Spain license plates

Format, region codes and a plate generator for Spain.

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Plate types

How to read the plate

EU band

The blue band with the EU flag and the country code E.

Region on old plates

Current plates show no region; only old ones did.

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:

The current Spanish plate has four digits and three consonants (0202 ZBF), with no vowels, Ñ or Q. The series is national and not tied to a province; on the left is the blue EU band with the letter E. A province code on the left appeared only on old plates: M 1234 AB (1971–2000) or M-123456 (before 1971). Such plates are valid for life and can still be seen on cars registered before 2000 — they are the ones that show the province.

Region codes

52 regions

Region	Code
AlicanteProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	A
AlbaceteProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	AB
AlmeríaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	AL
ÁvilaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	AV
BarcelonaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	B
BadajozProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	BA
BiscayProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	BI
BurgosProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	BU
A CoruñaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	C
CádizProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	CA
CáceresProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	CC
CeutaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	CE
CórdobaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	CO
Ciudad RealProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	CR
CastellónProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	CS
CuencaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	CU
Las PalmasProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	GC
GironaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	GI GE
GranadaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	GR
GuadalajaraProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	GU
HuelvaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	H
HuescaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	HU
Balearic IslandsProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	IB PM
JaénProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	J
LleidaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	L
LeónProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	LE
La RiojaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	LO
LugoProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	LU
MadridProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	M
MálagaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	MA
MelillaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	ML
MurciaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	MU
NavarreProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	NA
AsturiasProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	O
OurenseProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	OU OR
PalenciaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	P
PontevedraProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	PO
CantabriaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	S
SalamancaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	SA
SevilleProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	SE
SegoviaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	SG
SoriaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	SO
GipuzkoaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	SS
TarragonaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	T
TeruelProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	TE
Santa Cruz de TenerifeProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	TF
ToledoProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	TO
ValenciaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	V
ValladolidProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	VA
ÁlavaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	VI
ZaragozaProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	Z
ZamoraProvince code from old plates (before 2000). New plates show no region, but old ones are still on the road.	ZA

History

From 1900 to 1971 a plate was a province code plus a number (M-123.456); from 1971 to 2000 it was the code, four digits and one or two letters. Some codes changed: GE → GI (1992), PM → IB (1997), OR → OU (1998); a change from LO to LR was approved but never applied. On 18 September 2000 the current national system without provinces was introduced.