European Style License Plates
Before going into the topic we should be well aware of the term "LICENSE PLATE" what exactly it means. Actually the term license plate means the vehicle registration done by attaching the plastic plate to the vehicle for the identification purpose. It is not only called the license plate but it has different names depending on the countries. Before these plates were baked into ceramic with no support, which made them impractical. Few of those plates survived. The numeric or the alphanumeric code is given to the persons who need the license plate which is kept recorded with the provider or the issuing authority. In the European countries many countries have adopted a common format for number plates, which are issued by member states.
This is the common European format having a blue section on the left side with EU stars being circled and then the country code was introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 2411/98 on 3 November 1998[1] and entered into force on the 11 November 1998. It was based on a model registration plate which several neighbors' had introduced, Ireland (1991),[2] Portugal (1992 and Germany (1994).[3] Some plates had displayed the European Flag on the left side since 1988. The common design mainly consists of a blue line on the left side of the plate. This blue line has the flag of the Europeans symbol (twelve yellow stars), along with the code of the country of the member state in which the vehicle got registered. European plates are either white or yellow in color. Yellow colored license plates are used both in front and the rear in Luxembourg and the nether land. In UK plastic plates are opposed to metal plates in most parts of the European countries. A mixture of plastic or metal plates is allowed in France and Ireland. Plastic plates were earlier used in Sweden and Norway.
In Denmark yellow plates are used for the vehicles registered as the commercial one. And yellow plates are also used by Sweden for the taxis. In Norway, cars having front seats only are only used to green plates with a mixture of black characters.
The European format is optional in Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The European format was implemented in Denmark in 2009. Vehicles with European number plates do not need to display the international vehicle registration code while within the Economic Area of the European countries.
Several non-EU European states have implemented the same formats, replacing the stars circled with own symbols. Iceland issued plates with their countries flag above the country code on the left side. From the above states that joined in the 2004 enlargement of the European Union was the one that Malta already used euro plates,
There are some of the types of European plates that are as follows:
Custom European license plate
Gallery image euro plate
Moustache license plate
Simple license plate
Vehicle registration plates of each European country are shown in the following table:
This is the common European format having a blue section on the left side with EU stars being circled and then the country code was introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 2411/98 on 3 November 1998[1] and entered into force on the 11 November 1998. It was based on a model registration plate which several neighbors' had introduced, Ireland (1991),[2] Portugal (1992 and Germany (1994).[3] Some plates had displayed the European Flag on the left side since 1988. The common design mainly consists of a blue line on the left side of the plate. This blue line has the flag of the Europeans symbol (twelve yellow stars), along with the code of the country of the member state in which the vehicle got registered. European plates are either white or yellow in color. Yellow colored license plates are used both in front and the rear in Luxembourg and the nether land. In UK plastic plates are opposed to metal plates in most parts of the European countries. A mixture of plastic or metal plates is allowed in France and Ireland. Plastic plates were earlier used in Sweden and Norway.
In Denmark yellow plates are used for the vehicles registered as the commercial one. And yellow plates are also used by Sweden for the taxis. In Norway, cars having front seats only are only used to green plates with a mixture of black characters.
The European format is optional in Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The European format was implemented in Denmark in 2009. Vehicles with European number plates do not need to display the international vehicle registration code while within the Economic Area of the European countries.
Several non-EU European states have implemented the same formats, replacing the stars circled with own symbols. Iceland issued plates with their countries flag above the country code on the left side. From the above states that joined in the 2004 enlargement of the European Union was the one that Malta already used euro plates,
There are some of the types of European plates that are as follows:
Custom European license plate
Gallery image euro plate
Moustache license plate
Simple license plate
Vehicle registration plates of each European country are shown in the following table:
