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Estonian licence plates

The first licence plates in the Republic of Estonia have issued since December 1991. The license plates are stamped and characters and border are in relief. In the figures the exterior measure of the license plates with white background and the location of the sticker of the technical inspection are given with dotted lines. The present license plates are sheet of aluminum and covered with reflective foil. Figures and letters on the license plate have to be distinct at the distance of at least 40 m in conditions of flood daylight. There is not information about a place of car’s registration.

Types of license plates

A1.  

They are issued to cars and buses. The number combination consists of three figures and three letters. The figures and letters are separated by a space for a sticker proving that vehicle has undergone technical inspection (month and year of the following technical inspection).

A2.   

Personalized license plates. It is a license plate where the combination of figures and letters can be chosen by the owner. The standard allows up to nine characters. The top left corner has a space for the technical inspection sticker.

A3. 

They are issued to vehicles having such a construction, which does not allow the installation of a generally used license plate (the USA version).

Temporary 

They are issued to vehicles temporarily registries in Estonia (for a term exceeding 2 months).

Military

 They are issued by the Ministry of Defence.

 A4. 

They are issued to vehicles of diplomatic and administrative and technical personnel of the embassies in Estonia. The combination comprises the letters CD and a four-digit number designated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A5. 

They are issued to the heads of embassies in Estonia.

 B. 

They are issued to motorcycles and motor scooters.

C. 

They are issued to trailers.

 D. 

Transit plates; they are issued to buses and vehicles that are sold outside Estonia or in case the owner is moving permanently outside Estonia and takes his vehicles with him. The background is unpainted (aluminium).  

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