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Latvija

Latvia uses one or two letters and up to four digits. Ordinary plates are nationally allocated, while several letter families identify special vehicle categories.

CURRENT STANDARD
AB-4821
AA-0000Introduced 1991 · EU field 2004
THE SYSTEM

How the numbering works

01

The ordinary example follows AA-0000.

02

Current ordinary letters do not identify a Latvian region.

03

The integrated or adjacent international identifier is LV.

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-4821

Standard private

The current ordinary AA-0000 registration.

EX-4821

Electric

Zero-emission vehicles use blue characters.

TX-4821

Taxi

Taxis use yellow plates.

CD-0482

Diplomatic

Diplomatic vehicles use red characters.

CURRENT REFERENCE

Latvia's current plate system

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

1991 · EU field 2004
LVAB-4821

Present registration system

Latvia uses one or two letters and up to four digits. Ordinary plates are nationally allocated, while several letter families identify special vehicle categories.

1991

Current grammar introduced

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

Today

National sequential

Current ordinary letters do not identify a Latvian region.

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
EX-4821

Zero-emission vehicles use blue characters.

Taxi
TX-4821

Taxis use yellow plates.

Diplomatic
CD-0482

Diplomatic vehicles use red characters.

CURRENT GRAMMAR

How to read Latvia's ordinary plate

Latvia uses one or two letters and up to four digits. Ordinary plates are nationally allocated, while several letter families identify special vehicle categories.

FormatAA-0000

The ordinary example follows AA-0000.

Geographic clueNational sequential

Current ordinary letters do not identify a Latvian region.

International markLV

The integrated or adjacent international identifier is LV.

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-4821

The current ordinary AA-0000 registration.

ElectricEX-4821

Zero-emission vehicles use blue characters.

TaxiTX-4821

Taxis use yellow plates.

DiplomaticCD-0482

Diplomatic vehicles use red characters.

PLATE REFERENCE

Formats and protected families

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

6 of 6 entriesNational sequentialCountry mark LV
AA
Opening registration blockOrdinary format · 1
0000
Registration block 2Ordinary format · 2
AB-4821
Standard privatePlate family · 1
EX-4821
ElectricPlate family · 2
TX-4821
TaxiPlate family · 3
CD-0482
DiplomaticPlate family · 4
GOOD TO KNOW

Three road-side clues

Current ordinary letters do not identify a Latvian region.

The LV identifier distinguishes the country in international traffic.

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

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