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Last update: 4 Jan 2022
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1 | Apr 1898 | Dec 1905 | car | 1234 (1-2065) |
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Dec 1905 | 1951 | car | A 12345 | provincial plates code list and variations |
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from 1932 | 1951 | mc | AB 12345 | a second letter was used in Noord and Zuid Holland only (see above code list and variations) | ||||||||||||||
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from 1939 | 1951 | car | A 12345 | smaller letter type from 1939 available | ||||||||||||||
5 | the war time | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | CD plate wanted (in pre 1951 design) |
Feb 1946 | 1951 | CD | CD 123 | Diplomatic | ||||||||||||||
7 | CD J plate wanted (in pre 1951 design) |
Apr 1946 | 1951 | CD | CD J 12 | International Court of Justice | ||||||||||||||
Jan 1951 | 1959 | car | AB-12-34 | side code 1 ND-00-01 ZX-99-99 |
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Jan 1951 | AB-12-34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan 1951 | AB-12-34 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Jan 1951 | CD | CD 123 |
2nd = newer (longer) version square version |
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Jan 1951 | 1984 | trac | GV-12-34 | border traffic (Grens Verkeer) mainly tractors |
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Jan 1951 | Apr 1958 | temp | 12-34 | ||||||||||||||||
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Apr 1958 | 1977/8 | temp | A-12-34 | issued per Province code list and variations |
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1959 | 1965 | car | AB-12-34 | side code 1 AD-00-01 JZ-99-99 |
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1965 | 1973 | car | 12-34-AB | side code 2 00-01-AD ZP en ZR |
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70s? | now? | other | AB year 1234 | caravan for permanent occupation, GL = province of Gelderland plus the year of first issue 1987 | |||||||||||||||
1973 | 1980 | car | 12-34-AB | reissues ZP and ZR ZX-99-99 |
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1973 | 76/77 | car | 12-AB-34 | side code 3 00-AD-01 |
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76/77 | 77/78 | car | 12-AB-34 | side code 3 light blue old lettertype J and N? |
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76/77 | 77/78 | trac | GV-12-34 | border traffic (Grens Verkeer) mainly tractors light blue, old dies |
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77/78 | 1978 | car | 12-AB-34 | side code 3 light blue new lettertype S and T? |
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77/78 | 1978 | mc | AB-12-34 | light blue new lettertype |
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77/78 | 1978 | trac | GV-12-34 | border traffic (Grens Verkeer) mainly tractors light blue, new dies |
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77/78 | 1978 | CD | CD 123 | light blue new lettertype |
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1977/8 | Mar 1998 | temp | A-12-34 also 12-34-A and 12-A-34 |
new dies code list and variations | |||||||||||||||
1978 (1975?) | 1982 | car | 12-AB-34 | side code 3 yellow 99-XX-99 |
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1978 | Mar 1984 | trac | GV-12-34 | border traffic (Grens Verkeer) mainly tractors |
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1978 | CD | CD 123 | |||||||||||||||||
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? | CD | CD 123 | US-size | ||||||||||||||||
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1978 | CD | CD 123 | International Court of Justice | ||||||||||||||||
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CD | BN 1/234 | non diplomatic staff | |||||||||||||||||
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1978 | 1982 | car | 12-AB-34 | side code 3 yellow reissues XZ-ZX? | ||||||||||||||||
Oct 1978 | sep 1991 | car | AB-12-CD | side code 4 DB-01-BB FS jan 1980 KR jan 1984 SY jan 1988 ZX aug 1991 |
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Nov 1979 | July 1999 | mc | MB01BB | size: 24cm x 21cm all other sizes are illegal this is a huge size and therefore not very popular |
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1979 | 2000 | mc | MB01BB
MB01BB |
some illegal sizes 1st: pre 1979 size 21x21cm (it just fits) 2nd: pre 1975 size 20x14,5cm (with 2 letters on the top row) 3rd: pre 1975 size 20x14,5cm (in the new format) 4th: even smaller 16x18cm (using the Dutch US-size dies) |
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Feb 1981 | Dec 1993 | truck | BB-01-BB | > 3.500 Kg speed limit 80 Km/h |
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Mar 1984 | May 1996 | trac | 12-34-GV | border traffic (Grens Verkeer) mainly tractors illegal size |
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1985 | army | 12- KZ-34 | non reflective | ||||||||||||||||
May 1988 | Dec 1993 | truck | VB-12-BB | < 3.500 Kg no extra speed limit |
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July 1988 | June 1998 | other | DE-12-34 +DH,DL,DM,DR |
antique vehicles car, pre 1973 |
