Vehicle registration plates of Serbia explained

Countrycode:SRB
Colour Front:Black on white
Colour Rear:Black on white
Size:520x
Serial Format:AB 123-CD
AB 1234-CD
Material:Aluminum
Current Start Date:2011

Vehicle registration plates of Serbia display black alphanumeric characters on a white background with blue field placed along the left side edge.

Issuance of current registration plates started on 1 January 2011 and they were used alongside the old ones during the transitional period until the end of 2011.

Standard plates

The two-letter regional code is followed by three or four-digit numeric code separated by the Serbian cross shield and a Cyrillic letter combination for the region below, and then followed by a two-letter alpha code, separated by a hyphen.

A blue field is placed along the left side edge, as in European Union countries, bearing '''SRB''' (the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Serbia).

Numeric code contains combination of three or four digits (0-9), while two letter alpha code is made of combination of letters using Serbian Latin alphabet, with addition of letter X (e.g., BG 123-AA or BG 1234-AA). Since 2017 plates with the special "hooked" letters of the Serbian latin alphabet (Ć, Č, Š, Ž, Đ) as well as letters Y and W are no longer issued.[1] [2] [3]

The standard dimensions of a Serbian license plates are 520.5 × 112.9 mm.

Special plates

Serbia has numerous special license plates.

Agriculture vehicle plates

Agriculture plates consist of regional code, Serbian cross shield, three serial letters and two numbers on lower side; agriculture trailers have two numbers and three letters on lower side; both on green background.

Moped plates

Moped plates have two-letter regional code, Serbian cross shield, and then numbers; on a yellow background.

Motorcycle plates

Motorcycle plates have two-letter regional code, Serbian cross shield, and then numbers.

Trailer plates

Trailer plates have a reversed format of the civilian license plates with serial letter first, Serbian cross shield and then numbers and regional code at the end.

Taxi plates

Taxi plates have almost identical format of the civilian license plates with regional code first, Serbian cross shield and numbers and TX as serial letters.

Police plates

Serbian Police plates have letter П (P in Cyrillic), Serbian cross shield, and then six numbers; on a blue background.

Military plates

Military plates have one letter, an emblem of Serbian Armed Forces (identical to Serbian cross shield), and then four numbers.

Diplomatic plates

Vehicles operated by foreign embassies, consulates, consular and diplomatic staff and various international organizations have been given plates with a distinguishing format of two (or three) numbers, one letter, three numbers (e.g., 12(3)-L-456). Vehicle owned by a diplomat or by accredited non-diplomatic staff carry a plate with characters printed in yellow on a black background while the vehicle owned by a foreign press agency, a foreign cultural representative or by an office of a foreign company and/or its staff, has plates with characters printed in black on a yellow background.

The first group of three numbers (123) identifies the country or organization to which the plate has been issued, the second group of three numbers (456) is a serial number. The letter in the middle (L) is denoting the status of the owner.

Additionally, plates have vertically orientated two-letter initials in small letters on the left side (after blue stripe) indicating the city in which they were issued (BG for Belgrade) and two numbers on the right side indicating the year for which they are valid (e.g., 12 for 2012).

CodeExplanation
vehicle owned by a diplomat - Ambassade
vehicle owned by accredited non-diplomatic staff - Mission
vehicle owned by a foreign press agency or a foreign cultural representative - Presse
additional oval plate for vehicles used by the chief of a diplomatic mission - Chef de Mission Diplomatique
additional oval plate for vehicles used by a person with diplomatic status - Corps Diplomatique
Country code Country code Country code
10 42 Japan86
Ukraine11 Switzerland43 China88
Poland12 Austria44 Indonesia89
Hungary14 Greece47 90
Romania15 Turkey48 Lebanon91
Bulgaria16 Slovenia50 Tunisia92
Albania17 Guinea51 Morocco93
Czech Republic18 Pakistan53 Ghana94
19 Sri Lanka54 Iraq98
Israel20 Belarus55 99
Angola21 Nigeria62 101
Slovakia22 Canada63 UNWFP102
Bosnia and Herzegovina23 Argentina64 ECPD104
Croatia24 Brazil65 EAR105
25 Mexico66 SEED105
Portugal26 UNDP70 OSCE111
Cyprus29 UNICEF70 ICRC118
United Kingdom30 Ecuador71 IOM119
31 Cuba72 IFRC120
Finland32 Peru76 121
Sweden33 UNHCR77 UNHCR123
Norway34 Australia78 EBRD125
Denmark35 Libya79 Council of Europe127
Netherlands36 Algeria80 IFC128
Belgium37 Egypt81 World Bank129
Spain38 Zimbabwe82 Malaysia137
France39 83 ICMP138
Germany40 India84 Montenegro141
Italy41 Myanmar85 United States144

Regional codes

Following are the registration plate regional codes in Serbian Cyrillic alphabetical order:[4] [5]

