Vehicle registration plates of Estonia
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Vehicle registration plates of Estonia are composed of three numbers and three letters (e.g. 123 ABC), The registration plates are coloured black letters on a white background, and are the same size and length as other European plates. The first of the three letters indicates which region of Estonia the car was registered. All modern Estonian plates are issued with the blue EU identification label, as seen in picture one.
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[edit] History
The first Estonian registration plates (1991) would have been composed of three numbers and three letters, but would have needed license labels in the middle of the plate, This idea was dropped in 2004.
[edit] Car designations
- A and B- Tallinn
- D - Viljandi
- F - Pärnu
- G - Valga
- H - Hiiumaa
- I - Johvi
- J - Jogeva
- K - Saaremaa
- L - Rapla
- M - Harju
- N - Narva
- O - Polva
- P - Paide
- R - Rakvere
- S - Haapsalu
- T - Tartu
- V - Voru
[edit] Special plates
- For American sized cars, the plate would be the size of a standard American plate, and would be composed of two numbers and three letters, the first of the three letters will allways be Z, to indicate the car is American sized (e.g. 12 ZCL), and would be coloured black letters on white background.
- For foreign residents, the plate would be coloured black letters on a yellow background, and would consist of three numbers and three letters. The first two letters would be EE, to indicate that it is owned by a foreign residents.
- For trucks and lorries, the plate would consist of three numbers and two letters (e.g. 123 AB), and would be coloured black letters on white background.
- For diplomatic corps, the plate would be coloured white letters on a blue background, and would consist on two letters and four numbers. the two numbers would allways be CD standing for Corps Diplomatique, and the first two numbers would be 49, to indicate it was issued within the EU. Diplomatic corps plates still require a license label on the plate.
- For transit series, the plate would be coloured red letters on a white background, and would be composed of two letters, a hyphen and four numbers. The letter indicates where the car was registered.
