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Regular '''Vehicle registration plates of [[Brilliania]]''' generally consist of 6 or 7 symbols on a reflective background with a blue band containing the international oval EB to the left; they have been issued officially since 2006.
Regular '''Vehicle registration plates of [[Brilliania]]''' generally consist of 7 symbols on a reflective background with a blue band containing the international oval EB to the left; they have been issued officially since 2006.
The National Service for the Registration and Licensing of Vehicles (IELEZN) is responsible for the registration of vehicles and the issuing of drivers licenses.  
The National Service for the Registration and Licensing of Vehicles (IELESzN) is responsible for the registration of vehicles and the issuing of drivers licenses.  
[[File:EB BFJ 5053.png|thumb|Regular license plate, issued in Kostegarba.]]
== History ==
== History ==
[[Brilliania]] was the first nation to issue {{wp|vehicle registration plates}}, starting in 1888 with a simple serial number of up to 4 digits on a white on black plate, which were affixed to the rear of horse carriages. The King owned the number 1 plate on his personal horse carriage. When the first car was introduced in 1902, front plates became mandatory on all vehicles except for horse carriages. Between 1905 and 1920, vehicle registration plates were issued every 2 years, continuing the all-numeric format.  
[[Brilliania]] was the first nation to issue {{wp|vehicle registration plates}}, starting in 1888 with a simple serial number of up to 5 digits on a white on black plate, which were affixed to the rear of horse carriages. The King owned the number 1 plate on his personal horse carriage. When the first car was introduced in 1902, front plates became mandatory on all vehicles except for horse carriages. Between 1905 and 1920, vehicle registration plates were issued every 2 years, continuing the all-numeric format.  
===1920 system===  
===1920 system===  
Starting in 1920, the format changed to a leter indicating the province, two numbers blocked by vehicle type, a dash and three serial numbers. Starting in 1936 in Kostegarba, most provinces added a serial letter after the provincial letter.  
Starting in 1920, the registrations changed so that the registration is not based on the owner but on the vehicle. These new registrations did not require replacement every 2 years, and were permanent. The registration format was changed as well to include letters as well as numerals, consisting of a letter for the province, a serial letter, followed by five numerals split after the second numeral by a hyphen. The first two numerals indicate the vehicle type.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Allocation !! Meaning
! Allocation !! Meaning
|-
|-
| 1 - 39 || Private vehicles excluding motorcycles
| 01 - 70 || Private vehicles
|-
|-
| 41 - 70 || Commercial vehicles
| 71 - 98 || Commercial vehicles
|-
|-
| 71 - 96 || Private motorcycles, mopeds and sidecars
| 99 || Foreigners - including diplomats.
|-
| 97 || Diplomatic sidecars
|-
| 98 || Diplomatic motorcycles
|-
| 99 || Diplomatic cars
|}
|}
License plates were provided by the owner, nearly always by authorized private stores. Although there was a standard font, material (steel) and sizes, de facto there were considerable variations in font, material and sizes. Hand-painted license plates were occasionally seen, and plastic became a common material for license plates in the 70's. Some vehicles even had the registrations made with stickers put on the vehicle itself. Motorcycles required front plates and rear plates, and sidecars were registered seperately. Agricultural vehicles were not registered. Trailers carried both the registration of the prime mover and a seperate registration in the normal series.
The creation of the actual plate was the responsibility of the owner - most often the owner purchased the license plates at a shop or had it made at the car dealer. There were considerable variations in design and material, although nearly all registrations were made of steel. An owner was allowed to replace the license plates if excessive tear and wear was visible.
Since 2010, reregistrations of imported pre-1982 vehicles are allowed using old-style license plates with the serial leter Z.
Since 1965, the registration plate design were standardised by the government, which introduced a standard font and size.
All vehicles except trailers and sidecars required two registration plates. Agricultural vehicles were registered in the regular system but with the serial letter N (nekaszarica; agriculture).  
Trailers and sidecars were not registered seperately, but they carried the registration of the towing vehicle.
===1982 system===
===1982 system===
The new system, in which provinces got serial blocks instead of a single letter, was introduced in 1982. The colours of the plate were also changed to black on white. The IELEZN also made the rulings on sizes and material stricter, with hand-painted registrations and sticker plates made illegal and the sizes standardised as 50x10, 25x20 or 15x10. The letters C, I, O and U were originally used, but were discontinued in 1984.  
The new system, in which provinces got serial blocks instead of a single letter, was introduced in 1982. The colours of the plate were also changed to black on white. The letters C, I, O and U were originally used, but were discontinued in 1984.
 
