Taiwan

Last update: 25 Apr 2021

  Picture Date of first issue Date of last issue Type Description Remarks
1 1935?   car 123 North (北)
Europlate
-   Jan 1946 now     driving changed from left to right
2 1949?   car 123456 prefix 15 (from China) Kustermann
3 1949?   taxi 123456 size?
Stedehouder
4     ?   size?
Sastre
5
1955
1960
1962? other 1234 US forces
宥 = foreign resident (help, forgive)
Tiger (2nd)
6
1957? 1962 car 1234567 380x150mm
1962 15-08000

1960 US president Eisenhower visits Taiwan
7 1962   car 1234567 380x150mm
Kustermann
8 1962   truck 1234567 380x150mm
commercial
(dark blue)
9 1962? 1964 other 1234 US forces
宥 = foreign resident

1939 Plymouth
10     ? 1234567  
11     car 1234567 ye/d bl?
12     truck 1234567  
13     ? 1234567 Internet
14 1964 1969 car 1234567 no date
Internet
15 bk/wh X 1964 1969 mc ? motorcycle
16 1964 1969 taxi 1234567 black or dark blue on white?
no date
Internet
17 1964 1966 other 1234 US forces
宥 = foreign resident
Stedehouder
18 1964 1966 diplo 12 Diplomatic (wh/re) Internet (2x)
19 1964 1967 truck 1234567 bk/ye
no date
Europlate
20 1966 1967 diplo   Diplomatic
Kustermann
21 1966 1968 other 1234 US forces
dark blue on white
協 = assist force
Internet
22 1967 1969 other 1234 foreign resident
Kustermann
23 1969 1970 other 1234 US forces
Internet
24     army 12345 軍 = military
black or blue on white?
Internet
25     army 123456 private
Internet
26 1970 1971 car 1234567 340x150mm
also 70 prefix
(see 1964?)
27 1970 1971  mc 123456 190x100mm
also mopd
28 1970 1971  bus 1234567 public bus
Internet
29 1970 1971  bus 1234567 bus and truck
white on dark blue?
Internet
30 bk/wh X 1970 1971  taxi 1234567  dark blue on white?
31 wh/re 1970 1971  diplo 123 Diplomatic
32 1971 1973? army 12345 軍 = military
Brumby
 
33 1971 1972 other 1234 US forces
力 = force
bk/wh?
Kustermann
34 1971 1972 ? 123456 Stedehouder
35 wh/bl 1972 1974  car 1234567  
36 1972 1974 truck 1234567 small commercial
37 1972 1974  truck 1234567 large commercial
(dark blue)
38 1972 1974  diplo 123 Diplomatic
使
39 1972 1974  other 12 Corps Consular
40 1972 1974  other 1234 foreign residents
white on dark blue
Internet
41 1972 1974  mc 1234567 Tiger
42 1972 1974  mopd 1234567 61-63?
white on blue?
Internet
43 1972 1974  ? 1234567 bk/wh (gr/wh?)
44 1972 1974  ? 1234567  
45 1973 1975 other 1234 US forces
probably the last?
Internet
46 1973 1975 army 1234 軍 = military
Europlate
47 1975 1977 car 1234 340x150mm
Taipei 24
48 1975 1977 mc 12345 220x120mm
Taipei 1
49 1975 1977 mopd 12345 Taipei 5
?
Internet
50 1975 1977 taxi 1234 Taipei 2
51 1975 1977 truck 1234 Taipei 7
52 1975 1977 bus 1234 public bus
Taipei 1
53 1975 1977 truck   tow truck
市拖 = city tow
Klotz
54 1975 1977 diplo 123 Diplomatic
ye/re?
Internet
55 gr/re 1975 1977 CC 123 Corps Consular
56 bl/ye 1975 1977 other 1234 foreign residents
57 1975   temp 123 paper
dealer?
Europlate
58 1976   diplo 12 Corps Consular
with date on the right?
later date?
59 1978 1982 car 123456 plate wanted
340mm
Tiger
60 1978 1986 mc 1234567

280mm

61 1978 1986 taxi 123456  
62 1978 1986 govt 123456 municipal
63 1978 1986 mopd 1234567 also tr
64 1978 1986 bus 123456  
65 pre 1980   army 1234 plate wanted
軍 = military
wh/bl?
Europlate
66 pre 1980
white on red
    CD 123 plate wanted
Europlate
67 1982 1986 car 123456

340mm

68 wh/d bl 1983 1986 bus 123456 plate wanted
tourist coach
69 ? 1986 taxi 123456 plate wanted
Linwood
70 1983 1986 truck 123456 small van
71
1976?
pre 1986
  army 1234 plate wanted
軍 = military
Internet
Riemann
72 1986 1992 car 1234567

340x150mm
台北市 = Taipei city

73 1986 1992 mc 1234567

280x130mm

74 1986 1992 taxi 1234567

340x150mm

75 1986 1992 govt 1234567 340x150mm
bus, truck
台中所 = Taichung province
Tiger
76 1986 1992 mopd 1234567

280x120mm

Taiwan province

77 1986 1992 bus 1234567 340x150mm
tourist coach
white on blue
Nummerplaat
78 1986 1992 truck 1234567

340x150mm

79 ?   CC CC1234

320x145mm

80 ?   army 123456 plate wanted
seen 1994
軍 = military
Europlate
81 1992 1994 car AB1234

320x150mm
Taipei city

82 1992 now mc ABC123 >50cc
250x140mm
83 1992 now mopd ABC123 <50cc
250x140mm
84 1992 now taxi AB123

320x150mm

85 1992 now bus AB123 320x150mm
tourist coach
Europlate

this plate is a sample (Utsch)
86 1992 now govt AB123 320x150mm
bus, truck
Tiger

this plate is a sample (Utsch)
87 1992 now truck AB123

320x150mm
small van?

this plate is a sample (Utsch)

88


 
1994 Dec 2006
 
car A12345 (94-96)
1A2345 (96-01)
1234AB (01-06)

320x150mm
Europlate
Murphy
 

Europlate (2x)

lost the area code in Jan 2007
台灣省 = Taiwan province
the story


Europlate
Kustermann

bottom 2 are rental
(double 2)
Europlate (2x)

 

89


  Dec 2006 mc A12345
AB1234
A1B234
1AB234
>50cc
later 50-250cc (2006?)
250x140mm
Europlate
90   Dec 2006 mopd AB1234 <50cc
250x140mm
Europlate
91

  Dec 2006 taxi A1234
1A234
123AB
320x150mm
Europlate (4x)
92

  Dec 2006 bus A1234
1A234
123AB
320x150mm
tourist coach
Europlate

1992 series with painted area code
Europlate
93


  Dec 2006 govt  A1234
1A234
123AB
320x150mm
bus, truck
Europlate
94

? Dec 2006 truck A1234
1A234
123AB

320x150mm
small van?
trailer?
123AB 2001-2006?

 



Jan 2007 Dec 2012 car
1234AB
1234A5
12345A
123456

320x150mm
Europlate
Murphy
 

Europlate (2x)

lost the area code in Jan 2007 from QG
台灣省 = Taiwan province
the story


Europlate
Kustermann

bottom 2 are rental
(double 2)
Europlate (2x)

 

 
Jan 2007 Dec 2012 mc A12345
AB1234
A1B234
1AB234
123ABC
>50cc
later 50-250cc (2006?)
250x140mm
Europlate
  Jan 2007 Dec 2012 mopd AB1234
123ABC
<50cc
250x140mm
Europlate
 
Jan 2007 Dec 2012 taxi A1234
1A234
123AB
123A4
320x150mm
Europlate (4x)
  Jan 2007 Dec 2012 bus A1234
1A234
123AB
320x150mm
tourist coach
Europlate

1992 series with painted area code
Europlate
 
Jan 2007 Dec 2012 govt  A1234
1A234
123AB
123A4
320x150mm
bus, truck
Europlate
 
Jan 2007 Dec 2012 truck A1234
1A234
123AB
123A4

320x150mm
small van?
trailer?
123AB 2001-2006?