CodeRegionMunicipalities covered by the region
Lat.Cyr.
ALАЛALeksinac Aleksinac
ARАРARanđelovac Aranđelovac
ACАЦAleksandrovaC Aleksandrovac
BBББBajina Bašta Bajina Bašta
BGБГBelGrade Barajevo, Voždovac, Vračar, Grocka, Zvezdara, Zemun, Lazarevac, Mladenovac, Novi Beograd, Obrenovac, Palilula, Rakovica, Savski Venac, Sopot, Stari Grad, Surčin, Čukarica
BOБОBOr Majdanpek, Bor
BPБПBačka Palanka Bačka Palanka
BTБТBačka Topola Bačka Topola
БЋBogatiĆ Bogatić
BUБУBUjanovac Bujanovac
БЧBeČej Bečej
VAВАVAljevo Lajkovac, Ljig, Mionica, Osečina, Valjevo
VBВБVrnjačka Banja Vrnjačka Banja
VLВЛVLasotince Vlasotince
VPВПVelika Plana Velika Plana
VRВРVRanje Bosilegrad, Vladičin Han, Preševo, Trgovište, Vranje
VSВСVrbaS Vrbas
ВШVrŠac Bela Crkva, Plandište, Vršac
GMГМGornji Milanovac Gornji Milanovac
DEДЕDEspotovac Despotovac
ZAЗАZAječar Boljevac, Sokobanja, Zaječar
ZRЗРZRenjanin Žitište, Novi Bečej, Nova Crnja, Sečanj, Zrenjanin
INИНINđija Inđija
ICИЦIvanjiCa Ivanjica
JAЈАJAgodina Rekovac, Jagodina
KAКАKAnjiža Kanjiža
KCКЦKoCeljeva Koceljeva
KVКВKraljeVo Kraljevo
KGКГKraGujevac Batočina, Knić, Lapovo, Rača, City of Kragujevac
КЖKnjaŽevac Knjaževac
KIКИKIkinda Čoka, Novi Kneževac, Kikinda
KLКЛKLadovo Kladovo
KOКОKOvin Kovin
КШKruŠevac Brus, Varvarin, Ćićevac, Kruševac
LBЛБLeBane Lebane
LEЛЕLEskovac Bojnik, Medveđa, Crna Trava, Leskovac
LOЛОLOznica Krupanj, Ljubovija, Mali Zvornik, Loznica
LUЛУLUčani Lučani
NVНВNova Varoš Nova Varoš
NGНГNeGotin Negotin
NIНИNIš Doljevac, Gadžin Han, Merošina, Ražanj, Svrljig, City of Niš
NPНПNovi Pazar Novi Pazar
NSНСNovi Sad Bač, Bački Petrovac, Beočin, Žabalj, Srbobran, Sremski Karlovci, Temerin, Titel, City of Novi Sad
PAПАPAnčevo Alibunar, Kovačica, Opovo, Pančevo
PBПБPriBoj Priboj
ПЖPoŽega Požega
PIПИPIrot Babušnica, Bela Palanka, Dimitrovgrad, Pirot
PKПКProKuplje Blace, Žitorađa, Kuršumlija, Prokuplje
PNПНParaćiN Paraćin
POПОPOžarevac Veliko Gradište, Golubac, Žabari, Žagubica, Kučevo, Malo Crniće, Požarevac
PPППPrijePolje Prijepolje
PTПТPeTrovac Petrovac
RAРАRAška Raška
RUРУRUma Irig, Pećinci, Ruma
SAСАSentA Ada, Senta
SMСMSremska Mitrovica Sremska Mitrovica
SVСВSVilajnac Svilajnac
SDСДSmeDerevo Smederevo
SJСЈSJenica Sjenica
SOСОSOmbor Apatin, Kula, Odžaci, Sombor
SPСПSmederevska Palanka Smederevska Palanka
STСТSTara Pazova Stara Pazova
SUСУSUbotica Mali Iđoš, Subotica
SCСЦSurduliCa Surdulica
TOТОTOpola Topola
TSТСTrStenik Trstenik
TTТТTuTin Tutin
ĆUЋУĆUprija Ćuprija
UBУБUB Ub
UEУЕUžicEArilje, Kosjerić, Čajetina, Zlatibor, Užice
ČAЧАČAčak Čačak
ŠAШАŠAbac Vladimirci, Šabac
ŠIШИŠId Šid

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Number Plates Of Serbia . olavsplates.com. 14 May 2024 .
  2. Web site: Registarske tablice: Šta svaka predstavlja . blic.rs. 14 August 2023 . 14 May 2024 .
  3. Web site: Promena u registarskim tablicama . telegraf.rs. 25 July 2017 . 14 May 2024 .
  4. Pravilnik o utvrđivanju registarskih područja za motorna i priključna vozila, „Službeni glasnik RS”, no. 34, 30. September 1998.
  5. Web site: Nove tablice od 2011, cena 40 evra . b92.net . 30 September 2010 . 30 September 2010 .