# Spain license plate: Tourist

> The Spain tourist license plate: format T9999LLL, for example T3789TBP, 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, Tourist (documented since 1999)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/es/es-tourist-1999/spain-license-plate-tourist.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `T9999LLL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1999 → today (documented from 1999; the format is likely older) |
| Class | temporary |
| Issued for | car, van, motorcycle |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Other sizes | 340 × 220 mm: turística alta |
| Colours | background blanco #FFFFFF; characters #000000; band rojo #CE1126 on the right |
| 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-tourist-1999` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/spain/tourist-1999) |

The leading T stands for matrícula Turística — a tax-privileged temporary registration; the red strip at the left prints the month and year it expires.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `T` | Matrícula turística | tourist registration |

Sources:

- [Anexo XVIII I.B.b) matrícula turística: white ground, black matte characters, letter T + 4 digits + 3 letters, RED expiry band with white adhesive characters; Cuadro 3: band 30 mm, characters 15x8x2 mm](https://www.boe.es/buscar/pdf/1999/BOE-A-1999-1826-consolidado.pdf)

## About this plate

MATRÍCULA TURÍSTICA, a tax-privileged temporary registration with the expiry month in ROMAN numerals and the year in Arabic on a red vertical band. The only Spanish plate that carries its own expiry date on its face, and the only one whose band sits on the right.

## Other temporary plates here

- [Temporary private](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/spain/temporary-private-1999) (documented since 1999)

## Use it

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

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