Vehicle registration plates of Newfoundland and Labrador
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The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador requires its residents to register their vehicles and display licence plates. The last complete re-registration of all registered vehicles in Newfoundland was in 1981, with a switch from a numerical system (which reached a high of approximately 250000) to an alphanumeric system.
All plates issued since 1981 (beginning AAA-001) remain valid today. Plates remain with the vehicle to which they are originally registered, rather than with the owner. Used vehicles with expired plates are issued new licence plates - used vehicles with valid plates retain their original licence plate.
Since 1985, the province has not issued the letters Q, U, I or Y on licence plates. One exception exists: on the 1996-1997 Cabot 500 base, the HAY series was issued, and some of these plates can still be observed on the road today.
Since September of 1997, the province requires only a rear plate for most registrations, except for B, C, E and G plates (see below). Some older cars still display both front and rear plates. Some early "World of Difference" and Cabot 500 base plates were issued in duplicate for the front and rear.
On Newfoundland licence plates, the first letter (or two letters) designates the registration class of the vehicle. For example, HMT-999 would belong to a passenger car, while TZD-019 would belong to a trailer.
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[edit] Vehicle class
First letter(s) | Vehicle sort | Notes on use/expiration/issue | |
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A | Private car | Reached end at AZZ-999 in 1999. Front and rear plates required until 1997. | |
B | Buses | BAx for public-use buses, BPx for private use (tour buses, for example). Front and rear plates required. | |
C | Truck/heavy vehicle | Applies to pickup trucks, SUVs and large vans. Inconsistent issuance - some vans and trucks have C plates, some have H. Front and rear plates required. | |
D | Dealer | Issued to auto dealers for test driving and transporting cars. | |
E | ambulances | Other emergency vehicles (fire trucks or police cars) are registered as provincial or municipal, as private ambulance companies operate in NL. Front and rear plates required. | |
F | Farm vehicle | Infrequently issued. FTx series exists for farm trucks that operate on roads. | |
G | Government vehicles | GMx on municipal vehicles, GPx on provincial, GFx on federal. Municipal/provincial still issue 2001 flag series, federal only has 2003 series. None on 2002 issue. Front and rear plates required. | |
H | Private car | Issued as next available letter after A series. Began HAA-001 on Cabot 500 base. | |
M | Motorcycle | Began at MCA-001. | |
PR | Apportioned plate | Issued to transport trucks, began at PRV-001. | |
T | Trailers | For some reason, during the 2003 flag series, the province suddenly stopped (around TEx) and began issuing backward from TZZ. | |
TX | Licenced taxis | Supplemented with a municipal taxi licence sticker. | |
W | Tow trucks | Tow trucks display a second plate (in addition to a C series). Infrequently issued. | |
X | Heavy machinery | Issued to tractors, backhoes, etc. |
[edit] Current valid passenger baseplate
Image | First issued | Description | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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1981 | blue and red on reflective white | none | ABC-123 | AAA-001 to ASZ-999 | ||
1994 | red on reflective white | A World of Difference | ABC-123 | ATA-001 to HEP-999 | ||
2001 | red on reflective white with provincial flag | none | ABC-123 | HER-001 to HFO-999 | ||
2002 | red on reflective white with provincial flag | none | ABC-123 | HFP-001 to HGZ-999 | ||
2003 | red on reflective white with provincial flag | none | ABC-123 | HHA-001 to HMT-999 | ||
2007 | blue on reflective white with provincial wordmark (pitcher plant) | none | ABC-123 | HMV-001 to present high |
[edit] History
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