Danish car number plates
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Danish vehicle licence plates normally have two letters and five digits. The code has no connection with the geographic location. There is no EU stripe, which is planned to be introduced in 2008, almost the last EU country.
The digits have number series based on vehicle type. Examples:
- 10 000-18 999 Motorcycles
- 20 000-75 999 Cars
- 78 000-87 999 Vans and heavy trucks
- 98 000-99 699 Taxis
Differently colored plates exist:
- White background, black text: Vehicles for private use
- Yellow background, black text: Vehicles for commercial use. Such a vehicle may still be used for private purposes by paying a yearly tax (ca. 5000 DKK as of 2006).
- Blue background, white text: Diplomatic vehicles, typically owned by embassies
- Black background, white text, in the style used before 1976: Historical vehicles, available upon special request
There is also a possibility to have personal plates with any text. These plates cost 6200 DKK per set as of 2006.
[edit] Faroe Islands
Cars registered before 1996 have plates with white background, black text in Danish style but with only one letter "F". Cars registered after 1996 have white background, blue text in their own style, two letters and three digits. There is a blue stripe to the left with a flag and the code "FO".
[edit] Greenland
The plates have white background, black text in Danish style with two letters "GR".