== Regular format ==
== Regular format ==
The format for regular vehicles consists of 2 or 3 letters, followed by a dash and 2 sets of 2 numerals separated by a dash. The first letter indicates the province of registration and second and third (if needed) letters are serial. The letters C, I, O, Q, U and W are never used because of legibility issues, and the letters A, E, M and Y are not used as second letters, to prevent the formation of words considered inappropriate.  
The format for regular vehicles consists of 3 letters, followed by 4 numerals. The first letter indicates the province of registration and the second and third letters are serial. The letters C, I, M, O, Q, U, W, and X are never used, and the letters A, E, and Y are never used as the second letter. License plates with low or repeating serial numbers are not sold, and license plates are not reissued.
License plates with low or repeating serial numbers are not sold, and license plates are not reissued.
=== Provinces ===  
=== Provinces ===  
Since the introduction of the 1920 system, each province issues license plates with their own letter. The system was changed in 1982, with new serial allocations being used.
Since the introduction of the 1920 registration format, the registration also shows the province in which a vehicle is registered in. Prior to the introduction of the 1982 system, the provincial code always was the first letter of the province name. In the 1982 system, the provinces have been allocated blocks of serial letters.
Note that for the current allocations, the system starts with two letters and after exhausting the two letter allocations goes over to three letters. For example, Kostegarba issued DZ-99-99 as the last two letter registration prior to moving to ABA-00-01.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! First letter allocation !! Province !! Pre-1982 system allocation
! First letter allocation !! Province !! Pre-1982 system allocation
|-
|-
| AA - DZZ || Kostegarba || K
| ABA - EZZ || Kostegarba || K
|-  
|-  
| FA - JZZ  || Iparina || P
| FBA - JZZ  || Iparina || I
|-
|-
| KA - NZZ || Otzaurte || T
| KBA - NZZ || Ocaurte || O
|-
|-
| PA - VZZ (excluding S)|| Junguite || J
| PBA - VZZ (excluding S)|| Junguite || J
|-
|-
| SA - SZZ || Saranegertu || N/A (S used for pre-1982 vehicle re-registrations)
| SBA - SZZ || Szaranegertu || n/a
|-
|-
| XA - ZZZ || Villogo|| V
| XBA - ZZZ || Villogo|| V
|}
Exceptionally, Szaranegertu did not start at SBA but at SGA, as '''SG''' is its provincional abbreviation.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Province !! Current series
|-
| Kostegarba || BZD
|-
| Iparina || HBE
|-
| Ocaurte || LDV
|-
| Junguite || RDT
|-
| Szaranegertu || SGP
|-
| Villogo || XZH
|}
|}
=== Slurs and offensive terms ===
=== Slurs and offensive terms ===
The IELEZN has a list of combinations which are considered to be offensive or controversial. These include both domestic and some foreign swear words, terms which could be interpreted as offensive,  initials of well-known individuals including politicians and criminals whose cases were reported widely, and abbreviations of all political parties in Brilliania.
The IELEZN has a list of combinations which are considered to be offensive or controversial. These include terms which could be interpreted as offensive,  initials of well-known individuals and abbreviations of political parties with parliamentary representation.
==== Withdrawal of YG registrations ====
In 2019, after the [[2019 Szaran college stabbing attack|stabbing in Saranegertu]], the Villogo office of the IELEZN withdrew more than 6,000 registrations with the serial letters YG, since these are the initials of spree killer Yuka Gabizara.
==== Withdrawal of AKB registrations ====
Registrations with the serial letters [[Communist Party of Brilliania|AKB]] were accidentally issued by the Kostegarba office of the IELEZN and registrations until AKB-04-00 were issued. These were noticed by an employee and the remaining 9600 registrations were withheld. The 400 people with AKB registrations had their registrations invalidated with new registrations being given.