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Aug 1988 | Aug? 2000 | tr | WB-12-BB |
WD 1234 to WZ issued from 1963 to 1977 1234 WD to WZ from 1977 to 1983 12 WD 34 to WZ from 1983 to 1988 |
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Oct 1988 | Aug 2002 | tr | OB-12-BB |
OL 1234 to OZ issued from 1963 to 1980 OD 1234 to OH from 1980 to 1988 OB 12 BB to OG from 1988 to 2002 |
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Oct 1988 | Nov 2000 | mc | ZM-12-34
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antique vehicles |
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Oct 1988 | ... 2020 | other | BE-12-34
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antique vehicles |
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army | KA-12-34 | non reflective | |||||||||||||||||
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Feb 1991 | summer 2000 | CD | CD-12-34 | |||||||||||||||
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Feb 1991 | summer 2000 | CD | 12-CD-34 |
International organization also motorcycle Schatorjé |
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Feb 1991 | summer 2000 | CD | CDJ-123 | International Court of Justice
should have only one dash |
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Sept 1991 | June 1999 | car | DB-BB-01 | with fancy thick plastic letters
our own car |
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Apr 1992 | summer 2000 | Nato | AF-BB-01 | AFCENT = Allied Forces Central Europe | ||||||||||||||
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Apr 1992 | now | Nato | AF-DB-01 | US-size | ||||||||||||||
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Apr 1992 | summer 2000 | Nato | AFF/B01 | mc-size | ||||||||||||||
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Apr 1992 | summer 2000 | Nato | AF-ZB-01 | car, 3rd position Z=with tax (3rd veh.) (in the beginning 01-50) |
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Apr 1992 | summer 2000 | Nato | AFZ/B51 | mc, 3rd position Z=with tax (3rd veh.) (in the beginning 51-99) |
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June 1992 | Aug 1993 | dlr | HA-00-01 | new series superceding all old series | ||||||||||||||
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Aug 1993 | July 1995 | dlr | 00-01-HA | 2nd plate is a fancy flexible magnetic type |
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Dec 1993 | Feb 2000 | truck | BB-BB-01 | > 3.500 Kg speed limit 80 Km/h |
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Dec 1993 | July 1998 | truck | VB-BB-01 | < 3.500 Kg no extra speed limit |
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Oct 1994 | Feb 2000 | temp | 1AB-A01 | export,
valid 14 days 2nd position N=1997 variations and explanations |
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July 1995 | Sept 1999 | dlr | 00-HA-01 | |||||||||||||||
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May 1996 | Feb 2007 | trac | GV-12-34 | border traffic (Grens Verkeer) reissues sidecode 1 |
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Mrt 1997 | now | Nato | AF-ZJ-01 | US-size, 3rd position Z=with tax (3rd veh.) |
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Mar 1998 | Feb 2000 | temp | A-12-34 | same plate as before but now issued per month (this plate should have 2 dashes) code list |
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Mrt 1998 | now | army | KW-12-34 |
DICO = Defence Interservice Commando second KW made in the old letter type (looks like 2 V's) |
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June 1998 | Aug 2015 | other | AE 1234 +AH,AL,AM,AR |
antique vehicles pre 1973 AL 2002 AM 2005 AR 2010 v.d. Valk |
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July 1998 | Feb 2000 | truck | 01-VB-BB | < 3.500 Kg no extra speedlimit |
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? | Nato | RC 1234 | normal series 6000 low number, high official lease car 2000 |
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June 1999 | Feb 2000 | car |
01-DB-BB |
new Dutch system: side code 6 the FB being the last series issued between 25 Jan 2000 and 1 Feb 2000 when the Euro plates came out
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July 1999 | Feb 2000 | mc | MBB/B01 | |||||||||||||||
24 | picture wanted | Sept 1999 | Feb 2000 | dlr | FH-12-34 | |||||||||||||||
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Feb 2000 | May 2008 | car | 01-FB-BB | new Dutch system: side code 6 my neighbours car EURO, new dies, black border 2nd plate is with fancy thick plastic letters 3rd plate wrongly spaced
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Feb 2000 | Sept 2011 | mc | MB/BB-01 | EURO
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Feb 2000 | Sept 2012 | truck | BB-BB-01 started around BJ |
> 3.500 Kg |
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Feb 2000 | Jan 2002 | truck | 01-VB-BB |
small truck, < 3.500 Kg |
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Feb 2000 | now | tr | 01-FB-BB | trailer but also bike rack in: long size square size and motorcycle size for motorcycle trailer only extra: trailer for a small truck (<3500kg) and for a big truck |
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Feb 2000 | now | temp | 01-FB-BB valid one month |
