# District of Columbia license plate: Dealer

> The District of Columbia dealer license plate: format DLL-9999, for example DFH-6685, documented since 2017, car, van, truck, motorcycle, and trailer.

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Part of [District of Columbia license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--district-of-columbia) (10 registration series).

![District of Columbia (United States) license plate, Dealer (documented since 2017)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-dc/us-dc-dealer/district-of-columbia-license-plate-dealer.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `DLL-9999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2017 → today (documented from 2017; the format is likely older) |
| Class | dealer |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, motorcycle, trailer |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `us-dc-dealer` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--district-of-columbia/dealer) |

Sources:

- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Washington,_D.C)

## About the format

The same hole exists for a literal '9'.

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-dc/us-dc-dealer.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/district-of-columbia?series=us-dc-dealer
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-dc` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-dc-dealer"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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