Vehicle registration plates of Sri Lanka
Vehicle registration plates of Sri Lanka started soon after introduction of motorcars in 1903. Initially the numbers started with Q, and the oldest existing plate is "Q 53" of a 1903 Wolsley. Later the island was divided into sections from "A " to "Z" (Ex A 123 ), then after WWWII it changed to the two English letter plates combining pairs of letters in the word CEYLON . These series were CL XXXX , EY XXXX, EL XXXx . Afterwards in 1956 a new system with the Sankrit letter Sri in the middle was introduced, this started from Reg no "1 Sri 1". The system was complex and still baffles many foreigners . The current version started in 2000. As of 2013 a new system with 3 English letters starting from AAA 0001 has been introduced.
Vehicle types
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