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Last update: 4 July 2023
In general:
Because of the vast variety of Uruguay number plates I only show here the Montevideo issues. See all others: List of Departments
Normally the underneath list  is sorted by date and than car, motorcycle and the other types. From 1992 it is sorted within the date by plate number. 

 

Picture

 Date of first issue Date of last issue Type Description Remarks
1 1906?   car 12 x
             
2
10s? 20? car 1234
(1-6041)		 car
Fox
Moens
3 ?   ? 1234 truck?
?
4 ?   taxi 123 red
Moens
             
5
1910?   ? 12345(2214-16841)
Auckel (2x)
             
6
    ? (2444-22132)  
7     ? 12345 white on green
Valerio
8     ? 12345  
9     ? 12345
(15907-19559) 		 
10     ? 1234  
      mc 1234  
11     dlr A a dealer
(prueba)
12     ? (1782-19559)  
13     ? 1234 repaint?
14
1926 1927 car 12345 C3
web
HP20
Auckel
             
15 1929 1930   12345 tab 1929/30
(Montevideo HP25)
Dundas
16 1930 1931 car 12345 tab 1930/31
(Montevideo C1)
17 1931 1932 car 12345
(c7-c13)		 tab 1931/1932
(Montevideo C13)
18 1932 1933 car 12345 tab 1932/1933
(Montevideo T2)
Vidella
19 1934 1935 car 12345 tab 1934
(C3)
Delgado
20 1935   car 1234
12345		 tab 1935
(S C)
21     truck 12345 no border
no Montevideo
Moens
22         1947?
no border
no Montevideo
no seal
23 ?   car 1234 with name
Delgado
24
40s? 1948? car 1234
12345
(11651-37153-55289)
(c2-c6-c9-c10)		 white border
Auckel (1st)
thanks Alicia
25     mc 1234  
26     bike 12345 pushbike
27     govt 123 ?
no white border
Moens
28 40s?   truck 12345
(44035)
(c7)		 no white border
dark green
29 40s?   truck 12345
(56644-58030)
(hp15-hp20)		 white border?
30 40s?   other 12345
(t1)		 tax free
(exonerado)
white border
web
31 40s?   dlr 12 dealer
(prueba)
?
32
50s?   car 12345
(13847-50111-68771)
(c2-c8-c11-c13)
(110444?)		 Auckel (2nd)
33     CD 123 diplomatic
 
             
34
60s? ? car 123456
(10003-184481) 		Auckel

no special Diplomatic plates yet
in Marvin's book
1963
35       mc    
36 60s? ? truck 123456
(204868-220995-236719)
(hp15-25-hp35)		 Auckel
37 60s?   taxi 123456 taxi
?
38 60s?   govt 1234 government?
?
39     dlr 123
(610-685)		 dealer
?
40
60s?   diplo 1-23 diplomatic
first ones without the coat of arms
newer plates with
in RPEW 1973
      govt 12 high official Montevideo
Delgado
41
1962 1972? car 123456
(120576-282702-
501930-517204)		 Klotz
in RPEW 1973
Auckel
42 1962   mc 12345
(8982-13773)		  
43 1962   govt 1234 Pereira Cary
44 1962   govt 123 government motorcycle
Pereira Cary
45
1962   govt 1234 municipal
(intendencia)
Pereira Cary
Woody
46 1962   ? 123456 ?Auckel
47 1962 1967 bus 123456
(240642-800275)		 van der Valk
48 1962   taxi 123456 taxi
Delgado
49 1962 1967 truck (411261-455492)  
50 1962   dlr 12 dealer
white on dark red
Pereira Cary
51 1962   dlr 123 dealer ?Europlate
52

1962   diplo 1-23 diplomatic Brumby
first number is probably a country code

first without coat of arms, than with and later without again? Pereira Cary
53 1962 1967 govt 12 country
 1972-1982?
             
