Number plates in Belgium are driver specific. If you trade in your old car for a new one, you keep your old number plate.

The rear license plate is state supplied, while the front license plate is owner supplied. This has its influence on the look of the front license plate which can be identical to the rear one or similar to european license plates with a blue EU flag in it. The rear license plate is usually mounted to another plate which contains the "B" letter and usually an advertisement for the car manufacturer.

Types

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Standard

The number plate has a white background with red numbers and letters. Usually a three-letter combination followed by a three number combination: "AAA 111" (there are still many "old" number plates in use: one letter/four numbers or two letters/three numbers in various combinations).

Sometimes the 1st letter has a special meaning:

• CD: Diplomats
• O: can be used on vintage vehiclese which are more than 25 years old ("Oldtimers") ||
• TX: Taxi
• U or Q: Trailer Plates (see below)
• Z: Dealer Plate

Diplomats

The initial letters (CD) are printed in green, followed by a dot "." and 1 letter + 3 numbers printed in red.

Members of the Royal Family

The license plate consists of 1 to 3 numbers following the standard colouring scheme.

Members of Parliament

The license plate consists of 1 letter followed by 2 to 3 numbers. The initial letter is either "A", "E" or "P".

Trailer Plates

The new trailer plates have black letters/numbers on a white background. Furthermore they include the european flag on the left side of the plate. However the older version (same as the standard plates) are still on several trailers.

Temporary License Plates

Temporary license plates consist of 6 numbers. License plates which are assigned for a short period have a red background with white numbers, while license plates for a long period have a white background with blue numbers.

European Institutions

Staff of the institutions of the European Union located in Belgium may request a specialized number plate. These plates are blue and display the letters "EUR" in a circle of yellow stars on the left hand side.

EUROCONTROL

Employees at EUROCONTROL can get a blue number plate displaying the word "EURO".

Dealer Plate

A dealer plate has green letters and numbers on a white background. Furthermore it has the european flag on the left side.

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