temp. car |
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Feb 2000 | now | temp | A-12-34 |
valid from 1 day to one month, see code list car and motorcycle code list month (08) should not be on the plate |
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Feb 2000 | now | temp | 1 AB 234 1 ABC 23 1 AB 2 C 3 1 ABCD 2 |
export (new dies) 2nd position B = 2000 no border, valid 14 days G = 2003, now with border variations and explanations Hoekstra (3rd) |
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Feb 2000 | now | dlr | HA 1234 (1992) 1234 HA (1993) 12 HA 34 (1995) FH 1234 (1999) OA 1234 (tr) |
car size square size mc size us size (no border) square in the FH series OA is trailer dealer |
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34 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 3tje 4tje ![]() |
Feb 2000 | now | other | 01-FB-BB small 1 or 2 above the first dash |
first (1) duplicate (1 must be above the first dash) in this case a small truck on a square plates its hard to find the first dash first plate seen in Delft second plate seen in Norway by Olaf no dash at all seen in Delft extra dash seen in Delft US size seen in Delft first (1) duplicate from a taxi seen in Delft first (1) duplicate from a dealer first (1) duplicate on a trailer v.d. Valk also on a motorcycle plate Roovers first (1) duplicate wrongly put above the second dash v.d. Valk second (2) duplicate second (2) duplicate on a transit plate (the first dash from the left or the right?) v.d. Valk a temporary duplicate v.d. Valk 3th duplicate seen in Delft 4th duplicate seen in Delft 5th duplicate seen in Delft |
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now | Nato | AF KB 01 | AFCENT = Allied Forces Central Europe, name change in 2000 to AFNORTH=Allied Forces Northern Europe | ||||||||||||||
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summer 2000 | now | Nato | AF KB 01 | motorcycle | ||||||||||||||
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summer 2000 | now | Nato | AF ZB 01 | car 3rd position Z = with tax (3rd vehicle) |
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summer 2000 | now | Nato | AF/ZB 01 | motorcycle 3rd position Z = with tax (3rd vehicle) |
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summer 2000 |
now | army | 12 KP 34 | even the Army uses EURO plates on there luxury cars | ||||||||||||||
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summer 2000 |
now | army | KW 1234 | DICO = Defence Interservice Commando van der Valk | ||||||||||||||
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summer 2000 |
now | temp | BN 1234 | non diplomatic staff | ||||||||||||||
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summer 2000 | now | CD | CD 1234 | also from the old series, now with leading zero Schatorjé (2x) |
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summer 2000 | 2007 | other | GV-12-34 12-34-GV |
Grens Verkeer border traffic often mistaken, this is a normal car (side code 9) |
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July 2000 | now | taxi | 12 FTBB |
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? 2000 | now | army | KV 1234 | Royal Military Police mc size (Koninklijke Marechaussee) Schatorjé |
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Nov 2000 | Nov 2017 | other | ZF 1234 | antique vehicles motorcycle pre 1973 van der Valk (first 2) ZF 50-00 Apr 2009 ZF 70-00 Apr 2012 ZF 86-00 Apr 2015 ZF 99-99 Nov 2017 new dies (since Oct 2016?) |
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Jan 2001 | now | other | 12 YA 34 |
for antique vehicles and motorcycles
build between Jan 1973
and Dec 1977 in old dark blue, in Us-size, in the new Euro format and in motorcycle size van der Valk (3rd) de Been (4th)
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Nov 2001 | now | army | R 12345 | pushbike plate Kanters |
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Jan 2002 | Oct 2006 | truck | 12 BBBB |
small truck, < 3.500 Kg no extra speed limit
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Sept 2002 | now | tr |
OB 1234 OB 12 BB OH Oct 2002 OK Oct 2007 |
also remakes OL 1234 to OZ issued from 1963 to 1980 OD 1234 to OH from 1980 to 1988 OB 12 BB to OG from 1988 to 2002 |
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Sept 2002 | Mar 2008 | tr | WBBB 12 WG Sept 2002 WT Mar 2006 WZ Oct 2007 |
Schatorjé in US size Schatorjé a little forklift on the back of a trailer van der Valk (3rd) |
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Nov 2002 | Feb 2006 | dlr | 1234 FH | seen in Delft | ||||||||||||||
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53 | D F |
Sept 2005 | Aug 2006 | mopd | 12 ABC 3 | starting with D or F moped < 50cc < 45km/h F Mar 2006 |
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54 | D F |
Sept 2005 | Aug 2006 | mopd | 12 ABC 3 | starting with D or F moped < 50cc < 25km/h F Mar 2006 |
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55 | H H |
Sept 2005 | now | mopd | 12 ABC 3 | moped dealer < 50cc starting with HC |
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56 | -- FH -- | Feb 2006 | now | dlr | 12 FH 34 | |||||||||||||||
57 | DB 001 B FB 001 B |