54 1965 ? bic 12345
(17662-18335)		 commercial bicycle (wh/re)
Klotz
1965 wh/or messenger bic?
1968 wh/gr?
55 1968 ? bic 12345
(27513-33667)		 bicycle (private)
Biedermann
             
56 1967 1971 govt 12
(65-92)		 local
Surbeck
             
57

60s?
70s?		   army 1234
E 123
E1234
(0011-E118-E513-E1725-E6001)		 enamal
army
(Ejército)
Pereira Cary
Delgado
Pereira Cary
             
58
60s?
70s?		   army FA 123
(016-050)		 airforce
(Fuerza Aérea)
(number 5 was reprinted, you can see 3 numbers underneth)
             
59
60s?
70s?		   navy AN 123 car or mc size?

National Navy
(Armada Nacional)
Pereira Cary
             
60 1971 1982  car 123456
(48290-357675)		 also truck
  1971 1982  mc 12345
(48032-95178)		 Klotz
61 1971 1982  bus 12345 bus
Pereira Cary
62 1971 1982  govt IM 1234
(1467-1661)		 intendencia municipal motorcycle
Pereira Cary
63 1971 1982  govt PE 1234
(3392-8910)		 official
Pereira Cary
64 1971 1982  govt PJ 1234 judicial power
Pereira Cary
65 1971 1982  govt PL 1234 legislative power
Pereira Cary
66 PM 1234     govt PM 1234 police
?
67 1971 1982  govt 12345
(80192-82254)		 motorcycle
68 1971 1982  CD CD 1234 diplomatic
69 1971 1982  CC CC 1234 corps consular
Pereira Cary
70 1971 1982  temp 12345
(10107-15439)		 temporary
web
71 1971 1982  taxi 12345 taxi
Delgado
72 1971 2001 army AN 123 National Navy
(Armada Nacional)
Pereira Cary
73 1982 1992 car 123456
(114419-288586)		  
74 1982 1992 mc 12345
(30816-89981)		 motorcycle
Pereira Cary
75 1982 1992 truck 123456
(501821-540991)		 Pereira Cary
76 1982 1992 govt IM 1234
(1400-1867)		 intendencia municipal
77 1982 1992 govt IM 123 intendencia municipal
motorcycle
Pereira Cary
78 1982 1992 govt PE 1234
(2630-6147)		 executive power
79 1982 1992 govt PE 123 executive power
motorcycle
Pereira Cary
80 1982 1992 govt PL 123
(581-700)		 legislative power
81 1982 1992 govt PJ 123 judicial power
Pereira Cary
82
1982 1992 CD CD 1234
CD 12345
(8090-9900)
(80026) 		diplomatic
van der Valk (1st)
83 1982 1992 CD D 123 diplomatic motorcycle
Pereira Cary
84 1982 1992 CC CC 1234 corps consular
Pereira Cary
85

 
1982 1992 temp 12345
(11328-12435)		 provisional
Pereira Cary
Fierens
86 1982 1992 dlr 12345
(14641-15450)		 prueba
(white on dark red)
87 1982 1992 dlr 1234
(1219)		 motorcycle prueba
(white on dark red)
Pereira Cary
88 1982 1992 temp 12345
16108-18990)		 custom
Fierens
89 1982 1992 taxi 12345
(20501-23677)		  
90 1982 1992 other 12345 chauffeur driven
(remises)
Pereira Cary
91 1982 1992 other 12345 ambulance
Pereira Cary
92 1982 1992 bus 12345
(40291-41198)		 urban bus
Pereira Cary
93 1982 1992 bus 12345
(50219-)		 interstate bus
Pereira Cary
94 1982 1992 other 12345
(55200-55365)		 tourist
95 1982 1992 bus 12345(60059-65440) tourist bus
(green on white)
van der Valk
96
1982 1992 bus 12345
(65989-66473)		 schoolbus
(green on yellow)
Pereira Cary
Fierens
97 1982 1992 tr Z 12345
(90961-93928)		 trailer
Pereira Cary
98 ? ? govt JD 12
(22-64)		 departmental board
(junta departamental)
99 1992 2001 govt 12
(1-99)		 high official
Pereira Cary
100   1992 2001 govt PE 123
(PE 100-499)		 official motorcycle
100 1992 2001 govt IM 123
(IM 500-699)		 intendencia municipal motorcycle
Delgado
101 1992 2001 govt PL 123
(PL 700-799)		 legislative power
Pereira Cary
102   1992 2001 diplo CD 123
(CD 800-899)		 diplomatic motorcycle
103 1992 2001 govt PJ 123
(PJ 900-999)		 judicial power
Pereira Cary
104 1992 2001 govt IM 1234
(IM 1000-2500		 municipal
Francoplaque
105 1992
 		 2001 other 12345
(10000-12999)		 doctor
green
 Pereira Cary
106 1992 2001 taxi 12345
(20000-23999)		 Pereira Cary
107 1992 2001 CD C/D 12345
(24000-25999)		 diplomat
108 1992 2001 CC C/C 12345
(26000-26999)		 corps consular
de Been
109 1992 2001 other O/I 12345
(27000-27999)		 International
Organization
110 1992 2001 hire R 12·345
(30000-30999)		 rental with driver
(remise)
Francoplaque
111 1992 2001 dlr prueba 12345
(31000-31979)		 dealer
Biedermann
112 1992 2001 dlr prueba 1234
(3009)		 dealer motorcycle
Pereira Cary
113 1992 2001 temp 12345
(31450?-32399?)		 custom
114 1992 2001 temp 12345
(32400-32999)		 provisional
115 1992 2001 other 12345
(35000-35999)		 ambulance
116 1992 2001 bus 12345
(40000-44999)		 urban bus
  1992 2001 bus 12345
(50000-50999)		 inter-departemental bus
Pereira Cary
117 1992 2001 bus 12345
(55000-55999)		 international bus
Pereira Cary
  60K 1992 2001 bus 12345
(60000-60999)		 touring bus
 