             
             
             
             
             
             
             
95 2000 now army A 12345 seen A, B, C, J, K, L
軍 = military
Europlate
96 2004?   other 1234 AB handycap
Europlate
97
2006?   mc 123ABC 250-550cc
Francoplaque (2x)
98
2006?   tr AB12
12AB
private trailer
Francoplaque (2x)
99



    tr AB12
A123
1A23
ABC1
12AB
 
commcial trailer
Europlate (5x)
100 2008?   mc AB12 >550cc
Welby
101 seen 2010 now dlr 1234 dealer
試 = test
Europlate
102 seen 2010 now dlr 12345 moped dealer
Snyder
103 ?     1234 宥 = foreign resident
Europlate
104 ?     1234 US forces
協 = assist force
Kustermann
105
? now diplo 12
123
使 = Diplomatic
size?
Europlate (2x)

this plate is fake

 
106 2001? now diplo 1234 Non Diplomatic staff
外 = foreign country
Europlate
107 bk/wh     temp   paper
108 re/wh? ? now other A12345 agricultural
Snyder
109 wh/re

? now truck AB12 機 械 = heavy machinery
wh/re biggest vehicles (>75 ton)
bk/ye bigger vehicles (42-75 ton)
bk/wh smaller vehicles (<42 ton)
             
             
120


WAA1234?
Dec 2012 now car ABC 1234
RAB 1234
WAB 1234
380x160mm Europlate, Nico

R = rental (Europlate)
W = Handycap
121
Dec 2012 now mc AB 123
LGA 1234
>550cc
320x150mm
Francoplaque
Kingsman
122 Dec 2012 now mc LAB1234 250-550cc
320x150mm
Francoplaque
123
Dec 2012 now mc ABC1234 50-250cc
300x140mm
later AAA?
Internet (2x)
124 TAA 123?
Dec 2012 now mopd ABC1234 <50cc, <45km/h
220x100mm?
Nico
125 HAA 123 comm heavy truck?
LAA 123?
Dec 2012 now truck ABC 1234 commercial heavy truck
>3500kg
Nico
126 Dec 2012 now truck KEA 1234 private heavy truck
>3500kg
Nico
  wh/gr, QAB 123?
KPA 1234?
Dec 2012 now truck KPA 1234 small truck, <3500kg
Nico
127
Dec 2012 now taxi TAB 123
TDA 1234
Francoplaque
Nico
128
Dec 2012 now bus KAB 123
KAB 1234
tourist coach
Nico (2x)
129 also bk/ye?
JYA 123?
PSA 1234?
Dec 2012 now bus JYA 123
PSA 1234
tourist coach
130
KKA 1234
size?
Dec 2012 now bus FAB 123
KKA 1234
commercial bus
Francoplaque
131 wh/gr, XA 123?
HBA 1234?
Dec 2012 now tr XA 123
HBA 1234
commercial trailer
132 gr/wh
CA 123?
HAA 1234?
Dec 2012 now tr AB 12
12 AB
trailer
133

REA 1234
WEA 1234
Dec 2017 now car EAA 1234 電動車 = EV, electric vehicle
first with green bands
Nico (2x)
R = rental
W = Handycap
134 green band re/wh
ETA 1234
Dec 2017 now taxi ETA 1234 EV
135 green band gr/wh Dec 2017 now bus EAA 123
EAL 1234
EV
136 Dec 2017 now mopd EAB1234 電動車 = EV, electric vehicle
Nico
137 re/wh
SAA 1234?
Dec 2017 now mopd AB123
ABC1234
EV, <45km/h
300x140mm
138         some EV?
Nico
139     temp   temporary
paper
Nico
140            
141            
-
1999? now sample AB-123 FAKE
very thin plate
Utsch (2x)

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