== Sizes and colours ==
== Sizes and colours ==
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Some motorcycles and mopeds do not carry front plates and some mopeds use motorcycle plates.  
Some motorcycles and mopeds do not carry front plates and some mopeds use motorcycle plates.  
=== Colours ===
=== Colours ===
There are several different background colours. used on Brillian vehicle registration plates.  
There are several different background colours which are used on Brillian vehicle registration plates.  


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Colours !! Usage  
! Colours !! Usage  
|-
|-
|style="background:white; color: black;| Black on white || Denotes cars, motorcycles, mopeds or trailers used privately or commercially, not weighing above 25 tonnes.
|style="background:white; color: black;| Black on white || Denotes cars, motorcycles or mopeds used privately or commercially.
|-
|-
|style="background:black; color: white;| White on black || Denotes cars, motorcycles or mopeds used privately or by an organization of classic vehicle enthousiasts, produced at least 30 years old These vehicles use registrations from the former private series with the provincial indicating letter being followed by the letter Z, instead of the usual A, B, D, E, or G. These do not feature the blue band and use old-style dies.
|style="background:black; color: white;| White on black || Denotes cars, motorcycles or mopeds used privately or by an organization of classic vehicle enthousiasts, produced at least 30 years ago. These vehicles use registrations from the current series.
|-
|-
|style="background:white; color: green;| Green on white || Denotes cars, motorcycles or mopeds used privately or commercially, not weighing above 25 tonnes and being powered electrically. These were introduced in 2019 and became mandatory soon afterwards after a spate of car crashes with electric vehicles.
|style="background:#00964b; color: black;| Black on green || Denotes cars, motorcycles or mopeds used privately or commercially, not weighing above 25 tonnes and being powered electrically. These were introduced in 2019 and became mandatory soon afterwards after a spate of car crashes with electric vehicles.
|-
|-
|style="background:red; color: white;| White on red || Denotes cars, motorcycles, mopeds or trailers used by non-profit associations, not weighing above 25 tonnes and for which taxes are not necessary. These are used by ambulances, police vehicles, fire service vehicles, charitable instutitions, non-diplomatic NGO's and mental healthcare facilities. These vehicles are also not required to have front license plates, but most of these vehicles do carry them.
|style="background:#cc0000; color: black;| Black on red|| Red registrations are used on trailers, which also display a third plate of the towing vehicle.
|-
|style="background:lightblue; color: white;| White on light blue|| Denotes cars, motorcycles, mopeds or trailers used by foreign representatives. These use a different serial format (three numerals, a dash and three more numerals). Regular registrations in the [[Otzaurte]] provincial allocation are also used for non-diplomatic embassy personnel, as [[Martirien Herria]] houses all foreign embassies in Brilliania. These are also seen with a serial of PRTKL and a single digit serial number, which are a form of vanity plates used on vehicles used for the transport of important foreigners.
|-
|style="background:orange; color: white;| White on orange || Denotes vehicles which are considered as "exceptional vehicles" by the IELEZN: this category includes vehicles above 25 tonnes, self-built vehicles, exceptionally wide (semi-)trailers, agricultural machinery and most vehicles which have a maximal speed limit between 20 and 50 km/h, except microcars and cars modified with a speed limiter which recieve white license plates.  
|-
|-
|}
|}


=== Trailers ===
=== Trailers ===
Trailers use regular series license plates but also display the registration of the towing vehicle.  
Trailers above 750 kg generally carry two license plates. The trailer itself is registered in the regular series on plain red on white plates. The registration of the towing vehicle must also be displayed.
For small trailers, only the registration of the towing vehicle must be displayed.
 