118 1992 2001 bus 12345
(65000-65999)		 school bus
119 1992 2001 tr Z 12345
(90000-93999)		 Z96718?
        army anchor 123456
(155000-155999)		 navy
120 1992 2001 other 123456
(300000-300999)		 handicapped
121 1992 2001 hire 123456
(301000-301999)		 hire
(alquiler)
122 1992 2001 govt 123·456
(350000-350999)
(370000-376999?)		 official
123   1992 2001 mc 123456
(400000-400999)		 tricycle
124 1992 2001 mc 123456
(403000-499999?)		  
125 1992 2001 truck 123456
(500000-599·999)		  
126 1992 2001 other 123456
(600000-699999)		 rural wagon
pick-up
Biedermann
127 1992 now car 123-456
(700000-999999)		  
128 Nov 2000 2015 govt SPE 12 excecutive power
(poder ejecutivo)
Europlate
129 2001 2015 car SAA 1234
(SAA-SBK) seen		  
130 2001 2015 mc SAB 123
(SAF-SGV)		 motorcycle

there is a yellow version in Colonia (L) for hire
Drew


fake, home made
Europlate
131
2001 2015 hire SAL 1234 hire
(alquiler)
Kleicke
Europlate
132 2001 2015 amb SAM 1234 ambulance
Kleicke
133 2001 2015   SAT 1234 temporary
Hans
134 2001 2015   SAB 123 temporary motorcycle
Drew
135 SCC 2001 2015 diplo SCC 1234 corps consular
 
136 2001 2015 diplo SCD 1234 diplomatic
Delgado
137 SCD mc 2001 2015 diplo SCD 123 diplomatic motorcycle
 
138 2001 2015 other SDI 1234 handycap
Francoplaque
139 2001 2015 dlr SDU 1234 demonstration
(demostración usado)
 
140 SED 2001 2015 govt SED 1234 high official
(edil)
 
141 2001 2015 bus SES 1234 schoolbus
(escolar)
Pereira Cary
142

2001 2015 govt SIM 123 municipal
SIM = intendencia de Montevideo
Pereira Cary
Lee (seal)
Kuhn
143 2001 2015 govt SIM 123 municipal motorcycle
Pereira Cary
144 2001 2015 govt SJD 1234 municipal official
(junta departamental)
Delgado
145 2001 2015 govt SJP 123 police motorcycle (bl/wh)
SJP = jefatura de policía
Pereira Cary
146 2001 2015 other SME 1234 doctor
(medico)
Europlate
147 2001 2015 govt SMI 1234 government
(ministerio del interior)
also police
Pereira Cary
148 2001 2015 govt SMI 123 government motorcycle
(ministerio del interior)
Delgado
149 2001 2004?2015 govt MI 12345 National Police school
(escuela nacional de policía)
Delgado
150 2001
2004?		 2004?
2015		 govt MI 12345 Police
(policía)
Europlate
151
2001
2004?		 2015 govt MI 12345 Police motorcycle
(policía)
Delgado
Europlate
152 2001 2015 govt SMP 123 Police motorcycle
(moto policía)
Delgado
153 SNG 2001 2015 other SNG 1234 tax free
(no gravado)
 
