# Spain license plate: Trailer

> The Spain trailer license plate: format R9999LLL, for example R1880ZJK, documented since 1999, trailer and semitrailer.

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

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

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `R9999LLL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1999 → today (documented from 1999; the format is likely older) |
| Class | trailer |
| Issued for | trailer, semitrailer |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Other sizes | 340 × 220 mm: remolques alta |
| Colours | background rojo #CE1126; 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-trailer-1999` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/spain/trailer-1999) |

The leading R stands for Remolque — trailers and semi-trailers carry a red-background plate of their own on top of the towing vehicle's.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `R` | Remolque | trailer |

Sources:

- [Anexo XVIII I.A.c): 'El fondo de las placas será retrorreflectante, de color rojo. Los caracteres estampados en relieve irán pintados en color negro mate'; letter R + number + 3 letters; Cuadro 1 dimensions](https://www.boe.es/buscar/pdf/1999/BOE-A-1999-1826-consolidado.pdf)

## About this plate

REMOLQUES Y SEMIRREMOLQUES, a RED plate with black characters, the inverse of the special-vehicle plate. Trailers over 750 kg carry this plus a second plate on the right bearing the towing vehicle's registration (Anexo XVIII III.4). Trailers and semi-trailers share one series here because Anexo XVIII treats them in one subparagraph with one prefix letter, contrast the Netherlands, where W and O split them. PREDECESSOR RECORDED AS A GAP (redate pass): the Código as rewritten by Decreto 2046/1971 already gave trailers a dedicated format, art. 231.II, verbatim, "la letra R, un número que irá desde el 1 al 999.999 y la contraseña de la provincia donde se matricule el vehículo", on a red reflective ground (art. 230.II), i.e. R-NNNNNN-PP, 1971-1999.

## Use it

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

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