# Virginia license plate: Dealer

> The Virginia dealer license plate: format LLLLLLL, for example IBTWJNT, documented since 2026, car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer.

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Part of [Virginia license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--virginia) (8 registration series).

![Virginia (United States) license plate, Dealer (documented since 2026)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-va/us-va-dealer/virginia-license-plate-dealer.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLLLLLL` (L is any letter) |
| Years | ~2026 → today (documented from 2026; the format is likely older) |
| Class | dealer |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, 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-va-dealer` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--virginia/dealer) |

Sources:

- [§ 46.2-1546: dealer registration and plates, the definition of a vehicle 'in inventory', staggered issue, and the sales-volume plate quota](https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter15/section46.2-1546/)
- [§ 46.2-711(A): dealers and transporters are furnished ONE plate, not two](https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter6/section46.2-711/)
- [§ 46.2-715: dealer plates consist of one plate per set, attached to the rear](https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter6/section46.2-715/)

## About this plate

The quota rule in § 46.2-1546 is worth carrying because it is a real constraint on the SIZE of this series, a state where dealer plates are rationed by sales volume has a bounded dealer serial space, which is a fact a parse API can use. Virginia also runs a separate TRANSPORTER plate for persons delivering unladen vehicles (§ 46.2-733), which shares the one-plate/rear treatment; it is not given its own entry because no primary for its format was obtained.

## Use it

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

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