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Vehicle registration plates of Vietnam generally take the form DDL-DDDDD for vehicles. Standard license plates have black characters on white background. Front plates measure 47 × 11 cm, rear ones are 27 × 20. The current scheme for civilian vehicles omits the letters I, J, O, Q and W, with the letter R reserved for trailers, and includes the Vietnamese Đ.

History

French protectorate

In French Indochina, license plates were white-on-black on XXX1111 type, XXX is location code. 1111 can be anything (serial numbers).

1978–1984

Vietnamese plates in 1978–1984 were white-on-black and similar to previous one, but had 4 digits then 3 letters. 3 letters are city name, but based on Vietnamese language.

1984–2003

From 1984 to 2003 (current version) is black-on-white, then later green-on-white, with city name. Plates were A 1111 format, then 1A 1111 format, then AA 1111 format, then was going to switch to AAA 111 format, but the plan was cancelled. The leading two symbols are two digits, representing the province/municipality. The exact date of format changing is unknown. In 2012 a blue strip with a "VN" will be added on the left-hand side of the plates, as required by the new ASEAN licensing agreement.

The leading two numerals refer to the various provinces and major municipalities of Vietnam, unless they are letters (AA, AB, AC, and so on) which signify that the car belongs to the Ministry of Defence - in which case the plate will be red. Some plates also carry a red two-letter code following the provincial numerals, with "NG" (for ngoại giao) used for a diplomatic or NGO plate and "LD" for a vehicle belonging to a company which is 100% foreign-owned. If a colored letter (A, B, or C) follows the province code, the vehicle belongs to the local government).

Colors

Formats

Regular plates

The format for regular plates began in 1984, with a modification made in 2010 to increase registration capacity. The system itself resembles an inverted FNI system of France. The registration format of the 2010 system is 12A-345.67, where 12 is the regional code, A is the serial letter, and 345.67 is the registration number. Regular plates have black lettering on white background.

Other formats

State format

Vehicles of state organizations receive plates with white lettering on blue backgrounds. The format is either 12AB-345.67 or 12A-3456, where 12 is the regional code, AB/A is the serial, 345.67/3456 is the number.

Government format

The government format follows the regular format, but the regional code is changed to 80.

Motorcycles

Motorcycles over 50cc receive two-line plates of the 12-A3/456.78 format, which replaced the previous 12-A3/4567 format, with black lettering on white backgrounds.

Mopeds below 50cc, on the other hand, receive a slightly different 12-AB/345.67 format, also replacing the previous 12-AB/3456 format.

Diplomatic plates

Diplomatic plates have their status codes in red, and the numbers in black on a white background.

Military format

Military vehicles bear red plates with white lettering in the format of AB-12-34, where AB is the unit code, and 12-34 being the number.

Military motorcycles receive the two-line AB/123 format, where AB is the unit code, and 123 the number. Mopeds receive an additional letter A after the number.

Temporary plates

Temporary plates are two-line plates with the T12/345.67 format, where T signifies the temporary nature of the plate, 12 being the regional code and 345.67 being the number.

Codes

References

1. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/vietnamese-official-had-stateowned-car-with-fake-license-plate-31586.html|title=Vietnamese official had state-owned car with fake license plate|last=Nguyen|first=Dung|date=2014-09-28|newspaper=Thanh Nien Daily|quote=In Vietnam, blue-colored plates designate cars used by government officials.|access-date=2016-11-02|via=}}
2. ^¹²{{Cite web|url=http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/33570/trailer-trucks-using-fake-military-license-plates-confiscated-in-southern-vietnam|title=Trailer trucks using fake military license plates confiscated in southern Vietnam|last=|first=|date=|website=tuoitrenews.vn|publisher=|access-date=2016-11-02|quote=In Vietnam, license plates are color-coded to identify vehicles’ registered use, with white for individuals or businesses, dark blue for civilian administrative bodies, red for military units, and yellow for construction units or border commands.}}
3. ^¹{{Cite news|url=http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/vietnam-tries-to-clamp-down-on-illegal-use-of-diplomatic-cars-1162.html|title=Vietnam tries to clamp down on illegal use of diplomatic cars|last=|first=|date=2013-09-23|work=|newspaper=Thanh Nien Daily|quote=Foreigners and diplomats are allowed to import cars tax-free for personal use, and they must use license plates marked NN (in black) and NG (in red), respectively.|access-date=2016-11-02|via=}}