| Arab Republic of Egypt | |
| Countrycode: | EG |
| Colour Front: | Black on white |
| Colour Rear: | Black on white |
| Size: | 35x |
| Serial Format: | Not standard |
Egyptian vehicle registration number plates are used for official identification purposes for motor vehicles in Egypt. The international vehicle registration code for Egypt is EG (formerly 'ET' until April 2024).[1]
The current vehicle registration plates, which have been used since 2008, are rectangular in shape and made of aluminum. The top part has the word "Egypt" in English (all uppercase) and Arabic in black font on backgrounds of different colors depending on the type of license the vehicle is given.[2] Motorbikes have smaller plates[3] which are similar but much with light blue (private motorbikes) and dark blue (police motorbikes) the only colors available.
The most recent version used Calibri typeface for English text EGYPT/POLICE and Square Kufic typeface for Arabic text since 2022.[4]
The vehicle registration number consists of two parts:
| Plate code | Governorate Vehicle Registration | Image |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-xx | ||
| 000-xxx | Cairo Governorate | |
| 0000-xxأ | ||
| 0000-xxس | Alexandria Governorate | |
| 0000-xxق | ||
| 0000-xxر | Sharqia Governorate | |
| 0000-xxم | Monufia Governorate | |
| 0000-xxب | Beheira Governorate | |
| 0000-xxد | Dakahlia Governorate | |
| 0000-xxع | Gharbia Governorate | |
| 0000-xxل | Kafr El Sheikh Governorate | |
| 0000-xxف | Faiyum Governorate | |
| 0000-xxو | Beni Suef Governorate | |
| 0000-xxن | Minya Governorate | |
| 0000-xxى | Asyut Governorate | |
| 0000-xxهـ | Sohag Governorate | |
| 0000-x ص أ | Qena Governorate | |
| 0000-x ص ق | Luxor Governorate | |
| 0000-x ص و | Aswan Governorate | |
| 0000-x ط د | Damietta Governorate | |
| 0000-x ط م | ||
| 0000-x ج م | ||
| 0000-x ج ى | ||
| 0000-x ط ع | Port Said Governorate | |
| 0000-x ط ب | ||
| 0000-x ط ص | Ismailia Governorate | |
| 0000-x ط ن | ||
| 0000-x ط س | Suez Governorate | |
| 0000-x ط ر | Red Sea Governorate | |
| 0000-x ط أ | North Sinai Governorate | |
| 0000-x ط ج | South Sinai Governorate | |
| 0000-x ج هـ | Matrouh Governorate | |
| 0000-x ج ب | New Valley Governorate |
Numbers go from 1 to 9 and are chosen randomly. x is a random letter.
Note : These plate codes do not apply for army, police and diplomatic vehicles.
Use of Latin letters and Western Arabic numerals below Arabic letters and Hindu–Arabic numerals was abandoned early due to the unease of reading the Arabic letters and numbers because they were too small.
To reduce the risk of confusion on account of the visual similarity between Arabic letters, only a limited number of letters are used. They and the Latin letters the Egyptian government uses to correspond to them are:
| Arabic letter | Latin letter | |
|---|---|---|
| أ | A | |
| ب | B | |
| ج | G | |
| د | D | |
| ر | R | |
| س | S | |
| ص | C | |
| ط | T | |
| ع | E | |
| ف | F | |
| ق | K | |
| ل | L | |
| م | M | |
| ن | N | |
| هـ | H | |
| و | W | |
| ی | Y |
Standard license plates are of 17x35 cm.
The top rectangle in the license plate is color-coded according to the type of vehicle being licensed.
Before the introduction of the new alphanumeric plate system in August 2008, Egyptian vehicle registration numbers were purely numeric, and registered by governorate and registration type. Privately owned vehicles were generally given white plates with black lettering; other vehicles' plates were color-coded, with the entire plate being in the applicable color, as follows: