Vehicle registration plates of the British Virgin Islands explained

British Overseas of the Virgin Islands
Countrycode:	BVI
Colour Front:	Black on yellow
Colour Rear:	Black on yellow
Size:	300x
Serial Format:	None

The British Virgin Islands requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates.^[1] Many plates have 'Virgin Islands' and 'Nature's Little Secrets' above and below the sequence respectively. Before 1996, European standard 520 mm × 110 mm sizes and British stamping dies were used, but current plates are North American standard 6 × 12 inches (152 × 300 mm) as used in the US Virgin Islands.^[2]

Image	First issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
12345						before 1995 only numbers were used
VI 1234	1995–96					'VI' was used as the prefix for one year 1995–96
						Government vehicles have 'GV' followed by four digits and have white letters on red
						Commercial vehicles have 'CM' followed by four digits
RT 12345						rental vehicles have 'RT' followed by four digits
						taxis have 'TX' or 'TAXI' followed by four digits
						Private vehicles have plates sequenced 'PV' followed by four digits

See also

• Vehicle registration plates of British overseas territories

Notes and References

1. Web site: License Plates of the British Virgin Islands.
2. Web site: British Virgin Islands Y2K.