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)
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.
- A - Hlavní město Praha, Capital City Prague
- B - Jihomoravský kraj (Brno), South Moravia (Brno)
- C - Jihočeský kraj (České Budějovice), South Bohemia (České Budějovice)
- E - Pardubický kraj (Pardubice), (Pardubice)
- H - Královéhradecký kraj (Hradec Králové), (Hradec Králové)
- J - Vysočina(Jihlava), Highland (Vysočina) Region(Jihlava)
- K - Karlovarský kraj (Karlovy Vary), (Karlovy Vary)
- L - Liberecký kraj (Liberec), (Liberec)
- M - Olomoucký kraj (Olomouc), (Olomouc)
- P - Plzeňský kraj (Plzeň), (Plzeň)
- S - Středočeský kraj (Praha), Central Bohemia (Prague)
- T - Moravskoslezský kraj (Ostrava), Moravia-Silesia Region(Ostrava)
- U - Ústecký kraj (Ústí nad Labem), (Ústí nad Labem)
- Z - Zlínský kraj (Zlín), (Zlín)
[edit] Old System (1960 – 2001)
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.
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
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.