Polish car number plates

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Contents [hide] 1 Introduction to this topic - includes background information for people living outside Poland 2 Polish car number plates since May 1, 2000 3 District indicators 4 1976 - 2000 series 5 1956-1976 series 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Introduction to this topic - includes background information for people living outside Poland

In common with many countries - in fact there is a growing tendency to do so since the UK also began regionalising plates in 2002 - Poland has the region of registration of the vehicle encoded in the number plate. The change in system shown below in 2001 is related to the reduction in the previous year of the number of voivodeships in Poland from 49 to 16, in order to reduce the proportion of the national budget on administration, and this was modelled on the German model of "Länder".

In the pre-2000 model, there were not sufficient letters in the Polish alphabet (incidentally, specific Polish symbols such as Ł, Ś, Ó, Ą, Ę, Ż,Ź,Ń and Ć are not used in order to make the plates fully internationally readable) for each old voivodeship to have a single letter, and so in that section you will note that the first two letters needed to be memorised in order to know the region that the car you might note on the road was registered in. Since the change, a single letter denotes the new voivodeship, and the second and possibly third letters the region within the voivodeship, which may correspond to a powiat or gmina boundary, or several such conjoining boundaries within the voivodeship.

The registration plate is linked to the owner of the vehicle, and depends on where that person is registered as living, or 'zameldowany", in the case of a physical owner, or if it is owned by a company, the place of registration is determined by the seat of the company. Vehicles leased under operating leases and many de facto finance leases will be registered at the seat of the lessor. When a vehicle changes hands, it is usual for the new owner to obtain a new licence plate and a new vehicle registration document corresponding to his or her registered place of abode.

It is not necessary for EU citizens to re-register the vehicles they have brought with them, which are duly registered and taxed elsewhere in the EU, when living in Poland. This emerges from European law, although local regulations have to date not been changed to reflect the law, leading to officials locally sometimes giving incorrect advice on this point. If in doubt, refer to your Embassy.

[edit] Polish car number plates since May 1, 2000

Polish 2000 series car plates have black letters on a white background. Each town/district has its two or three letter code. There are lots of possibilities in creating a car's number.

Two letters town/district (#-letter, *-digit) has five possible configuration: ## *****, ## ****#, ## ***## and ## *#***, ## *##** possible since November 14, 2006.

Three letters town/district might have nine following combinations: ### #***, ### **##, ### *#**, ### **#*, ### *##*, ### ##** and ### *****, ### ****#, ### ***## possible since May 2, 2006.

Motors/mopeds/agricultural vehicles have ## **** or ## ***# in towns/districts with a 2-letter code or the same as first 6 combinations on cars in districts with a 3-letter code - black text on white background.

Oldtimers have ## **# (a 2-letter code) or ### *# (3-letter code) - black text on yellow background.

Temporary and export vehicle #* ****, #* ***# (first letter indicates region) red text on white background. #* *** B - for testing vehicle

Personalized plates: #* ###, #* ##*, #* #**, #* ####, #* ###*, #* ##**, #* #####, #* ####*, #* ###** (3-5 signs and no more than two last signs might be a digit). First letter indicates region (voivodeship) and next is serial digit. Black on white background.

Diplomatic plates # ******. White symbols on blue background (Most of them have W at the beginning. First three digits indicate country.

There shouldn't be letters B, D, I, O, Z in car's number (part of number after the hyphen) It doesn't consider town/district indicator and personalized tables. However, in some districts, such plates were issued. Q is not used at all.

Note: Plates issued after May 2 2006 have the 12 EU stars instead of the national flag.

