Taxis had to indicate the initial of the city they were licensed in (e.g. This meant that plates were not very uniform. The owner had to provide the plates and specifications were minimal: the size of the plates and numbers, as well as their respective colours. These started at 1 and advanced to approximately 75-000 when the system was changed. Up until 1954 Greek number plates were quite simple: black numbers on a white background, indicating the serial number shown on the car's license. Until 2003, taxis used L–NNNN the plate was aligned with the prefecture and the letters were colored red. The rule applies in a similar way in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria.Ĭombinations used for overseas residents are L–NNNN (where L = letter and N = number) and are limited. This is because Greece is a contracting party to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, which in Annex 2 requires registration numbers to be displayed in capital Latin characters and Arabic numerals. Only letters from the intersection of the Latin and Greek alphabets are used, specifically Α, Β, Ε, Ζ, Η, Ι, Κ, Μ, Ν, Ο, Ρ, Τ, Υ, Χ (in Greek alphabetical order). When ΑΧΑ–9999 is reached the plates turn to ΑΧΒ–1000 and this continues until ΑΧΧ is finished. For example, Patras plates are ΑΧΑ–1000, where ΑΧ represents the Achaia prefecture of which Patras is the capital. The final one or two letters in the sequence changes in Greek alphabetical order after 8,999 issued plates. With the exception of Athens and Thessaloniki which are represented by just the first letter of the three, all other districts are represented by the first 2 letters. Similar plates but of square size with numbers ranging from 1 to 999 are issued for motorcycles which exceed 50 cc in engine size. As of 2004 a blue strip was added on the left showing the country code of Greece (GR) in white text and the Flag of Europe in yellow. The letters represent the district ( prefecture) that issues the plates while the numbers range from 1000 to 9999. ΑΑΑ–1000) printed in black on a white background. Greek vehicle registration plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e.g.
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