== Insurance plates ==
== Insurance plates ==
A special insurance series is issued for handicapped transport vehicles, invalid carriages and small electric scooters with a speed below 20 km/h. Until 2006, the upper limit was 50 km/h and mopeds were included in this series. Since 2016, these license plates have been stickers applied to the rear of the vehicle. Prior to 2016, these were small embossed aluminium plates issued in annually varying colours. Both formats have the same size, 6x6  cm.
A special insurance series is issued for handicapped transport vehicles, invalid carriages and small electric scooters with a speed below 20 km/h. Until 2006, the upper limit was 50 km/h and mopeds were included in this series. Since 2016, these license plates have been stickers applied to the rear of the vehicle. Prior to 2016, these were small embossed aluminium plates issued in annually varying colours. Both formats have the same size, 6x6  cm.
The format consists of three numbers above three letters. These are issued by insurance companies in each province and the serial are issued randomly from a central pool - not serial like regular registrations. Only the letters B, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, P, R, S, T, X and Z are used, with the letters B, D, and F being reserved as first letters for small electric vehicles.
The format consists of three numbers above three letters. These are issued by insurance companies in each province and the serial are issued randomly from a central pool - not serial like regular registrations. Only the letters B, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, P, R, S, T, X and Z are used, with the letters B, D, and F being reserved as first letters for small electric vehicles.


== Special serial formats ==
== Special registrations ==
=== Diplomatic vehicles ===
All special license plates use registrations consisting of two letters indicating the type followed by five serial numbers including lead zeroes. The symbols are smaller than usual and the letters are slightly smaller than the numerals.  
Diplomatic vehicles use black on blue plates with three numerals, a dash, and three numerals. The first three numerals depend on the embassy in most cases. International organisations have non-coded license plates with the first three numerals starting at 800, and embassies can request registrations without coding with the first three numerals starting at 900. The serial number 001 is always issued to the Ambassador.
[[File:Ercainca Rendorseg license plate.png|thumb|License plate used by the [[Ercainca|Brillian Police]].]]
 
=== Reserved letter combinations ===
=== Members of Parliament ===
{| class="wikitable"
Parlimentarians recieve regular plates with the reserved serial letter combination FPF ('''''F'''untzionari '''P'''olitico '''F'''ederala'', Federal Political Servant), followed by a dash, and two sets of two numerals followed by a dash. FPF-00-01 is reserved for the Speaker of the Federal Assembly.
|-
There is no differentiation between members of the Federal Assembly and the Assembly of States. The seperate series is to mark the driver as being immune from prosecution because of parliamentary immunity. Once a parliamentarian loses their immunity, the FPF plates must be replaced by regular license plates.
! Letters !! Usage !! Meaning !! Logo
 
|-
A scandal erupted in 2019 after independent investigation by the centrist news site Brillian Bulletin discovered multiple incidences of vehicle registration fraud by parliamentarians. Some parliamentarians gave their FPF plates to relatives or friends and some parliamentarians covered their FBF license plates with fake regular series plates out of safety concerns.
| AB || Temporary registrations || '''A'''ldi '''B'''aterako (Temporary) || none
Most notably, former parliamentarian Ane Mentarrine always used forged license plates for her vehicles to prevent taxation.
|-
 
| AL || Non-diplomatic {{wp|embassy}} staff || '''A'''cerriko '''L'''angileak (Foreign Staff) || none
=== Army ===
|-
The Gudaroste uses black on white plates with the reserved letter combinations DL ('''''D'''efentsako '''L'''angileak'', Defence Staff), DM ('''''D'''efentsako '''M'''ateriala'', Defence Material) or GB ('''''G'''udarako '''B'''lindatuta'', Armoured Warfare) a dash and two sets of two numerals separated by a dash.
| AO || {{wp|Diplomat|Diplomatic}} or {{wp|Consulate|consular}} representatives || '''A'''cerriko '''O'''rdeszkaria (Foreign Representative)|| none
 
|-
=== Government ===
| BE || Veterans || '''Be'''terano (Veteran)|| Purple flower
Vehicles used by the federal government including the First Citizen's official vehicle carry license plates with three numbers flanked by a traditional pattern on both sides. Older government vehicles used three numbers followed by the coat of arms instead.
|-
 
