Vehicle registration plates of Taiwan
In Taiwan, all motor vehicles are required to register and display its vehicle registration plates. The plates are issued and managed by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MoTC). The vehicle registration numbers in Taiwan contains Latin alphabets (A to Z), Arabic numerals (0 to 9) and dash (–); some special types also contains Chinese characters.
Types of number plate
Taiwan's current number plate system uses Latin letters with Arabic numerals. There are many types of number plate used in Taiwan, they are:
| Ordinary vehicles | Temporary or testing | Special usage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Chinese | No. | Name | Chinese | No. | Name | Chinese | ||
| 1 | Plate of heavy vehicles | 大型汽車號牌 | 6 | Temporary plate of vehicles | 汽車臨時號牌 | 11 | Plate of embassies | 使字汽車號牌 | ||
| 2 | Plate of light vehicles | 小型汽車號牌 | 7 | Temporary plate of motorcycles | 機車臨時號牌 | 12 | Plate of consulates | 領字汽車號牌 | ||
| 3 | Plate of heavy-duty motorcycles | 重型機車號牌 | 8 | Temporary plate of trailers | 拖車臨時號牌 | 13 | Plate of foreign affairs | 外字汽車號牌 | ||
| 4 | Plate of light-duty motorcycles | 輕型機車號牌 | 9 | Testing plate of vehicles | 汽車試車號牌 | 14 | Plate of heavy machines | 動力機械牌證 | ||
| 5 | Plate of trailers | 拖車號牌 | 10 | Testing plate of motorcycles | 機車試車號牌 | |||||
- The military vehicles (plate) are not managed by the MoTC.
- Until January 1, 2007, plates were identified as having been issued under the jurisdiction of either Taiwan Province, Taipei City, Kaohsiung City, Kinmen County or Lienchiang County. Since that time, the legends identifying the place of issuance have been removed—plates display only registration numbers—but the plates are still issued separately by each jurisdiction.
.JPG) Plates issued prior to January 1, 2007, carried a legend indicating the jurisdiction of issuance—here Taiwan Province (台灣省). |
.jpg) Motorcycle plate of the province of Taiwan |
- On December 17, 2012, Taiwanese government started issuing new registration plates. The main changes are: add an additional digit and enhance the security features of the plate.
Light vehicles
The definition of light vehicles in Taiwan is: Motor vehicles having a permissible maximum weight NOT exceeding 3,500 kg and NOT more than nine seats including the driver's seat.
| Pattern 1 | Pattern 2 | Class | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC-5678 | AB-0001 0001-AB |
Ordinary light vehicles | Private cars or light trucks not for commercial uses. |
| EBC-5678 | Ordinary light electrical vehicles | Private electrical cars or light trucks not for commercial uses. This kind of plate has green ridges on the top and bottom sides, with white words "電動車" on the top side. | |
| RAA-5678 | AA-6688 8866-AA |
Rental light vehicles | Cars or light trucks for rental uses. |
| REA-5678 | Rental light electrical vehicles | Electrical cars or light trucks for rental uses. This kind of plate has green ridges on the top and bottom sides, with white words "電動車" on the top side. | |
| WAB-5678 | Ordinary light vehicles for the disabled | Private cars for the disabled. | |
| WEA-5678 | Ordinary light electrical vehicles for the disabled | Private electrical cars for the disabled. This kind of plate has green ridges on the top and bottom sides, with white words "電動車" on the top side. | |
| TBC-567 TDA-5678 |
YA-001 001-YA |
Business light passenger vehicles | Taxis. |
| ETC-567 | Electrical business light passenger vehicles | Electrical Taxis. This kind of plate has green ridges on the top and bottom sides, with white words "電動車" on the top side. | |
| QAB-123 KPA-5678 |
HA-001 001-HA |
Business light trucks | Small trucks, cargo vehicles for commercial uses. The same pattern also applied to the heavy trucks. |
Heavy vehicles
The definition of light vehicles in Taiwan is: Motor vehicles having a permissible maximum weight exceeding 3,500 kg and/or more than nine seats including the driver's seat.
| Pattern 1 | Pattern 2 | Class | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAA-567 | TA-001 001-SA |
Ordinary heavy passenger vehicles | Private buses not for commercial uses. |
| AAA-123 KEA-5678 |
Ordinary heavy trucks | Private heavy trucks not for commercial uses. | |
| CA-123 | SA-01 01-SA |
Ordinary Trailers | Coupling with a track. |
| KAA-123 KAA-5678 JYA-567 PSA-5678 |
AA-001 001-AA DD-001 001-PP |
Business heavy passenger vehicles | Tour buses. |
| FAB-123 KKA-5678 |
AB-001 001-AB |
Business heavy passenger vehicles | Highway buses, city buses. |
| LAA-123 KLA-5678 HAA-567 |
HA-001 001-HA |
Business heavy trucks | Large trucks, cargo vehicles for commercial uses. The same pattern also applied to the light trucks. |
| XA-123 | XA-01 01-XA |
Business Trailers | Coupling with a track. |
| EAA-123 | Electrical heavy passenger vehicles | Electrical buses for commercial or private uses. This kind of plate has green ridges on the top and bottom sides, with white words "電動車" on the top side. |
Motorcycles
| Pattern 1 | Pattern 2 | Class | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB-123
LGA-1001 |
AA-01 | Large heavy-duty motorcycle | Motorcycles with a cubic capacity exceeding 550 cm³. |
| LAB-5678 | 001-AAA | Large heavy-duty motorcycle | Motorcycles with a cubic capacity between 250 cm³ and 550 cm³, or electric motorcycles with power more than 40 HP. |
| MAB-5678 | AAA-001 001-HAA |
Ordinary heavy-duty motorcycle | Motorcycles with a cubic capacity between 50 cm³ and 250 cm³, or electric motorcycles with power between 5 HP and 40 HP. |
| QAA-5678 | TAA-001 001-TAA |
Ordinary light-duty motorcycle | Motorcycles with a cubic capacity not exceeding 50 cm³, or electric motorcycles with power between 1.34 HP and 5 HP, or electric motorcycles with power not exceeding 1.34 HP (1 kW) and the fastest speed more than 45 km/hr. |
| SAA-5678 | AAA-001 001-AAA |
Small light-duty motorcycle | Electric motorcycles with power not exceeding 1.34 HP (1 kW) and the fastest speed not exceeding 45 km/hr. |
Special use plates
| Pattern | Class | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 使 001 外 0001 |
Diplomatic Vehicle | For the vehicles belonging to the foreign diplomatic missions in Taiwan. |
| 軍A-00001 | Military Vehicle | For military uses. |
| 臨-00001 | Temporary plate | Printed on paper, for a vehicles before registration, or vehicles transit the territory of Taiwan. |
| 試-0001 | Testing | For testing recently manufactured or imported vehicles |
| 機械AA-01 | Large heavy machines | For heavy machines more than 42 tons |
| 機械AA-01 | Ordinary heavy machines | For heavy machines less than 42 tons |
External links
Media related to License plates of the Republic of China (Taiwan) at Wikimedia Commons
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