Chile license plates
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Plate types
How to read the plate
Since 2007 a Chilean plate has four consonants and two digits: BB·BB★10; a dot splits the letters into pairs, and a shield with a star separates them from the digits. CHILE is spaced out along the bottom; the FE-Schrift typeface has been used since 2014. The region is not shown: a single national series (Placa Patente Única) has been in force since 1985. Older plates of the same system have two letters and four digits (DI★82·41).
Region codes
11 regions| Region | Code |
|---|---|
| Arica y Parinacota and TarapacáFirst letter of 1981–1984 municipal plates. They are no longer issued, and current plates do not show the region. | |
| Antofagasta RegionFirst letter of 1981–1984 municipal plates. They are no longer issued, and current plates do not show the region. | |
| Atacama and CoquimboFirst letter of 1981–1984 municipal plates. They are no longer issued, and current plates do not show the region. | |
| Valparaíso RegionFirst letter of 1981–1984 municipal plates. They are no longer issued, and current plates do not show the region. | |
| Santiago Metropolitan RegionFirst letter of 1981–1984 municipal plates. They are no longer issued, and current plates do not show the region. | |
| O'Higgins RegionFirst letter of 1981–1984 municipal plates. They are no longer issued, and current plates do not show the region. | |
| Maule RegionFirst letter of 1981–1984 municipal plates. They are no longer issued, and current plates do not show the region. | |
| Ñuble and BiobíoFirst letter of 1981–1984 municipal plates. They are no longer issued, and current plates do not show the region. | |
| Araucanía RegionFirst letter of 1981–1984 municipal plates. They are no longer issued, and current plates do not show the region. | |
| Los Ríos and Los LagosFirst letter of 1981–1984 municipal plates. They are no longer issued, and current plates do not show the region. | |
| Aysén and MagallanesFirst letter of 1981–1984 municipal plates. They are no longer issued, and current plates do not show the region. |
History
Until 31 December 1984 plates were issued by municipalities and showed the name of the commune (such as SANTIAGO or TALCA). In 1981–1984 the first letter pointed to a group of regions. A single national series has been used since 1985, and the four-letter format since 2007. Light trailers on municipal registers still carry the commune name.
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