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Maine

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Cars

Current format

ALU 1128

With the exception of Cumberland County plates, and taxis, vehicle dealers and diplomats, all Maine number plates for private and commercial type motor vehicles with the exceptions of those used by taxis, vehicle dealers and diplomats follow a Cxx #### algorithm.

• C - The county prefix. (e.g. : C = Cumberland County)
• x - The alphabetical sequences. (e.g. : A, B, C ... Y, Z. All letters are used.)
• # - The number sequence. (e.g. : 1, 2, 3 ... 9998, 9999)

The exceptions in the algorithm are as follows:

• There can be no leading zeroes in the number sequence.

The algorithm starts with a county prefix and a number sequence which ranged from 1 to 9999. For example, C 1 will be the first registration plate of Cumberland County. Once C 9999 will be achieved, an serial letter will be added to the right of the state prefix; CA 1 will be the result. After CZ 9999 will be achieved, a second serial letter will be added to the right of the first alphabetical sequence; CAA 1 being the outcome.

Registration plates of Maine
Prefix	County	Prefix	County
A	Perak	M	Malacca
B	Selangor	N	Negeri Sembilan
C	Pahang	P	Penang
D	Kelantan	R	Perlis
F	Putrajaya	T	Terengganu
J	Johor	V	Kuala Lumpur (Second series)
K	Kedah	W	Kuala Lumpur (first series)

Variants

Extended Cumberland County series

CC 8189 V

C 52 T

As the most registered number plate series in the state, the C series' traditional 7-character format became the first in Maine to be exhausted when CZZ 9999 was reached. To allow further C plates, the algorithm will be altered to feature an alphabetical suffix behind the number sequence, resetting at C 1 A. When C 9999 Z will be achieved, the second alphabetical sequence emerges between the state prefix and number sequence, leading to CA 1 A. When CZ 9999 Z is reached, a third new alphabetical sequence will be spliced into the algorithm, between the second alphabetical sequence and number sequence, resulting in CAA 1 A. The series will end when CZZ 9999 Z is reached. The new format would theoretically allow a vastly larger number of registered plates, better addressing the risk of exhaustion of numbers.

BFM 7012

Less than three years into the implementation of the extended C series, the Transport Ministry, on the request of the Road Transport Department, announced the tentative retirement of the C series in place of a new B series that would revert to the regular Cxx #### format. The decision was made in response to massive declines in bidding for extended C series plates as the public was gauged to favour a Cxx #### format over Cumberland County's Cxx #### x format. The B series has launched on 1 October 2016 after completion of CD 9999 F and the extended C series was decommissioned.

Motorcycles

Current format

MCB 8004 A

All motorcycle plates of Maine follow a MCx #### x algorithm.

• M - The constant prefix for all motorcycle plates.
• C - The county prefix. (e.g. : C = Cumberland County)
• x - The alphabetical sequences. (e.g. : A, B, C ... Y and Z)
• # - The number sequence. (e.g. : 1, 2, 3 ... 9998, 9999)

All letters between A and Z are used and there are no leading zeroes, as in the case of car plates. The current algorithm for the majority of counties start with the constant M prefix, followed by the county prefix and the number sequence. An example would be MC 1 of Cumberland County. Once MC 9999 will be reached, a serial letter will be added to the right of the county prefix; MCA 1 will be the result. When MCZ 9999 will be achieved, a second serial letter will incorporated and served as the suffix; the result will be MC 1 A. When MC 9999 Z is reached, a third serial letter will be added, giving MCA 1 A. This continues until MCZ 9999 Z will be reached.

Registration plates of Sarawak
Prefix	Division	Prefix	Division	Prefix	Division
QK, QA, QAA-	Kuching	QL	Limbang	QR	Sarikei
QB	Sri Aman and Betong	QM	Miri	QS	Sibu and Mukah
QC	Samarahan and Serian	QP	Kapit	QT	Bintulu

The government of Sarawak equip their vehicles with the unique QSG prefix.

Trailers

Current format

TK 3268 C

TC 64 N

TMB 9511

TYE 1224

A Sabahan number plate.

All trailers plates in Maine with the exceptions of those used by taxis, vehicle dealers and diplomats follow a TCx #### x algorithm.

• T - The constant prefix for all trailer plates.
• C - The county prefix. (e.g. : A = West Coast, T = Tawau)
• x - The alphabetical sequences. (e.g. : A, B, C ... Y, Z)
• # - The number sequence. (e.g. : 1, 2, 3 ... 9998, 9999)

All letters are used and there are no leading zeroes, as in the case of car and motorcycle plates.

