Vehicle registration plates of Belarus
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Belarus20.5 in × 4.3 in
 Currently issued Belarus plate for passenger cars - pre-green BY letters. | |
| Country | Belarus |
|---|---|
| Country code | BY |
| Current series | |
| Size | 520 mm × 110 mm 20.5 in × 4.3 in |
| Serial format | 1234 AB-5 (5 being the regional code) |
| Colour (front) | Black on white (for standard non-EV plates) |
| Colour (rear) | Black on white (for standard non-EV plates) |
Belarusian vehicle registration plates are currently mainly composed of four digits – the vehicle identifier, two letters – the number plate series, and the region code – a final digit indicating the region of Belarus in which the vehicle was registered. The placement of the series letters varies for the weight class or type of the vehicle:
- 1234 AB-5 - for automobiles with up to 7 seats and up to 3.5 tonnes maximum authorised mass, and two-wheeled vehicles such as motorcycles (categories A, B);
- E123 AB-5 – for electric automobiles;
- AB 1234-5 - for automobiles with more than 3.5 tonnes of weight, trucks and buses (categories C, D);
- A1234B-5 - for trailers.
Currently issued Belarus plate for passenger electric cars
Currently issued Belarus plate for trailers (rear)
Currently issued Belarus plate for trucks and buses
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Currently issued Belarus plate for passenger cars, trailers and semitrailers (small rear plate version)
Currently issued Belarus plate for trucks and buses (small rear plate version)
Currently issued Belarus plate for Motorcycles, Mopeds, Scooters, sidecars.
Currently issued Belarus plate for Tractors, Tractor Trailers and Semitrailers.
The letters used for plate series are confined to those appearing in both the Belarusian Cyrillic and Latin alphabets – A, E, I, O, B, C, H, K, P, T, X.
Following region codes are used:
- 1 - Brest Region
(Belarusian: Брэсцкая вобласць, Russian: Брестская область)
- 2 - Viciebsk Region
(Belarusian: Віцебская вобласць, Russian: Витебская область)
- 3 - Homieĺ Region
(Belarusian: Гомельская вобласць, Russian: Гомельская область)
- 4 - Hrodna Region
(Belarusian: Гродзенская вобласць, Russian: Гродненская область)
- 5 - Minsk Region
(Belarusian: Мінская вобласць, Russian: Минская область)
- 6 - Mahilioŭ Region
(Belarusian: Магілёўская вобласць, Russian: Могилёвская область)
- 7, 8* - Minsk (city)
(Belarusian: горад Мінск, Russian: город Минск)
*On 4 March 2025, the head of the State Traffic Police Viktar Ratchankow announced that all possible combinations of license plate numbers for region code 7 have been exhausted. Due to this, a reserve code "8" will be issued for vehicles registered in city of Minsk.[1]
The codes are assigned by alphabetic order of region names in Russian, with Minsk city outside of this order. It mostly coincides with the same order in Belarusian, except for Mahilioŭ Region preceding Minsk Region in the latter.
Occasionally, the digit 0 is used instead of region code to indicate that the vehicle is property of Ministry of Defense, State Border Committee or Internal Troops of Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Special plates
Front and rear plates for cars and buses diplomatic missions, representatives of international organizations
Front and rear plates for cars and buses of consular offices
Temporary plate
Temporary/transit plate
Taxi plate
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Diplomatic plates have the represented country or organization stated using the first 2 digits.
