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Guatemala license plates

Format, region codes and a plate generator for Guatemala.

Guatemala license plates — P123ABC

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Custom text: real plates never carry this combination.

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How to read the plate

Country code
GCA is the international code of the country of registration.
No region code
You cannot tell the region from this country's plates.
Series and number
Letters and digits — the registration itself.
County
The first characters are the code of the county where the car is registered: The county where the car is registered is shown separately on the plate:

A Guatemalan plate has a vehicle-type letter, three digits and three letters: P123ABC. P is for private cars, C for commercial vehicles, M for motorcycles. A blue band with the coat of arms and GUATEMALA runs along the top, CENTRO AMÉRICA along the bottom; there is no region.

Region codes

Plates in this country do not show the region — you cannot tell it from the plate.

History

The tax authority SAT introduced the current design in January 2021. The sources record no regional codes on Guatemalan plates.

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Gasolina Superior

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