Aug 2006 | Dec 2008 | mopd | AB 123 C | starting with D or F moped < 50cc < 45km/h (yellow) F Nov 2007 |
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58 | DB 001 B FB 001 B |
Aug 2006 | Dec 2008 | mopd | AB 123 C | starting with D or F moped < 50cc < 25km/h (blue) F Nov 2007 |
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Oct 2006 | Feb 2009 | truck | 12 VBB 3 | small truck, < 3.500 Kg starting with V VVD is a Dutch liberal party |
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Feb 2007 | Apr 2013 | trac | 12 GV 34 | border traffic (Grens Verkeer) mainly tractors |
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61 | Mar 2008 | now | tr | 12 WB BB |
starting with W aanhangWagen WK Nov 2013 |
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May 2008 | Mar 2013 | car | 12 ABC 3 | new Dutch system: side code 7
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63 | D 001 BB F 001 BB |
Dec 2008 | now | mopd | A 001 BC | starting with D or F moped < 50cc < 45km/h (yellow) F ? |
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64 | D 001 BB F 001 BB |
Dec 2008 | now | mopd | A 001 BC | starting with D or F moped < 50cc < 25km/h (blue) F ? |
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Feb 2009 | Jan 2013 | truck | 1 VBB 23 | small truck, < 3.500 Kg starting with V this one is wrongly spaced |
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66 | - | Aug 2011 | now | mc | 01 MBBB | EURO
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67 | 01-BBB-1 | Aug 2012 | now | truck | 12 ABC 3 | starting with B big truck, > 3.500 Kg |
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Jan 2013 | Nov 2016 | truck | VB 123 B | small truck, < 3.500 Kg starting with V |
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69 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2015 | car | 1 ABC 23 | new Dutch system: side code 8
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Apr 2013 | May 2016 | trac | 12-34-GV | border traffic (Grens Verkeer) reissues sidecode 2 |
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71 | YE | Jan 2015 | now | mopd | DBB 12 B | side code 11 starting with D or F moped < 50cc < 45km/h (yellow) |
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72 | BL | Jan 2015 | now | mopd | DBB 12 B | side code 11 starting with D or F moped < 50cc < 25km/h (blue) |
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73 | x | Mar 2015 | Aug 2019 | car | GB 123 B | new Dutch system: side code 9
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Aug 2015 | July 2020 | other | DZ 1234 | antique vehicles pre 1973 DZ |
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Jan 2016 | Nov 2017 | dlr | HH 1234 | dealer Schatorje |
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June 2016 | June 2019 | trac | 1 GV 234 | side code 13 border traffic (Grens Verkeer) mainly tractors |
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Nov 2016 | Aug 2019 | truck | V 123 BB | small truck, < 3.500 Kg starting with V |
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Nov 2017 | now | other | NM 1234 | antique vehicles motorcycle pre 1973 vd Valk |
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Nov 2017 | now | dlr | 1234 HH | dealer Wolk |
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80 | 00-01-ZZ | ? | ||||||||||||||||||
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June 2019 | now | trac | 123-GV-4 | side code 14 border traffic (Grens Verkeer) mainly tractors white is a trailer plate |
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Aug 2019 | now | car | G 123 BB | new Dutch system: side code 10
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Aug 2019 | now | truck | VBB 12 B | small truck, < 3.500 Kg starting with V |
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Sept 2019 | now | dlr | 12 HH 34 | dealer Verschoor |
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85 | PM | July 2020 | now | other | PM 1234 | antique vehicles pre 1973 PM |
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86 | T | Nov 2020 | Dec 2021 | trac | TBB 12 B |
tractor starting with T |
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87 | L | ... Jan 2021? | now | trac | LBB 12 B |
tractor trailer starting with L |
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88 | T | Dec 2021 | now | trac | T 12 BBB |
tractor starting with T |
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89 | BH | ... 2020? | now | other | BH 1234 |
antique vehicles truck, pre 1973 BH |
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90 | 0-FH-001 | ... 2021? | now | dlr | 1 FH 234 | dealer FH, HA, HF, HH? |
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91 | V-12-BBB | ... 2022? | now | truck | V 12 BBB | small truck, < 3.500 Kg starting with V |
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92 | GBB=12=B | ... 2024? | now | car | GBB 12 B | new Dutch system: side code 11
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12-MBB-3 | ... 2027? | now | mc | 12 MBB 3 |
motorcycle |
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BB-123-B | ... 2028? | now | truck | AB 123 C | starting with B big truck, > 3.500 Kg |
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