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Tonga license plates

Format, region codes and a plate generator for Tonga.

Tonga license plates — C 10792

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How to read the plate

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 Tongan plate has a vehicle-type letter and one to five digits (C 10792), white on black, with TONGA at the bottom. The letter shows the category, not the place: C for private cars, T for taxis, P for government vehicles. There is no region on the plate.

Region codes

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

History

The system has been in use since 1967; the sources give no information on earlier plates.

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Tonga — fuel prices TO Updated: 08.11.2026
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$2.25 /L

TOP5.40 · €2.01/L

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Diesel

$2.47 /L

TOP5.95 · €2.22/L

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Kerosene

$1.73 /L

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pricier than 78% of countries

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