page_title: Vehicle registration plates of Norway
section_title: Prefixes and sequence numbers
hierarchical_section_title: Vehicle registration plates of Norway / Prefixes and sequence numbers
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Noorse CD kenteken plaat
context_page_description: The registration plates of cars in Norway is maintained by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. As in most countries, cars are identified only by number plates read visually. The plates are legal documents that both identifies the vehicle and permits its use, and shall be returned to the registration authority when the vehicle is no longer in use.
  The current alphanumerical system was introduced in 1971. The design of the plates remained the same until 2002, when the road authorities decided on a new font which standardized the width of each character. The new design was unsuccessful due to legibility issues, for example the letters "A" and "R" were often hard to distinguish. From 2006 the font was changed again to improve legibility, and space was provided for a blue nationality stripe with a Norwegian flag. From 2009, plates were made of plastic, and produced in a factory at Tønsberg. From 2012, plates are again produced in aluminum.
context_section_description: All Norwegian licence plates for civilian vehicles have a prefix of two letters, followed by a sequence of numbers. Military licence plates have numbers only. Most vehicles have five-digit registration numbers between 10000 and 99999. Motorcycles, farming equipment and trailers have four-digit registration numbers between 1000 and 9999 is used. Temporary plates have three-digit registration numbers between 100 and 999. Dealer plates have two-digit registration numbers between 10 and 99.
  Special prefixes are:
  CD: Corps Diplomatique
  EL, EK, EV and EB: Electrically powered vehicles
  FE: Former military vehicles (of vintage 2005 or later) sold or transferred to civilian use
  GA: autogas/LPG (liquified petroleum gas) or other gas powered vehicles
  HY: Hydrogen powered vehicles
  Ordinary vehicle plates have a prefix based on the geographic location for the first registration, and will be unchanged later.
  The letters G, I, O and Q are not used due to their similarity with other letters or numbers; an exception is that CNG vehicles such as gas buses use "GA". M and W were originally not used as they are much wider than other letters, but some codes including W are now assigned. The Norwegian letters Æ, Ø, and Å are not used either. Additionally, the combinations "NS" and "SS" have been omitted because of their connotations to World War II. (Although SS is in use on four-digit plates used for motorcycles, tractors and trailers etc.)
  When a vehicle is scrapped or exported, the registration number/chassis is tagged as such, and the vehicle is no longer allowed to travel by road. Neither can the registration number be reused. Example; BL50000 will always be the real-life version of the legendary "Il Tempo Gigante" from the Flåklypa Grand Prix movie.
  Single-letter plates are reused when vacant, but only available for vintage vehicles from 1971 or earlier.
  If a set of licence plates is stolen, the vehicle will be re-registered on different plates.
caption: Corps Diplomatique plate
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