Vehicle registration plates of the Czech Republic

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In the year 2007 there are two different systems valid in the Czech Republic of the vehicle registration plates.

[edit] New System (2001)

Czech registration plate, here A = Prague
Czech registration plate, here A = Prague
Czech registration plate, here H = Hradec Králové Region
Czech registration plate, here H = Hradec Králové Region

The new Czech vehicle registration plate system was introduced in 2001. The first letter from the left represents the region - (Kraj) and then follows a combination of letters or numbers. So far, only numeric combinations are used. XXX XXXX - x both letters or numbers.

Since 2004 with the accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union, a blue European strip with the letters CZ and European stars were added.

Map of the Czech Republic with regions.
Map of the Czech Republic with regions.

[edit] Old System (1960 – 2001)

Czech registration plate, here A = Prague registration
Czech registration plate, here A = Prague registration
Czechoslovak registration from 70s still valid in the Czech Republic.
Czechoslovak registration from 70s still valid in the Czech Republic.

This system was introduced in Czechoslovakia in 1960. After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Slovakia soon introduced a new system of car registration plates which the Czech republic kept until 2001. In the old system registration plate of Czech republic, the two first letters represented the district -(okres). Registrations in Prague began with A.

  • Composition (older form - 1960-1984):

XX-NN-NN or XXX-NN-NN

  • Composition (newer form - 1984-2001):

XX NN-NN or XXX NN-NN -- X - letters N - numbers

Commercially used vehicle and heavy goods vehicle had a yellow background. Vehicles with foreign owners had a blue background and yellow letters.

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List of districts:

Moravian districts have M in the end. Silesian districts have S in the end (B/M or M/B in the end means Bohemian/Moravian district).

  • A Praha
  • BE Beroun
  • BI Brno-venkov M
  • BK Blansko M
  • BM Brno-město M
  • BN Benešov
  • BO Brno-venkov M
  • BR Bruntál M/S
  • BS Brno-město M
  • BV Břeclav M
  • BZ Brno-město M
  • CB České Budějovice
  • CE České Budějovice
  • CH Cheb
  • CK Český Krumlov
  • CL Česká Lípa
  • CR Chrudim
  • CV Chomutov
  • DC Děčín
  • DO Domažlice
  • FI Frýdek-Místek M/S (FI was never used)
  • FM Frýdek-Místek M/S
  • HB Havlíčkův Brod
  • HK Hradec Králové
  • HO Hodonín M
  • HR Hradec Králové
  • JC Jičín
  • JE Jeseník S (from 1996)
  • JI Jihlava M/B
  • JH Jindřichův Hradec B/M
  • JN Jablonec nad Nisou
  • KA Karviná S
  • KD Kladno
  • KH Kutná Hora
  • KI Karviná S
  • KL Kladno
  • KM Kroměříž M
  • KO Kolín
  • KR Karlovy Vary
  • KT Klatovy
  • KV Karlovy Vary
  • LB Liberec
  • LI Liberec
  • LN Louny
  • LT Litoměřice
  • MB Mladá Boleslav
  • ME Mělník
  • MO Most
  • NA Náchod
  • NB Nymburk
  • NJ Nový Jičín M/S
  • OC Olomouc M
  • OL Olomouc M
  • OM Olomouc M
  • OP Opava S
  • OS Ostrava-město M/S
  • OT Ostrava-město M/S
  • OV Ostrava-město M/S
  • PA Pardubice
  • PB Příbram
  • PC Praha-západ
  • PE Pelhřímov
  • PH Praha-východ
  • PI Písek
  • PJ Plzeň-jih
  • PM Plzeň-město
  • PN Plzeň-město
  • PR Přerov M
  • PS Plzeň-sever
  • PT Prachatice
  • PU Pardubice
  • PV Prostějov M
  • PY Praha-východ
  • PZ Praha-západ
  • RA Rakovník
  • RK Rychnov nad Kněžnou
  • RO Rokycany
  • SM Semily
  • SO Sokolov
  • ST Strakonice
  • SU Šumperk M
  • SY Svitavy M/B
  • TA Tábor
  • TC Tachov
  • TP Teplice
  • TR Třebíč M
  • TU Trutnov
  • UH Uherské Hradiště M
  • UL Ústí nad Labem
  • UO Ústí nad Orlici
  • US Ústí nad Labem (US was never used)
  • VS Vsetín M
  • VY Vyškov M
  • ZL Zlín M (from 1990, before GT/GV = Gottwaldov)
  • ZN Znojmo M
  • ZR Žďár nad Sázavou M/B

BI, CE and LI was only used with a yellow background for heavy goods vehicles.

[edit] Diplomatic registration plate

Diplomatic plate - old system
Diplomatic plate - old system
Diplomatic plate - new system
Diplomatic plate - new system

Until 2001 diplomatic plates in Czechia had, as well as cars owned by foreign residents, a blue background with yellow letters. They were replaced by blue letters on a white background.