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Greece

Ελλάδα

Greek plates use three Greek letters that have Latin lookalikes followed by four digits. Letter allocations are tied to issuing transport offices.

CURRENT STANDARD
ΙΒΧ-4821
AAA-0000Introduced 1983 · EU field 2004
THE SYSTEM

How the numbering works

01

The ordinary example follows AAA-0000.

02

The letter block can identify an issuing prefecture or office even though it is not a simple province abbreviation.

03

The integrated or adjacent international identifier is GR.

04

Motorcycles, trailers and restricted mounting spaces may use a dedicated stacked or compact physical format.

05

Diplomatic, temporary, trade, historic or public-service vehicles use protected combinations that sit outside the ordinary sequence.

BEYOND THE STANDARD

Special & distinctive series

Colour and suffixes can completely change a plate's meaning.

ΙΒΧ-4821

Standard private

The current ordinary AAA-0000 registration.

GRΙΒΧ482

Motorcycle

Motorcycles use a compact two-line plate.

ΤΑΕ-4821

Taxi

Taxis use yellow plates.

48-CD-21

Diplomatic

Diplomatic registrations use protected status series.

CURRENT REFERENCE

Greece's current plate system

A reconstructed current plate and concise system timeline, separated from the more extensively documented country archives.

1983 · EU field 2004
GRΙΒΧ-4821

Present registration system

Greek plates use three Greek letters that have Latin lookalikes followed by four digits. Letter allocations are tied to issuing transport offices.

1983

Current grammar introduced

The AAA-0000 system establishes the ordinary plate described above.

Today

Office coded

The letter block can identify an issuing prefecture or office even though it is not a simple province abbreviation.

BEYOND THE EVERYDAY

More plates worth knowing

Special status, vehicle class or use can change the colour, prefix, suffix or even the entire registration logic.

Motorcycle
ΙΒΧ482

Motorcycles use a compact two-line plate.

Taxi
ΤΑΕ-4821

Taxis use yellow plates.

Diplomatic
48-CD-21

Diplomatic registrations use protected status series.

CURRENT GRAMMAR

How to read Greece's ordinary plate

Greek plates use three Greek letters that have Latin lookalikes followed by four digits. Letter allocations are tied to issuing transport offices.

FormatAAA-0000

The ordinary example follows AAA-0000.

Geographic clueOffice coded

The letter block can identify an issuing prefecture or office even though it is not a simple province abbreviation.

International markGR

The integrated or adjacent international identifier is GR.

Physical variantsEuropean long format

Motorcycles, trailers and restricted mounting spaces may use a dedicated stacked or compact physical format.

Protected seriesSpecial use

Diplomatic, temporary, trade, historic or public-service vehicles use protected combinations that sit outside the ordinary sequence.

VISIBLE CATEGORIES

Ordinary and special plates use separate visual rules

Colour, prefix, dimensions or a control field can signal a different legal registration class.

Standard privateΙΒΧ-4821

The current ordinary AAA-0000 registration.

MotorcycleΙΒΧ-482

Motorcycles use a compact two-line plate.

TaxiΤΑΕ-4821

Taxis use yellow plates.

Diplomatic48-CD-21

Diplomatic registrations use protected status series.

PLATE REFERENCE

Formats and protected families

Search the ordinary AAA-0000 grammar and the principal special registrations represented in this guide.

6 of 6 entriesOffice codedCountry mark GR
AAA
Opening registration blockOrdinary format · 1
0000
Registration block 2Ordinary format · 2
ΙΒΧ-4821
Standard privatePlate family · 1
ΙΒΧ-482
MotorcyclePlate family · 2
ΤΑΕ-4821
TaxiPlate family · 3
48-CD-21
DiplomaticPlate family · 4
GOOD TO KNOW

Three road-side clues

The letter block can identify an issuing prefecture or office even though it is not a simple province abbreviation.

The GR identifier distinguishes the country in international traffic.

Special-series colours and codes are legal status markers rather than decorative alternatives.

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