Vehicle registration plates of Estonia

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 the region of Estonia in which the car was registered. All modern Estonian plates are issued with the blue EU identification label, as seen in picture one.

History

The first Estonian registration plates (1991) were composed of three numbers and three letters and needed licence labels in the middle of the plate. The labels were dropped in 2004.

Car designations

• A and B- Tallinn
• D - Viljandimaa
• F - Pärnumaa
• G - Valgamaa
• H - Hiiumaa
• I - Ida-Virumaa outside of Narva
• J - Jõgevamaa
• K - Saaremaa (K as Kuressaare)
• L - Raplamaa
• M - Harjumaa outside of Tallinn
• N - Narva
• O - Põlvamaa
• P - Järvamaa (P as Paide)
• R - Lääne-Virumaa (R as Rakvere)
• S - Läänemaa (S as Haapsalu)
• T - Tartumaa
• V - Võrumaa

Special plates

• For American sized cars, the plate is the size of a standard American plate, and is composed of two numbers and three letters, the first of the three letters being Z to indicate the car is American sized (e.g. 12 ZCL), and is coloured black letters on white background.
• For foreign residents, the plate is coloured black letters on a yellow background, and consists of three numbers and three letters. The first two letters are EE, to indicate that it is owned by a foreign resident.
• For trailers, the plate consists of three numbers and two letters (e.g. 123 AB), and is coloured black letters on white background.
• For motorcycles, the plate consists of two numbers and two letters (e.g. 12 AB), and is coloured black letters on white background.
• For diplomatic corps, the plate is coloured white letters on a blue background, and consists of two letters and four numbers. The two letters are either CD (for Corps Diplomatique) or AT (for Attaché). The first two numbers are a code for the individual Embassy. The Ambassador's private vehicles have registration plates with the letters CMD followed by three figures; again, the first two figures are the Embassy code.
• For transit series, the plate is coloured red letters on a white background and composed of two letters, a hyphen and four numbers. The letter indicates where the car was registered.
• For military vehicles, white letters on black background are used.

External links

• Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:License_plates_of_Estonia License plates of Estonia] at Wikimedia Commons
• Olav's plates Estonia-[1]
• Where's that vehicle come from-[2]