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District indicators

Lower Silesia	Kuyavia-Pomerania	Łódź	Lublin
DB - Wałbrzych (former Wałbrzych town) DBA - Wałbrzych (former Wałbrzych district) DBL - Bolesławiec DDZ - Dzierżoniów DGL - Głogów DGR - Góra DJ - Jelenia Góra (town) DJA - Jawor DJE - Jelenia Góra (district) DKA - Kamienna Góra DKL - Kłodzko DL - Legnica (town) DLB - Lubań DLE - Legnica (district) DLU - Lubin DLW - Lwówek Śląski DMI - Milicz DOA - Oława DOL - Oleśnica DPL - Polkowice DSR - Środa Śląska DST - Strzelin DSW - Świdnica DTR - Trzebnica DW - Wrocław (town) DWL - Wołów DWR - Wrocław (district) DZA - Ząbkowice Śląskie DZG - Zgorzelec DZL - Złotoryja	CAL - Aleksandrów Kujawski CB - Bydgoszcz (town) CBR - Brodnica CBY - Bydgoszcz (district) CCH - Chełmno CG - Grudziądz (town) CGD - Golub-Dobrzyń CGR - Grudziądz (district) CIN - Inowrocław CLI - Lipno CMG - Mogilno CNA - Nakło n. Notecią CRA - Radziejów CRY - Rypin CSE - Sepólno Krajenskie CSW - Świecie CT - Toruń (town) CTR - Toruń (district) CTU - Tuchola CW - Włocławek (town) CWA - Wąbrzeźno CWL - Włocławek (district) CZN - Żnin	EBE - Bełchatów EBR - Brzeziny EKU - Kutno EL - Łódź (town) ELA - Łask ELC - Łowicz ELE - Łęczyca ELW - Łódź Wschód EOP - Opoczno EP - Piotrków Trybunalski (town) EPA - Pabianice EPD - Poddębice EPI - Piotrków Trybunalski (district) EPJ - Pajęczno ERA - Radomsko ERW - Rawa Mazowiecka ES - Skierniewice (town) ESI - Sieradz ESK - Skierniewice (district) ETM - Tomaszów Mazowiecki EWE - Wieruszów EWI - Wieluń EZD - Zduńska Wola EZG - Zgierz	LB - Biała Podlaska (town) LBI - Biała Podlaska (district) LBL - Biłgoraj LC - Chełm (town) LCH - Chełm (district) LHR - Hrubieszów LJA - Janów Lubelski LKR - Kraśnik LKS - Krasnystaw LLB - Lubartów LLE - Łęczna LLU - Łuków LOP - Opole Lubelskie LPA - Parczew LPU - Puławy LRA - Radzyń Podlaski LRY - Ryki LSW - Świdnik LTM - Tomaszów Lubelski LU - Lublin (town) LUB - Lublin (district) LWL - Włodawa LZ - Zamość (town) LZA - Zamość (district)
Lubusz	Lesser Poland	Masovia (incl. Warsaw)	Opole Silesia
FG - Gorzów Wielkopolski (town) FGW - Gorzów Wielkopolski (district) FKR - Krosno Odrzańskie FMI - Międzyrzecz FNW - Nowa Sól FSD - Strzelce Kraj. - Drezdenko FSL - Słubice FSU - Sulęcin FSW - Świebodzin FWS - Wschowa FZ - Zielona Góra (town) FZA - Żary FZG - Żagań FZI - Zielona Góra (district)	KBC - Bochnia KBR - Brzesko KCH - Chrzanów KDA - Dąbrowa Tarnowska KGR - Gorlice KLI - Limanowa KMI - Miechów KMY - Myślenice KN - Nowy Sącz (town) KNS - Nowy Sącz (district) KNT - Nowy Targ KOL - Olkusz KOS - Oświęcim KPR - Proszowice KR - Kraków (town) KRA - Kraków (district) KSU - Sucha Beskidzka KT - Tarnów (town) KTA - Tarnów (district) KTT - Tatrzański (Zakopane) KWA - Wadowice KWI - Wieliczka	WA - Warszawa (Białołęka) WB - Warszawa (Bemowo) WBR - Białobrzegi WCI - Ciechanów WD - Warszawa (Bielany) WE - Warszawa (Mokotów) WF - Warszawa (Praga Południe) WG - Garwolin WGM - Grodzisk Mazowiecki WGR - Grójec WGS - Gostynin WH - Warszawa (Praga Północ) WI - Warszawa (Śródmieście) WJ - Warszawa (Targówek) WK - Warszawa (Ursus) WKZ - Kozienice WL - Legionowo WLI - Lipsko WLS - Łosice WM - Mińsk Mazowiecki WMA - Maków Mazowiecki WML - Mława WN - Warszawa (Ursynów) WND - Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki WO - Ostrołęka (town) WOR - Ostrów Mazowiecka WOS - Ostrołęka (district) WOT - Otwock WP - Płock (town) WPI - Piaseczno WPL - Płock (district) WPN - Płońsk WPR - Pruszków WPU - Pułtusk WPY - Przysucha WPZ - Przasnysz WR - Radom (town) WRA - Radom (district) WS - Siedlce (town) WSC - Sochaczew WSE - Sierpc WSI - Siedlce (district) WSK - Sokołów Podlaski WSZ - Szydłowiec WT - Warszawa (Wawer) WU - Warszawa (Ochota) WV - Wołomin (not issued yet) WW ****(last K, L, M, N, V) - Warszawa (Włochy) WW ****(last F, G, H, J, W) - Warszawa (Wilanów) WW ****(last A, C, E, X, Y) - Warszawa (Rembertów) WWE - Węgrów WWL - Wołomin WWY - Wyszków WX - Warszawa (Żoliborz) WX ***Y# - Warszawa (Wesoła) WY - Warszawa (Wola) WZ - Warszawski Zachodni (Ożarów Mazowiecki) WZU - Żuromin WZW - Zwoleń WZY - Żyrardów	OB - Brzeg OGL - Głubczyce OK - Kędzierzyn-Koźle OKL - Kluczbork OKR - Krapkowice ONA - Namysłów ONY - Nysa OOL - Olesno OP - Opole (town) OPO - Opole (district) OPR - Prudnik OST - Strzelce Opolskie
Subcarpathia	Podlachia	Pomerania	Upper Silesia
RBI - Bieszczadzki (Ustrzyki Dolne) RBR - Brzozów RDE - Dębica RJA - Jarosław RJS - Jasło RK - Krosno (town) RKL - Kolbuszowa RKR - Krosno (district) RLA - Łańcut RLE - Leżajsk RLS - Lesko RLU - Lubaczów RMI - Mielec RNI - Nisko RP - Przemyśl (town) RPR - Przemyśl (district) RPZ - Przeworsk RRS - Ropczyce - Sędziszów RSA - Sanok RSR - Strzyżów RST - Stalowa Wola RT - Tarnobrzeg (town) RTA - Tarnobrzeg (district) RZ - Rzeszów (town) RZE - Rzeszów (district)	BAU - Augustów BBI - Bielsk Podlaski BGR - Grajewo BHA - Hajnówka BI - Białystok (town) BIA - Białystok (district) BKL - Kolno BL - Łomża (town) BLM - Łomża (district) BMN - Monki BS - Suwałki (town) BSE - Sejny BSI - Siemiatycze BSK - Sokółka BSU - Suwałki (district) BWM - Wysokie Mazowieckie BZA - Zambrów	GA - Gdynia GBY - Bytów GCH - Chojnice GCZ - Człuchów GD - Gdańsk (town) GDA - Gdańsk (Pruszcz Gdański) GKA - Kartuzy GKS - Kościerzyna GKW - Kwidzyń GLE - Lębork GMB - Malbork GND - Nowy Dwór Gdański GPU - Puck GS - Słupsk (town) GSL - Słupsk (district) GSP - Sopot GST - Starogard Gdański GSZ - Sztum GTC - Tczew GWE - Wejherowo	SB - Bielsko-Biała (town) SBE - Będzin SBI - Bielsko-Biała (district) SBL - Bieruń - Lędziny SC - Częstochowa (town) SCI - Cieszyn SCZ - Częstochowa (district) SD - Dąbrowa Górnicza SG - Gliwice (town) SGL - Gliwice (district) SH - Chorzów SI - Siemianowice