| DL || Army staff vehicles || '''D'''efencako '''L'''angileak (Defence Staff)|| Defenca logo
=== Temporary ===
|-
There are three types of temporary license plates in Brilliania.
| DM || Internally used army vehicles || '''D'''efencako '''M'''ateriala (Defence Material)|| Defenca logo
==== Car dealers ====
|-
The first type are used for test drives and the transportation of vehicles which are unregistered or deregistered. These plates are made of printed cardboard with reflective coating (until 2018) or thin aluminium (since 2018) and do not feature the blue band to the left. The serial format consists of one letter indicating the province, a dash, three numerals, a dash, and a serial letter. The text PROBAN above VÍZSGARA (both meaning FOR TESTING) is printed on the left-hand side.
| ER || [[Ercainca|Police]] vehicles || '''E'''rcainca/'''R'''endőrség (Police) || Ercainca logo
 
|-
==== Lost registration ====
| GB || Army fighting vehicles || '''G'''udarako '''B'''lindatuta (Armoured Warfare) || none (registration stenciled on vehicle)
The second type is used for vehicles with lost registration papers, vehicles awaiting inspection or vehicles awaiting a remake of their registration plates.
|}
These are also occasionally found on recently imported vehicles awaiting a registration in Brilliania. The serial format consists of 1 letter indicating the province, a dash, and two sets of two numerals separated by a dash. These are either visible as owner-provided aluminium plates or printed laminated paper plates. The IELEZN website provides for a standard design for these paper plates which is downloadable, although most temporary plates of these kind are home-made with a printer or provided by a car dealership.  Some temporary license plates feature unofficial features such as sentences, dealer logos, addresses, phone numbers, social media usernames or advertising, and some are written on a piece of paper using a marker. The IELEZN has cracked down on unofficial formats, forbidding any information not relevant to the registration to be added to the paper plate except the words "matrikula aldi baterako"  or "ideiglenes rendszám" (temporary license plate).
=== Formerly reserved combinations ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Letters !! Usage !! Meaning !! Logo !! In use
|-
| FP || Private vehicles of members of the [[National Assembly (Brilliania)|National Assembly]] || '''F'''uncionario '''P'''olitikoa ([[National Assembly (Brilliania)#Political Servants|Political Servant]]) || Logo of the National Assembly || 2003 - 2019
|}


==== Export ====
== Government-used registrations ==
The third type shares the same registration format as the second type but are used solely for export. These are officially made and feature a date band on the right side with two numbers denoting the month above two numbers denoting the year the registration expires.  
===Provincial governments ===
Vehicles used by provincial governments use a serial format of two serial letters, a dash, two serial numbers, a dash and two letters, being the provincial abbreviation. The provincial presidents have registrations with their initials and the province abbreviation instead.
==== Federal government ====
Vehicles used by ministers and high officials including the First Citizen use registrations consisting of three numerals, without lead zeroes. Officially, the registration 1 is issued to the First Citizen, but it is currently used by the Interior Minister as the First Citizen does not own an official vehicle.


Because there is a low amount of possible registrations in this format, registrations used for temporary or export registrations are allowed to be reissued.
Until 2004, vehicles used by ministries used yellow on dark blue plates with two numerals indicating the ministry followed by a traditional pattern and four numerals.
=== Historical vehicles ===
Vehicles produced at least 30 years ago  are allowed to have white on black plates in a style similar to pre-1982 license plates. These use a serial format of a letter indicating the province from the old registration format, a serial letter starting at Z and progressing in reverse order, and a serial number starting at 1-1.
Saranegertu province did not exist prior to 1996, but it has issued the registrations SZ 1-1 to SZ 1-392 to vehicles at the Saranegertu Museum of Transport. The museum uses vehicle test plates for the outside display of vehicles. Most notably, four embassies have imported vehicles which qualify for the status of "historical vehicle", for which registrations using the first numerals 99 were issued.


===Vanity plates===
== Vanity plates ==
Since 2000, the IELEZN has allowed the issuance of customized license plates, which may at most have seven characters, of which at least one must be a numeral. The letters I, O and Q are barred. Vanity plates cost around 10000 Florrin. There are strict standards for these registrations before they can be allowed, including:
Since 2000, the IELEZN has allowed the issuance of customized license plates, which may at most have seven characters, of which at least one must be a numeral. The letters I, O, and Q are not allowed. An applicant must pay 30.000 [[Brillian Florrin|Fl]] for the right to use the registration on their vehicle for 3 years. There are restrictions on the meaning of the registration: it may not cause offense or contain abbreviations of political parties. Vanity plates are often known as "arrogance plates" (matrikulak harropuc).
* No meaning which could be offensive including slurs or other negative terms
* No brand names
* No slang or indecent terminology
* No mimicking of regular registrations
The registrations may only be requested by individuals (not to companies).
The license plates look like regular plates but additionally feature the entire {{wp|vehicle identification number|VIN}} on the bottom in small letters.

