New Zealand license plates
Format, region codes and a plate generator for New Zealand.
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Plate types
How to read the plate
A New Zealand plate has three letters and three digits run together (FAR441), black on white. The series is nationwide, so the region cannot be told from the plate. Personalised plates of up to six letters and digits also exist.
Region codes
Plates in this country do not show the region — you cannot tell it from the plate.
History
Plates in their present form have been issued since 1964, and the ABC123 format has been used since 2001. Earlier series had no regional codes either.
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Regular 91
$1.97 /L
NZD3.51 · €1.77/L
18 of 19
pricier than 89% of countries
Premium 95
$2.07 /L
NZD3.70 · €1.86/L
146 of 175
pricier than 83% of countries
Premium 98
$2.14 /L
NZD3.82 · €1.92/L
75 of 103
pricier than 72% of countries
100
$2.08 /L
NZD3.71 · €1.86/L
20 of 28
pricier than 68% of countries
Diesel
$1.78 /L
NZD3.17 · €1.59/L
100 of 174
pricier than 57% of countries
LPG
$1.11 /L
NZD1.99 · €1.00/L
39 of 56
pricier than 68% of countries
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