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Magyarország

Hungary’s 2022 system uses four letters and three digits, split as two letters, two letters and a number. The first pair follows allocation rules and certain combinations identify institutions or vehicle classes.

CURRENT STANDARD
AB CD-482
AA AA-000Introduced 2022
THE SYSTEM

How the numbering works

01

The ordinary example follows AA AA-000.

02

The current ordinary sequence is national and no longer a district code.

03

The integrated or adjacent international identifier is H.

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.

AB CD-482

Standard private

The current ordinary AA AA-000 registration.

AB CD-482

Electric

Zero-emission vehicles use a pale green background.

TX AB-482

Taxi

Taxis use yellow plates and dedicated prefixes.

CD 048-21

Diplomatic

Diplomatic vehicles use blue backgrounds.

CURRENT REFERENCE

Hungary's current plate system

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

2022
HAB CD-482

Present registration system

Hungary’s 2022 system uses four letters and three digits, split as two letters, two letters and a number. The first pair follows allocation rules and certain combinations identify institutions or vehicle classes.

2022

Current grammar introduced

The AA AA-000 system establishes the ordinary plate described above.

Today

National sequential

The current ordinary sequence is national and no longer a district code.

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.

Electric
AB CD-482

Zero-emission vehicles use a pale green background.

Taxi
TX AB-482

Taxis use yellow plates and dedicated prefixes.

Diplomatic
CD 048-21

Diplomatic vehicles use blue backgrounds.

CURRENT GRAMMAR

How to read Hungary's ordinary plate

Hungary’s 2022 system uses four letters and three digits, split as two letters, two letters and a number. The first pair follows allocation rules and certain combinations identify institutions or vehicle classes.

FormatAA AA-000

The ordinary example follows AA AA-000.

Geographic clueNational sequential

The current ordinary sequence is national and no longer a district code.

International markH

The integrated or adjacent international identifier is H.

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 privateAB CD-482

The current ordinary AA AA-000 registration.

ElectricAB CD-482

Zero-emission vehicles use a pale green background.

TaxiTX AB-482

Taxis use yellow plates and dedicated prefixes.

DiplomaticCD 048-21

Diplomatic vehicles use blue backgrounds.

PLATE REFERENCE

Formats and protected families

Search the ordinary AA AA-000 grammar and the principal special registrations represented in this guide.

7 of 7 entriesNational sequentialCountry mark H
AA
Opening registration blockOrdinary format · 1
AA
Registration block 2Ordinary format · 2
000
Registration block 3Ordinary format · 3
AB
Standard privatePlate family · 1
AB
ElectricPlate family · 2
TX
TaxiPlate family · 3
CD
DiplomaticPlate family · 4
GOOD TO KNOW

Three road-side clues

The current ordinary sequence is national and no longer a district code.

The H identifier distinguishes the country in international traffic.

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

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