Spain registration plates ( Spanish: Matrículas automovilísticas de España ) are used to register trackless vehicles . There are two main schemes for car license plates in Spain, as the indexing system has recently been changed.
The numbers of the old system were in the format XX-NNNN-YY (black numbers on a white background), where XX is the one- or two-letter code of the province where the car was registered, NNNN is four digits making the number unique (zeros on the left are also displayed), and YY is a one- or two-letter code, which increases in one point when the number reaches position 9999; for example, A-9999-Z will follow after A-0000-AB (AA should be used, but some letter combinations are not used). For old-style cars, it is possible to use six digits, instead of four or two, for example A-741923 (ceased to be used in 1971).
For provincial codes, the first one or two letters of the name of the province or its capital are usually used. Typically, the provinces are named after the capital.
However, the provincial numbering system is sensitive to the problems of regional rivalry, which causes some difficulties for motorists who leave their province to sell a car. Also, changes in the names of the locality of Spain, after language reforms, entailed discrepancies between the name and code.
The new system (September 2000) operates throughout the country. The number consists of four digits, followed by three consonants, for example 0681 VBH . The letter code is sequential, but the letters A , E , I , O , Q , U and Ñ (the letter N with a tilde is often used in Spanish) are not used between BBB to DZZ, FBB to HZZ, JBB to NZZ, PBB to PZZ, RBB to TZZ, and VBB to ZZZ - in numbers from 0000 to 9999 with these three-letter combinations. The numbering of this system does not provide information about the place of registration of the car. The letter code gives an approximate idea of the place of registration and production of the car.
The rear and front license plates are white with black symbols. A blue bar with twelve EU stars and the letter E for España (Spain) on the left side of the number is desirable for the numbers of the old system and is mandatory in the new numbering.
License plates are usually rectangular in shape. There are less common square-shaped license plates for motorcycles and some cars (e.g. model SEAT 600 ).
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Old Provincial Codes
| A | Alicante | |
| Ab | Albacete | (code until 1926 was ALB) |
| AL | Almería | |
| AV | Ávila | |
| B | Barcelona | |
| BA | Badajoz | |
| BI | Bilbao (capital of Biscay ) | |
| BU | Burgos | |
| C | La Coruña (A Coruña) | |
| CA | Cádiz | |
| CC | Casceres | (code until 1926 was CAC) |
| CE | Ceuta (Spanish colony in North Africa) | (until 1926, ME) |
| CO | Córdoba | |
| CR | Ciudad real | |
| CS | Castellón (Castelló) | (until 1926 was CAS) |
| Cu | Cuenca | |
| Gc | Las palmas | (before 1926, TE) |
| GR | Granada | |
| FP | Fernando po | not used |
| GE, GI | Girona (gerona) | |
| GU | Guadalajara | |
| H | Huelva | |
| Hu | Hesca | |
| IB | Islas Baleares / Illes Balears | (replaced by PM) |
| IF | Ifni (Former Spanish Territories in Morocco ) | |
| J | Jaén | |
| L | Lérida (Lleida) | |
| LE | León | |
| LO | Logroño | |
| Lr | La rioja | |
| Lu | Lugo | |
| M | Madrid | |
| MA | Málaga | |
| ME | Marruecos Español | (-1926) divided into Ceuta & Melilla |
| ML | Melilla | |
| Mu | Murcia | |
| NA | Navarra | (after 1918) |
| O | Oviedo is now Asturias | |
| OR | Orense (Ourense) | |
| OU | Orense / Ourense | |
| P | Palencia | |
| PA | Pamplona | (after 1918 changed to NA) |
| PM | Palma de mallorca | |
| PO | Pontevedra | |
| RM | Rio Muni ( Spanish Guinea ) | not used |
| S | Santander is now Cantabria | |
| SA | Salamanca | |
| SE | Sevilla | |
| SG | Segovia | (before 1926 SEG) |
| SH | Sahara occidental | (previous code was AOE Africa Occidental Española). No longer used |
| SO | Soria | |
| SS | San Sebastián / Donostia (capital of Guipuscoa ) | |
| T | Tarragona | |
| TE | Territorio Español (Spanish Territory) | (issued for the Canary Islands , until 1926) is divided into GC & TF |
| TE | Teruel | (until 1926 was TER) |
| TEG / TG | Territorio Español de Guinea (" Spanish Guinea ") | divided into FP & RM |
| TF | Santa cruz de tenerife | (after 1926) |
| TO | Toledo | |
| V | València | |
| VA | Valladolid | |
| VI | Vitoria (capital of Alava ) | |
| Z | Zaragoza | |
| Za | Zamora |
City Codes
The letters of the old system with numbers are saved.
- CME - Cos de Mossos D'esquadra (Corp of Mossos d'Esquadra ). Autonomous police of Catalonia.
- DGP - Dirección General de la Policía (“ Spanish Police ”)
onomic police force in the Basque Country). E has a special shape.
- EA - Ejército del Aire ( Spanish Air Force )
- ET - Ejército de Tierra (“Army”)
- FN - Fuerzas Navales / Armada (“Navy”)
- GSH - Gendarmería del Sahara ("Colonial Police in the Sahara Desert"). No longer exists
- PGC - Parque de la ( Civil Guard )
- MF - Ministerio de Fomento (“Ministry of Public Works”) (not affiliated with MOP)
- MMA - Ministerio de Medio Ambiente ("Ministry of the Environment")
- MOP - Ministerio de Obras Públicas ("Ministry of Public Works")
- PME - Parque Móvil del Estado (for state vehicles)
- PMM - Parque Móvil del Ministerio