# Florida license plate: Wrecker

> The Florida wrecker license plate: format LLL 999, for example XBL 124, documented since 1997, truck. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [Florida license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--florida) (10 registration series).

![Florida (United States) license plate, Wrecker (documented since 1997)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-fl/us-fl-wrecker/florida-license-plate-wrecker.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1997 → today (documented from 1997; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | truck |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `us-fl-wrecker` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--florida/wrecker) |

The serial is ordinary; the word "Wrecker" along the bottom is the code — Florida legislates its bottom legends, and this one marks a tow truck.

Sources:

- [§ 320.06(3)(a): the 'Wrecker' bottom legend and its § 320.08(5)(d)-(e) tax hook](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0300-0399/0320/Sections/0320.06.html)
- [320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be imprinted with the word "Wrecker" at the bottom' — the legend series existed by 1997](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0320/SEC06.HTM&StatuteYear=1997)

## About this plate

WRECKER (tow truck) PLATES. Completes the five statutory bottom legends, Apportioned, Restricted, Dealer, Manufacturer, Wrecker, which together are the whole of Florida's legend taxonomy and, notably, are legislated rather than left to departmental design; four of the five stood by 1997, and Manufacturer was born 1999 (ch. 99-248).

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--florida/standard) (documented since 2003)
- [Apportioned](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--florida/apportioned) (documented since 1997)
- [Restricted](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--florida/restricted) (documented since 1997)

## Use it

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

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