Latest revision as of 07:52, 16 November 2019

Regular Vehicle registration plates of Brilliania generally consist of 7 symbols on a reflective background with a blue band containing the international oval EB to the left; they have been issued officially since 2006. The National Service for the Registration and Licensing of Vehicles (IELESzN) is responsible for the registration of vehicles and the issuing of drivers licenses.

File:EB BFJ 5053.png
Regular license plate, issued in Kostegarba.

History

Brilliania was the first nation to issue vehicle registration plates, starting in 1888 with a simple serial number of up to 5 digits on a white on black plate, which were affixed to the rear of horse carriages. The King owned the number 1 plate on his personal horse carriage. When the first car was introduced in 1902, front plates became mandatory on all vehicles except for horse carriages. Between 1905 and 1920, vehicle registration plates were issued every 2 years, continuing the all-numeric format.

1920 system

Starting in 1920, the registrations changed so that the registration is not based on the owner but on the vehicle. These new registrations did not require replacement every 2 years, and were permanent. The registration format was changed as well to include letters as well as numerals, consisting of a letter for the province, a serial letter, followed by five numerals split after the second numeral by a hyphen. The first two numerals indicate the vehicle type.

Allocation Meaning
01 - 70 Private vehicles
71 - 98 Commercial vehicles
99 Foreigners - including diplomats.

The creation of the actual plate was the responsibility of the owner - most often the owner purchased the license plates at a shop or had it made at the car dealer. There were considerable variations in design and material, although nearly all registrations were made of steel. An owner was allowed to replace the license plates if excessive tear and wear was visible. Since 1965, the registration plate design were standardised by the government, which introduced a standard font and size. All vehicles except trailers and sidecars required two registration plates. Agricultural vehicles were registered in the regular system but with the serial letter N (nekaszarica; agriculture). Trailers and sidecars were not registered seperately, but they carried the registration of the towing vehicle.

1982 system

The new system, in which provinces got serial blocks instead of a single letter, was introduced in 1982. The colours of the plate were also changed to black on white. The letters C, I, O and U were originally used, but were discontinued in 1984.

Regular format

The format for regular vehicles consists of 3 letters, followed by 4 numerals. The first letter indicates the province of registration and the second and third letters are serial. The letters C, I, M, O, Q, U, W, and X are never used, and the letters A, E, and Y are never used as the second letter. License plates with low or repeating serial numbers are not sold, and license plates are not reissued.

Provinces

Since the introduction of the 1920 registration format, the registration also shows the province in which a vehicle is registered in. Prior to the introduction of the 1982 system, the provincial code always was the first letter of the province name. In the 1982 system, the provinces have been allocated blocks of serial letters.

First letter allocation Province Pre-1982 system allocation
ABA - EZZ Kostegarba K
FBA - JZZ Iparina I
KBA - NZZ Ocaurte O
PBA - VZZ (excluding S) Junguite J
SBA - SZZ Szaranegertu n/a
XBA - ZZZ Villogo V

Exceptionally, Szaranegertu did not start at SBA but at SGA, as SG is its provincional abbreviation.

Province Current series
Kostegarba BZD
Iparina HBE
Ocaurte LDV
Junguite RDT
Szaranegertu SGP
Villogo XZH

Slurs and offensive terms

The IELEZN has a list of combinations which are considered to be offensive or controversial. These include terms which could be interpreted as offensive, initials of well-known individuals and abbreviations of political parties with parliamentary representation.

Sizes and colours

All license plates use reflective backgrounds; this has been mandatory since 1967.

Regular vehicles

Regular license plates either measure 50x10 cm, or 25x20 cm for two line plates. It is possible but extremely rare that cars carry rear license plates in the same size used for motorcycles: these are only seen on imported vehicles if a regular license plate does not fit.

