# Spain license plate: Special vehicles

> The Spain special vehicles license plate: format E9999LLL, for example E3684WGG, documented since 1999, tractor and machine.

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

![Spain license plate, Special vehicles (documented since 1999)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/es/es-special-vehicles-1999/spain-license-plate-special-vehicles.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `E9999LLL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1999 → today (documented from 1999; the format is likely older) |
| Class | agricultural |
| Issued for | tractor, machine |
| Plate size | 340 × 110 mm |
| Other sizes | 280 × 200 mm: vehículos especiales alta |
| Colours | background blanco #FFFFFF; characters #CE1126 |
| 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-special-vehicles-1999` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/spain/special-vehicles-1999) |

The leading E stands for vehículo Especial — self-propelled farm and works machinery gets its own letter and a white-on-red scheme.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `E` | Vehículo especial | special vehicle |

Sources:

- [Anexo XVIII I.A.b) vehículos especiales: white ground, red matte characters, letter E + 4 digits + 3 letters; Cuadro 1: 340x110 larga / 280x200 alta, characters 30x60/6](https://www.boe.es/buscar/pdf/1999/BOE-A-1999-1826-consolidado.pdf)
- [original text, same wording minus the CH/LL inciso; in force 26-07-1999](https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-1999-1826)

## About this plate

VEHÍCULOS ESPECIALES (agricultural and works/services machinery). The only Spanish series with RED characters on white, and notably NOT 520 mm wide, the long form is 340 x 110. Flagged as a vocabulary gap.

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/es/es-special-vehicles-1999.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/spain?series=es-special-vehicles-1999
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/es` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "es-special-vehicles-1999"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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