page_title: Vehicle registration plates of Belgium
section_title: Temporary plate
hierarchical_section_title: Vehicle registration plates of Belgium / Types / Temporary plate
caption_attribution_description: English: 2016 belgian temporary plate, seen in FL
context_page_description: Number plates in Belgium are driver specific, meaning that they are transferred to a new vehicle from the owner's previous one.
  The rear licence plate is state supplied, while the front plate is owner supplied. This has its influence on the look of the front plate, which can be identical to the rear one or similar to a European licence plates with a blue EU flag in it. This explains why you often see scratched, dirty, or old number plates on new cars in Belgium. The rear plate is usually mounted on a base plate which displays the letter "B" and usually an advertisement for the car dealer.
  The responsible government agency is the Vehicle Registration Service of the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport.
context_section_description: Temporary registration plates are issued for vehicles intended for export, either by companies or individuals. They are in a pattern generally reminiscent of other Belgian plates, but with white characters on a red background.
  Effective 1 May 2016, the Belgian temporary plate has changed. The Euro-style plate has a blue band on the left, featuring a European circle of stars symbol and the letter B. The characters are stamped and coloured white on a red background, as previously, following a ZA - ## - AAA pattern. The first character is either a X for vehicles intended for export within 30 days, or W for temporarily registered vehicles. The two middle digits are the last two of a calendar year (for example, "16". for 2016). A three-letter indication of the month when the plate becomes effective appears below the second separator. Plates are issued in pairs for all vehicles (one front, one rear), except for motorcylcles, mopeds and trailers. 
  Prior to 2016, these plates only bore numbers (no letters). In 2010, the number of digits increased from six to seven. A year band on the left side (on the right since 2010) indicates the expiration date.
caption: 2016 Belgian temporary plate (rear)
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