# United Kingdom number plate: Green zev

> The United Kingdom green zev number plate (Rear plate (yellow)): format LL99 LLL, for example MY02 ZRO, 2020 to today, car, van, truck, bus, and motorcycle.

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Part of [United Kingdom license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-kingdom) (10 registration series).

![United Kingdom license plate, Green zev (2020 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/gb/gb-green-zev-2020/united-kingdom-license-plate-green-zev.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL99 LLL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2020 → today |
| Class | electric |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000; band Pantone 7481c #00B140 on the left |
| Rear plate differs from the front | yes |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `gb-green-zev-2020` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-kingdom/green-zev-2020) |

Sources:

- [reg 16(4A)-(4D) and (11), inserted by The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1276) regs 1, 4, in force 8.12.2020: Pantone 7481c, 40-50 mm, retroreflective, exclusivity, the tailpipe definition and the trailer extension](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/561/regulation/16)
- [INF104 § 09: 'From 8 December 2020 eligible zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) are permitted to display a green flash on the left hand side of the number plate'](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6694e379fc8e12ac3edafc60/inf104-vehicle-registration-numbers-and-number-plates.pdf)
- ['display a green flash, if you have a zero-emission vehicle'](https://www.gov.uk/displaying-number-plates/rules-number-plates)

## Designs

| Design | Years | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rear plate (yellow) | 2020 to today | Black characters on yellow with the green flash at the left (reg 16(4A)-(4B)). | https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/gb/gb-green-zev-2020.svg |
| Front plate (white) | 2020 to today | Black characters on white with the green flash at the left. | https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/gb/gb-green-zev-2020.svg?design=front |
| Rear plate, flash with the UK identifier and Union flag | 2021 to today | The green device may carry one identifier with one flag above it (reg 16(4D)). | https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/gb/gb-green-zev-2020.svg?design=rear-uk-flag |

## About this plate

The flash is OPTIONAL, a zero-emission vehicle without one is entirely lawful, so a green flash is evidence of a ZEV and its absence is evidence of nothing.

## Format notes

THE MARK IS UNCHANGED AND THAT IS THE POINT: a British zero-emission vehicle is NOT identifiable from its registration string. Contrast the German E-Kennzeichen, which appends a literal "E" to the Erkennungsnummer and is therefore parseable.

## Who can have one

Reg 16(11)(a), verbatim: an "'eligible vehicle' means a vehicle to which these regulations apply and which cannot produce any tailpipe emissions." Note what this is NOT: it is not a tax class, not a CO2 threshold and not a battery-capacity test, so a plug-in hybrid is excluded by construction.

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/gb/gb-green-zev-2020.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/uk?series=gb-green-zev-2020
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/gb` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "gb-green-zev-2020"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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