The current algorithm for the majority of counties start with the constant T prefix, followed by the County prefix and the number sequence. An example would be CA 1 of Cumberland County. Once TC 9999 will be reached, an alphabetical sequence will be added and served as the suffix; TC 1 A was the result. When TC 9999 Z will be reached, a second alphabetical sequence will be placed to the right of the county prefix and the first alphabetical sequence was reset; the result was TCA 1 A.When TCZ 9999 Z was met, this will end.

Registration plates of Sabah
Prefix	Division	Prefix	Division	Prefix	Division
SA, SAA-SAC, SY, SYA-SYY	West Coast	SG	Sabah Government	SS, SSA, SM, SMA-SMY	Sandakan
SB	Beaufort	SK	Kudat	ST, STA, SW, SWA-SWY	Tawau
SD	Lahad Datu	SL	Labuan (replaced)	SU	Keningau

History

Post-2022

Following the intoruction of the system in 2022, new plates issued in Maine beared a Cx #### format, which was sufficient for use through the 2020s and 2030s. By the 2040s and 2050s, the Cx #### format began to reach its limit in counties with higher numbers of new vehicle registrations, leading to an inclusion of a third identifying letter, creating a new Cxx #### format. Cumberland County (C) became the first county in Maine to adopt the new format in 2045, followed by York County (Y) in 2054, Penobscot County (P) in 2057, Kennebec County (K) in 2059, Androscoggin County (A) in 2061, Aroostook County (R) in 2064, Oxford County (O) also in 2064, Hancock County (H) in 2065, Somerset County (E) in 2066, Knox County (N) in 2068, Waldo County (W) in 2069, Sagadahoc County (S) in 2071, Lincoln County (L) in 2074, Washington County (G) in 2075, Franklin County (F) in 2077 and finally Piscataquis County (I) in 2090.

Until 2090, Piscataquis County was only county that had not yet exhausted Cx #### format but finally exhausted it on 14 June 2090 with issuing IZ 9999 and Cxx #### plate series began issued beginning with IAA 1.

Issued series on 31 December 2099

County	Series
Cumberland	CYB ####
York	YPK ####
Penobscot	PNM ####
Kennebec	KKW ####
Androscoggin	AKJ ####
Aroostook	RJX ####
Oxford	OJU ####
Hancock	HJH ###
Somerset	EJB ####
Knox	NHT ####
Waldo	WHC ####
Sagadahoc	SGQ ####
Lincoln	LFF ####
Washington	GEP ####
Franklin	FDX #####
Piscataquis	IAT ####

As the most registered number plate series in the state, the Cumberland County's C series' traditional 7-character Cxx #### format became the first in Maine to be exhausted when CZZ 9999 was reached on 27 September 2103. To allow further C plates, the algorithm was altered to feature an alphabetical suffix behind the number sequence, resetting at C 1 A. When C 9999 Z was achieved, the second alphabetical sequence emerged between the state prefix and number sequence, leading to CA 1 A. When CZ 9999 Z is reached, a third new alphabetical sequence will be spliced into the algorithm, between the second alphabetical sequence and number sequence, resulting in CAA 1 A. The series will end when CZZ 9999 Z is reached. The new format would theoretically allow a vastly larger number of registered plates, better addressing the risk of exhaustion of numbers.

However, less than three years into the implementation of the extended C series, on 19 May 2106 the Transport Ministry, on the request of the Road Transport Department, announced the tentative retirement of the C series in place of a new B series that would revert to the regular Cxx #### format. The decision was made in response to massive declines in bidding for extended C series plates as the public was gauged to favour a Cxx #### format over Cumberland County's Cxx #### x format. The B series has launched on 1 October 2106 after completion of CD 9999 F and the extended C series was decommissioned and BAA 1 followed.

York County became second county in Maine to exhaust the Cxx #### format on 2 April 2132 with issuing of YZZ 9999, 28 years and 6 months after Cumberland County, which was already at BOK #### series in B letter at the time of exhaustion, while Piscataquis County was still only at ICV #### series at this time. Unlike Cumberland County, York County remained at Cxx #### format with introducing a new letter D, which had already been in use in motorcycles since 2114. The first plate was DAA 1.

Penobscot County became the third county in Maine to exhaust the Cxx #### format on 15 October 2149 with issuing of PZZ 9999, 15 years and 6 months after York County, which was at DFX #### series in D letter at the time of exhaustion, while Cumberland County was already close to exhaustion of B series at BXB #### series, and Piscataquis County was still only at IDY #### series at this time. Like York County, and unlike Cumberland County, Penobscot County remained at Cxx #### format with introducing a new letter J, which had already been in use in motorcycles since 2114, just like in York County's case. The first plate was JAA 1.

