Vehicle Registration Plates in Republia

Standard **Republian vehicle registration plates** display white glyphs (alphanumeric characters) on a black background. Republian registration plates do not follow the owner or the vehicle; when a car is sold the plates are turned in and the new owner must apply for new plates. An exception to this rule is when a car is sold privately from one person to another person, the new owner can use the current plates that are on the car.

## Before a set system

Before a set system was set, Republia did not have any license plates required. Some owners painted custom plates, to identify their cars more easily, but with a low amount of cars it was a very unpopular practice.

## 1936 system

In 1936, all previously unregistered vehicles, and every new one from now on, were required to have a license plate. One plate was to be placed in the back of the vehicle. Plates varied according to the type of the vehicle or trailer it was mounted on.

### Cars

Car license plates also applied to lorries and other wheeled vehicles powered by an engine, not specified below. Plates consisted of one square black plate, approximately 30x30cm, with white symbols in XX-YYY, whereas XX were two random letters and YYY a randomised serial number. Until late 40s, plates were also stamped with a red regional indicator, placed above the dash. Practice however started to disappear, most likely because of massive motorisation wave hit the registering offices.

### Motorcycles

Motorcycles used white, circular plate, approx 30cm in diameter. Symbols were painted with a black colour. Format was identical as in car license plates.

### Tractors

Tractors used motorcycle plates, very rarely car license plates.

### Trailers

Trailers were issued with a similarly shaped and sized plate as motorcycles and tractors did. Biggest difference however, was the format. YYY-XX was chosen, where YYY was the randomised serial number, and XX was the randomised letter code. Below the registration number, a large letters were placed, forming an arch. They spelled TRAILER.

## 1951

In 1951, license plate reform happened. Vehicles were now required a front license plate. Shape changed from small square plates to a 20x60cm rectangular size, with a possibility of 30x40cm square plate being issued on demand. No regional red stamps were issued. Both background and letter colours remained the same - white letters on black. The characters displayed in the main field of the plate are as of 1958:

* Two numerals donating the type of the vehicle
* a one- or two-letter province code
* Three numerals donating the serial number of the licence plate

The format is thus **NN XX YYY**, where NN is the series XX (or X) is the province code and YYY is the serial number.

- If numbers are between 01 and 20, vehicle is to be used privately.

- If numbers are between 21 and 30, vehicle is to be used commercially - specially for freight transport.

- If numbers are between 31 and 40, vehicle is to be used as bus, coach or as an utility vehicle.

- If numbers are between 41 and 50, vehicle is to be considered as road tractor.

- If numbers are between 51 and 60, vehicle is a motorcycle.

### Trailers

Surprisingly, trailer license plate system was carried over from previous system. It has thus not changed.