Sri Lanka license plates
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Plate types
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On a Sri Lankan plate the two-letter province code sits in small type under the emblem on the left, apart from the number itself. Then come two or three series letters, a hyphen and four digits: WP CAB-1234. There are nine codes: WP Western, CP Central, SP Southern, NP Northern, EP Eastern, NW North Western, NC North Central, UP Uva and SG Sabaragamuwa.
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Region codes
9 regionsHistory
The province code appeared on plates in 2000. Before that the series were numeric (e.g. 19-1234), and early series carried the Sinhala letter ශ්රී (“Sri”). Earlier still, from 1903, plates were issued in letter series by district.
Neighbouring countries
Updated: 08.11.2026
Petrol
$1.27 /L
LKR424.01 · €1.14/L
49 of 175
cheaper than 73% of countries
RON 95
$1.47 /L
LKR490.00 · €1.32/L
35 of 103
cheaper than 67% of countries
Diesel
$1.19 /L
LKR397.00 · €1.07/L
35 of 174
cheaper than 80% of countries
Premium Diesel
$1.63 /L
LKR542.98 · €1.46/L
10 of 46
cheaper than 80% of countries
Kerosene
$0.86 /L
LKR285.02 · €0.77/L
8 of 46
cheaper than 85% of countries
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