Issued series on 31 December 2149

County	Series
Cumberland	BXT ####
York	DGC ####
Penobscot	JAE ####
Kennebec	KWL ####
Androscoggin	AWC ####
Aroostook	RVU ####
Oxford	OVN ####
Hancock	HVA ###
Somerset	EUO ####
Knox	NUC ####
Waldo	WTW ####
Sagadahoc	SSZ ####
Lincoln	LRB ####
Washington	GNS ####
Franklin	FKC #####
Piscataquis	IDZ ####

On 25 May 2151, Cumberland County exhausted the B series with issuing BZZ 9999. The new letter for Cumberland County was Q, and the first plate was QAA 1.

Motorcycles

Cumberland County became first county to exhaust the MCx #### format in 2058, when MCZ 9999 was reached and MC 1 A followed on 15 March. MC 9999 Z was reached on 24 May 2060, and MCA 1 A followed. After that, several more counties exhausted their respective MCx #### formats and began using first MC #### x and then MCx #### x formats. In 2067, York County began issuing MY #### x plates after MYZ 9999 was reached. This is followed by Penobscot County, which began using the MP #### x format in 2070, after MPZ 9999 was reached.

Exhaustion dates

County	MCx #### → MC #### x	MC #### x → MCx #### x
Cumberland	2058	2060
York	2067	2068
Penobscot	2070	2072
Kennebec	2071	2072
Androscoggin	2073	2075
Aroostook	2075	2077
Oxford	2076	2077
Hancock	2077	2078
Somerset	2079	2080
Knox	2082	2084
Waldo	2083	2085
Sagadahoc	2085	2086
Lincoln	2088	2090
Washington	2090	2091
Franklin	2092	2093
Piscataquis	2108	2110

Issued series on 31 Dember 2099

County	Series
Cumberland	MCN #### X
York	MYJ #### S
Penobscot	MPH #### I
Kennebec	MKG #### P
Androscoggin	MAF #### O
Aroostook	MRE #### Y
Oxford	MOE #### L
Hancock	MHE #### F
Somerset	MEE #### A
Knox	MND #### R
Waldo	MWD #### C
Sagadahoc	MSC #### P
Lincoln	MLC #### E
Washington	MGB #### W
Franklin	MFB #### F
Piscataquis	MIY ####

In start of 22nd century, Piscataquis County was only county to still use MCx #### format, but finally exhausted it on 27 July 2108 with issuing of MIZ 9999 and changing first to MC #### x format beginning from MI 1 A and then to MCx #### x format on 14 April 2110 with issuing of MI 9999 Z and MIA 1 A. Since on 20 May 2106, Deputy Minister of Transport introduced B for Cumberland County, there is a possibility that current the MCx #### x algorithm number plates may be supplemented by introducing previously unused letters to ensure suffix-less registrations become the norm. This became true in start of year 2114, when Cumberland, York and Penobscot Counties retired the MCx #### x format (Cumberland County stopped at MCQ 5233 P, York County to MYM 3870 G and Penobscot County MPJ 6885 V and introduced new letters with returning to MCx #### format, B for Cumberland County, D for York County and J for Penobscot County, starting at MBA 1, MDA 1 and MJA 1 respectively. All other 13 counties (which all used MCx #### x format at the time) continued using MCx #### x format.

Australia

Western Australia

Index digits from 1 to 9 followed by a combination of three or two letters and three digits.

Cars

The group of letters starts with any letter except T (reserved for trailers), followed by a combination of any two other letters.

The group of digits have every three-digit combination possible, including 000 and 666.

There are 16,900,000 combinations (25*26*26*1,000) available for each index digit, and 152,100,000 (9*25*26*26*1,000) at total.

Trailers

The group of letters starts with T, followed by a combination of any two other letters.

The group of digits have every three-digit combination possible, including 000 and 666.

There are 676,000 combinations available for each index digit (1*26*26*1,000), or a total of 6,084,000 plates.

