truck, and bus.
About this plate
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FLEETS. The codes are current law; the ministry names behind them are not current fact. Recorded as-enacted.

Legal basis and sources

  1. Anexo XVIII II.B: MF, MMA and PME contraseñas https://www.boe.es/buscar/pdf/1999/BOE-A-1999-1826-consolidado.pdf

This plate in your app

The series id is es-government-1999. The API returns its format, validation, colours and designs with the rest of Spain's series:

curl -s https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/es \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEHICLESDB_API_KEY" \
  | jq '.series[] | select(.id == "es-government-1999")'
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