154 2001 2015 govt SOF 1234 official
Europlate
155 2001 2015 govt SOF 123 government mc
also in re/wh?
Delgado
156 SOI 2001 2015 govt SOI 1234 international organization
(organismo internacional)
 
157 SPE 2001 2015   SPE 1234 ?
 
158 2001 2015 dlr SPR 1234 dealer
(prueba)
Pereira Cary
159 2001 2015 dlr SPR 123 motorcycle dealer
Pereira Cary
160 STA 2001 now tr STA 1234 trailer
 
161 2001 2015 hire SRE 1234 rental with driver
(remise)
 Europlate
162 2001 2015 bus STC 1234 normal bus
Europlate
163 2001 2015 bus STI 1234 interstate bus
(transporte interdepartamental)
Europlate
164 2001 2015 truck STP 1234 truck
(transporte pesado)
Europlate
165
2001 2015 bus STU 1234 tourist bus
Europlate
Lee
166 2001 2015 taxi STX 1234 taxi
Europlate
167 2001?   navy 123
(001-631)		 National Navy
(Armada Nacional)
Pereira Cary
168 2001?   navy 123 National Navy
(Armada Nacional)
Drew
169 2001? now army ANA 123 navy aviation
ANA = Aviacion Naval
Pereira Cary
170 2001? now army ARN 1234 national navy
ARN = Armada Nacional
Pereira Cary
171 2001? now army ARN 123 national navy motorcycle
ARN = Armada Nacional
Delgado
172 2001? now army ARN 123 national navy ambulance (green)
ARN = Armada Nacional
Delgado
173     army ENA 1234 National Administrative Army
(Ejército Nacional Administrativo)
Delgado
174     army E 123 National Army motorcycle
(Ejército Nacional)
Delgado
175       ENT 1234 National Tactical Army
(Ejército Nacional Táctico)
Delgado
176 2001? now army FAU 1234 Uruguayan air force
FAU = Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya
Pereira Cary
177 2015 now car SAA 1234
SBZ-SCH (seen)		 maker:  Mercosur
Lacape
178 mc 2015 now mc SAA 123 motorcycle
179 2015 2020? hire SAL 1234 hire
(alquiler)
AL (later LQ 2020)
Lee
180 2015 now temp SAT 1234 temporary
Delgado 
181 2015 now temp SAT 1234 temporary motorcycle
Delgado 
182
2015 now CC SCC 1234 CC (sample?)
de los Santos
Delgado
183
2015 now CD SCD1234 CD (sample?)
Europlate
Delgado
184
2015 now other SDI 1234 handycap
Delgado 
185 2015 now govt SED 1234 high official
(edil)
Delgado 
186 2015 now govt SIM 1234 municipal
SIM = intendencia de Montevideo
Delgado
187 2015 now ? SMD 1234 ?
Delgado
188 2015 now govt SOF 1234 official
Delgado
189 2015 now govt SOI 1234 international organization
(organismo internacional)
Delgado
190 2015 now govt SPE 1234 executive power
(poder ejecutivo)
Delgado
191 2015 now govt SPJ 1234 judicial power
(poder judicial)
Delgado
192 2015 now hire SRE1234 rental with driver
(remise)
 Delgado
193 2015 now truck STP 1234 truck (sample?)
(transporte pesado)
de los Santos
194 2015 now taxi STX 1234 taxi
de los Santos
195 2020? now hire SLQ 1234 hire
(alquiler)
LQ (before AL 2015)
Pereira Cary

If you have any comments, pictures or even plates, please drop me an e-mail.

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