Standard issue

State or territory	Text/background colour	Serial format	Slogan	Current series	Notes
Australian Capital Territory	blue/white	Yaa·nna	CANBERRA – THE NATION'S CAPITAL, CANBERRA – THE BUSH CAPITAL	YZZ·99Z	Slogan embossed at bottom. Slogans alternate by series.
Jervis Bay Territory	blue/white	YJa·nna	JERVIS BAY TERRITORY	YJZ·99Z	Slogan screened at bottom.
New South Wales	black/yellow	aa·nn·aa	NEW SOUTH WALES	ZZ·99·ZZ	Slogan embossed at bottom. Suffix letters IA-IZ and OA-OZ not used.
Northern Territory	ochre/white	aa·nn·aa	N.T. OUTBACK AUSTRALIA	ZZ·99·ZZ	Slogan embossed at bottom. Series began with letter 'C'
Queensland	maroon/white	nnn·aan	QUEENSLAND – SUNSHINE STATE	999·ZZ9	Slogan embossed at bottom. New series commenced in September 2020, starting 000·AA2, 0 or 1 not used in suffix position.
South Australia	black/white	Snnn·aaa	SOUTH AUSTRALIA	S999·ZZZ	Slogan embossed at bottom, Letter Q reserved for government vehicles.
Tasmania	blue/white	a nn aa	Tasmania – Explore the possibilities.	X 99 ZZ	State logo (a thylacine in reeds) screened at left. Slogan screened at bottom, Suffix letters IA-IZ and OA-OZ not used.
Victoria	blue/white	naa·naa	VICTORIA – THE EDUCATION STATE	9ZZ·9ZZ	Slogan screened at bottom, No 0 used in 1st or 4th position.
Western Australia	blue/white	naaa·nnn	WESTERN AUSTRALIA	9ZZZ·999	Motif screened at top featuring blue skyline, desert sun and legend. No 0 used in 1st position.

State or territory	Text/background colour	Serial format	Legend	Current series	Notes
Australian Capital Territory	blue/white	T nnnn a	ACT	T 9999 Z	Legend embossed at top.
New South Wales	black/yellow	Ta·nn·aa	NSW – TRAILER	TQ·99·ZZ	Legend embossed at bottom. Serials began at TA·03·AA, the whole TI·00·AA to TI·99·ZZ series was skipped.
	black/white	Ta·nn·aa	NSW	TZ·99·ZZ	Serials began at TR·00·AA.
Northern Territory	ochre/white	Ta·nnnn	N.T. – OUTBACK AUSTRALIA –	TZ·9999	Legend embossed at bottom.
Queensland	maroon/white	nnn·Uaa	QUEENSLAND – SUNSHINE STATE	999·UZZ	Issued to large trailers (over 1.02t ATM). Legend embossed at bottom.
		aa·nnnn	QLD	ZZ•9999	Issued to small trailers (up to 1.02t ATM).
South Australia	black/white	Snnn·Taa	SOUTH AUSTRALIA	S999·TZZ	Legend embossed at bottom.
Tasmania	blue/white	Y nn aa	Tasmania – Explore the possibilities	Y 99 ZZ	State logo (a thylacine in reeds) screened at left. Legend screened at bottom. Serials Z 00 AA through Z 99 ZZ issued first, followed by Y 00 AA onwards.
Victoria	blue/white	ann·nnn	VICTORIA – THE EDUCATION STATE	Z99·999	Standard trailer plate. Legend screened at bottom on all three types, current issue starting B00•000, A series is skipped.
		nnnn·Sn		9999·S9	Issued to truck semi-trailers.
		nnnnn·A		99999·A	Primary Producer plate, issued to articulated trailers. Additional "PRIMARY PRODUCER" legend screened at top.
Western Australia	blue/white	nTaa·nnn	WESTERN AUSTRALIA	9TZZ·999	Motif screened at top featuring blue skyline, desert sun and legend. No 0 used in 1st position.

State or territory	Text/background colour	Serial format	Legend	Current series	Notes
Australian Capital Territory	blue/white	a·nnnn	ACT	Z·9999
New South Wales	black/yellow	aaa·nn	NSW	IAA·00	Serials progress backwards from ZZZ·99.
	black/white	aaa·nn	NSW	HZZ·99	Serials progress forwards from ABA·00.
Northern Territory	ochre/white	a·nnnn	NT	Z·9999
Queensland	maroon/white	nnn·aa	QLD	999·ZZ
South Australia	black/white	Snn·aaa	SA	S99·ZZZ
Tasmania	blue/white	annna	TAS	Z999Z
Victoria	blue/white	na·naa	VIC	9Z·9ZZ	No 0 used in 1st or 3rd position.
	white/black	5a·naa	VIC	5Z·9ZZ	New release. No 0 used in 3rd position.
Western Australia	blue/white	naa·nnn	WA	9ZZ·999	No 0 used in 1st position.

Cars

1910-1966: Weight classes.
Lightest: A·0000
Light: B·0000
Medium: C·0000
Heavy: D·0000
Heaviest: E·0000