Vehicle registration plates of Taiwan

In Taiwan, all motor vehicles are required to register and display its vehicle registration plates. The plates are issued and managed by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MoTC). The vehicle registration numbers in Taiwan contains Latin alphabets (A to Z), Arabic numerals (0 to 9) and dash (–); some special types also contains Chinese characters.

Types of number plate

Taiwan's current number plate system uses Latin letters with Arabic numerals. There are many types of number plate used in Taiwan, they are:

Ordinary vehicles Temporary or testing Special usage
No.NameChineseNo.NameChineseNo.NameChinese
1Plate of heavy
vehicles
大型汽車號牌6Temporary plate
of vehicles
汽車臨時號牌 11Plate of embassies使字汽車號牌
2Plate of light
vehicles
小型汽車號牌7Temporary plate
of motorcycles
機車臨時號牌 12Plate of consulates領字汽車號牌
3Plate of heavy-duty
motorcycles
重型機車號牌8Temporary plate
of trailers
拖車臨時號牌 13Plate of
foreign affairs
外字汽車號牌
4Plate of light-duty
motorcycles
輕型機車號牌9Testing plate
of vehicles
汽車試車號牌 14Plate of
heavy machines
動力機械牌證
5Plate of trailers拖車號牌10Testing plate
of motorcycles
機車試車號牌
Plates issued prior to January 1, 2007, carried a legend indicating the jurisdiction of issuancehere Taiwan Province (台灣省).
Motorcycle plate of the province of Taiwan

Light vehicles

The definition of light vehicles in Taiwan is: Motor vehicles having a permissible maximum weight NOT exceeding 3,500 kg and NOT more than nine seats including the driver's seat.

Pattern 1Pattern 2ClassNotes
ABC-5678 AB-0001
0001-AB
Ordinary light
vehicles
Private cars or light trucks not for commercial uses.
EBC-5678 Ordinary light
electrical vehicles
Private electrical cars or light trucks not for commercial uses.
This kind of plate has green ridges on the top and bottom sides, with white words "電動車" on the top side.
RAA-5678 AA-6688
8866-AA
Rental light
vehicles
Cars or light trucks for rental uses.
REA-5678 Rental light
electrical vehicles
Electrical cars or light trucks for rental uses.
This kind of plate has green ridges on the top and bottom sides, with white words "電動車" on the top side.
WAB-5678 Ordinary light
vehicles for
the disabled
Private cars for the disabled.
WEA-5678 Ordinary light
electrical vehicles
for the disabled
Private electrical cars for the disabled.
This kind of plate has green ridges on the top and bottom sides, with white words "電動車" on the top side.
TBC-567
TDA-5678
YA-001
001-YA
Business light
passenger
vehicles
Taxis.
ETC-567 Electrical business
light passenger
vehicles
Electrical Taxis.
This kind of plate has green ridges on the top and bottom sides, with white words "電動車" on the top side.
QAB-123
KPA-5678
HA-001
001-HA
Business light
trucks
Small trucks, cargo vehicles for commercial uses.
The same pattern also applied to the heavy trucks.

Heavy vehicles

The definition of light vehicles in Taiwan is: Motor vehicles having a permissible maximum weight exceeding 3,500 kg and/or more than nine seats including the driver's seat.

Pattern 1Pattern 2ClassNotes
PAA-567 TA-001
001-SA
Ordinary heavy
passenger vehicles
Private buses not for commercial uses.
AAA-123
KEA-5678
Ordinary heavy
trucks
Private heavy trucks not for commercial uses.
CA-123 SA-01
01-SA
Ordinary TrailersCoupling with a track.
KAA-123
KAA-5678
JYA-567
PSA-5678
AA-001
001-AA
DD-001
001-PP
Business heavy
passenger vehicles
Tour buses.
FAB-123
KKA-5678
AB-001
001-AB
Business heavy
passenger vehicles
Highway buses, city buses.
LAA-123
KLA-5678
HAA-567
HA-001
001-HA
Business heavy
trucks
Large trucks, cargo vehicles for commercial uses.
The same pattern also applied to the light trucks.
XA-123 XA-01
01-XA
Business TrailersCoupling with a track.
EAA-123 Electrical heavy
passenger vehicles
Electrical buses for commercial or private uses.
This kind of plate has green ridges on the top and bottom sides, with white words "電動車" on the top side.

Motorcycles

Pattern 1Pattern 2ClassNotes
AB-123

LGA-1001

AA-01 Large heavy-duty
motorcycle
Motorcycles with a cubic capacity exceeding 550 cm³.
LAB-5678 001-AAA Large heavy-duty
motorcycle
Motorcycles with a cubic capacity between 250 cm³ and 550 cm³,
or electric motorcycles with power more than 40 HP.
MAB-5678 AAA-001
001-HAA
Ordinary heavy-duty
motorcycle
Motorcycles with a cubic capacity between 50 cm³ and 250 cm³,
or electric motorcycles with power between 5 HP and 40 HP.
QAA-5678 TAA-001
001-TAA
Ordinary light-duty
motorcycle
Motorcycles with a cubic capacity not exceeding 50 cm³,
or electric motorcycles with power between 1.34 HP and 5 HP,
or electric motorcycles with power not exceeding 1.34 HP (1 kW)
and the fastest speed more than 45 km/hr.
SAA-5678 AAA-001
001-AAA
Small light-duty
motorcycle
Electric motorcycles with power not exceeding 1.34 HP (1 kW)
and the fastest speed not exceeding 45 km/hr.

Special use plates

PatternClassNotes
使 001
0001
Diplomatic VehicleFor the vehicles belonging to the foreign diplomatic missions in Taiwan.
軍A-00001 Military VehicleFor military uses.
臨-00001 Temporary platePrinted on paper, for a vehicles before registration, or vehicles transit the territory of Taiwan.
試-0001 TestingFor testing recently manufactured or imported vehicles
機械AA-01 Large heavy machinesFor heavy machines more than 42 tons
機械AA-01 Ordinary heavy machinesFor heavy machines less than 42 tons

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