Motorcycles and mopeds

Motorcycles require front and rear plates; the front plate being 24x8 cm and the two-line rear plate 15x20 cm. Moped rear license plates are 15x10 cm, with the serial on three lines. The front plates are the same as these used for motorcycles. There are two variants of motorcycle front plates; a sticker plate or an embossed aluminium plate. Some motorcycles and mopeds do not carry front plates and some mopeds use motorcycle plates.

Colours

There are several different background colours which are used on Brillian vehicle registration plates.

Colours Usage
Black on white Denotes cars, motorcycles or mopeds used privately or commercially.
White on black Denotes cars, motorcycles or mopeds used privately or by an organization of classic vehicle enthousiasts, produced at least 30 years ago. These vehicles use registrations from the current series.
Black on green Denotes cars, motorcycles or mopeds used privately or commercially, not weighing above 25 tonnes and being powered electrically. These were introduced in 2019 and became mandatory soon afterwards after a spate of car crashes with electric vehicles.
Black on red Red registrations are used on trailers, which also display a third plate of the towing vehicle.

Trailers

Trailers above 750 kg generally carry two license plates. The trailer itself is registered in the regular series on plain red on white plates. The registration of the towing vehicle must also be displayed. For small trailers, only the registration of the towing vehicle must be displayed.

Insurance plates

A special insurance series is issued for handicapped transport vehicles, invalid carriages and small electric scooters with a speed below 20 km/h. Until 2006, the upper limit was 50 km/h and mopeds were included in this series. Since 2016, these license plates have been stickers applied to the rear of the vehicle. Prior to 2016, these were small embossed aluminium plates issued in annually varying colours. Both formats have the same size, 6x6 cm. The format consists of three numbers above three letters. These are issued by insurance companies in each province and the serial are issued randomly from a central pool - not serial like regular registrations. Only the letters B, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, P, R, S, T, X and Z are used, with the letters B, D, and F being reserved as first letters for small electric vehicles.

Special registrations

All special license plates use registrations consisting of two letters indicating the type followed by five serial numbers including lead zeroes. The symbols are smaller than usual and the letters are slightly smaller than the numerals.

File:Ercainca Rendorseg license plate.png
License plate used by the Brillian Police.

Reserved letter combinations

Letters Usage Meaning Logo
AB Temporary registrations Aldi Baterako (Temporary) none
AL Non-diplomatic embassy staff Acerriko Langileak (Foreign Staff) none
AO Diplomatic or consular representatives Acerriko Ordeszkaria (Foreign Representative) none
BE Veterans Beterano (Veteran) Purple flower
DL Army staff vehicles Defencako Langileak (Defence Staff) Defenca logo
DM Internally used army vehicles Defencako Materiala (Defence Material) Defenca logo
ER Police vehicles Ercainca/Rendőrség (Police) Ercainca logo
GB Army fighting vehicles Gudarako Blindatuta (Armoured Warfare) none (registration stenciled on vehicle)

Formerly reserved combinations

Letters Usage Meaning Logo In use
FP Private vehicles of members of the National Assembly Funcionario Politikoa (Political Servant) Logo of the National Assembly 2003 - 2019

Government-used registrations

Provincial governments

Vehicles used by provincial governments use a serial format of two serial letters, a dash, two serial numbers, a dash and two letters, being the provincial abbreviation. The provincial presidents have registrations with their initials and the province abbreviation instead.

Federal government

Vehicles used by ministers and high officials including the First Citizen use registrations consisting of three numerals, without lead zeroes. Officially, the registration 1 is issued to the First Citizen, but it is currently used by the Interior Minister as the First Citizen does not own an official vehicle.

Until 2004, vehicles used by ministries used yellow on dark blue plates with two numerals indicating the ministry followed by a traditional pattern and four numerals.

Vanity plates

Since 2000, the IELEZN has allowed the issuance of customized license plates, which may at most have seven characters, of which at least one must be a numeral. The letters I, O, and Q are not allowed. An applicant must pay 30.000 Fl for the right to use the registration on their vehicle for 3 years. There are restrictions on the meaning of the registration: it may not cause offense or contain abbreviations of political parties. Vanity plates are often known as "arrogance plates" (matrikulak harropuc).

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