Śląskie SJ - Jaworzno SJZ - Jastrzębie-Zdrój SK - Katowice SKL - Kłobuck SL - Ruda Śląska SLU - Lubliniec SM - Mysłowice SMI - Mikołów SMY - Myszków SO - Sosnowiec SPI - Piekary Śląskie SPS - Pszczyna SR - Rybnik (town) SRB - Rybnik (district) SRC - Racibórz SRS - Ruda Śląska SL now ST - Tychy (town) STY - Tychy (district) SBL now STA - Tarnowskie Góry SW - Świętochłowice SWD - Wodzisław Śląski SY - Bytom SZ - Zabrze SZA - Zawiercie SZO - Żory SZY - Żywiec
Świętokrzyskie	Warmia-Masuria	Greater Poland	West Pomerania
TBU - Busko-Zdrój TJE - Jędrzejów TK - Kielce (town) TKA - Kazimierza Wielka TKI - Kielce (district) TKN - Końskie TLW - Włoszczowa TOP - Opatów TOS - Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski TPI - Pińczów TSA - Sandomierz TSK - Skarżysko-Kamienna TST - Starachowice TSZ - Staszów	NBA - Bartoszyce NBR - Braniewo NDZ - Działdowo NE - Elbląg (town) NEB - Elbląg (district) NEL - Ełk NGI - Giżycko NGO - Gołdap NIL - Iława NKE - Kętrzyn NLI - Lidzbark Warmiński NMR - Mrągowo NNI - Nidzica NNM - Nowe Miasto Lubawskie NO - Olsztyn (town) NOE - Olecko NOG - Olecko - Gołdap - now NOE+NGO NOL - Olsztyn (district) NOS - Ostróda NPI - Pisz NSZ - Szczytno NWE - Węgorzewo	PCH - Chodzież PCT - Czarnków - Trzcianka PGN - Gniezno PGO - Grodzisk Wielkopolski PGS - Gostyń PJA - Jarocin PK - Kalisz (town) PKA - Kalisz (district) PKE - Kępno PKL - Koło PKN - Konin (district) PKO - Konin (town) now PN PKR - Krotoszyn PKS - Kościan PL - Leszno (town) PLE - Leszno (district) PMI - Międzychód PN - Konin (town) PNT - Nowy Tomyśl PO - Poznań (town) POB - Oborniki POS - Ostrów Wielkopolski POT - Ostrzeszów POZ - Poznań (district) now PZ PP - Piła PPL - Pleszew PRA - Rawicz PSE - Śrem PSL - Słupca PSR - Środa Wlkp. PSZ - Szamotuły PTU - Turek PWA - Wągrowiec PWL - Wolsztyn PWR - Września PZ - Poznań (district) PZL - Złotów	ZBI - Białogard ZCH - Choszczno ZDR - Drawsko Pomorskie ZGL - Goleniów ZGR - Gryfino ZGY - Gryfice ZK - Koszalin (town) ZKA - Kamień Pomorski ZKL - Kołobrzeg ZKO - Koszalin (district) ZLO - Łobez ZMY - Myślibórz ZPL - Police (district) ZPY - Pyrzyce ZS - Szczecin ZSD - Świdwin ZSL - Sławno ZST - Stargard Szczeciński ZSW - Świnoujście ZSZ - Szczecinek ZWA - Wałcz

U# - Military

HP# - Police

HW# - Border Guard

HK# - Internal Security Agency, Foreign Intelligence Agency

HB# - Government Protection Bureau

HC# - Customs Service

HS# - Fiscal Control

HM# - Military Counterintelligence Agency, Military Intelligence Agency

[edit] 1976 - 2000 series

Plates 1976 - 2000 series are still valid. It has white letters on black background. There was coding too: ### **** or ### ***# (at the beginning configuration with letter in the end was used for public cars only)

There was following coding (49 regions):

Biała Podlaska BP, BA, BS

Białystok BK, BT, BI

Bielsko-Biała BB, BL, BO

Bydgoszcz BY, BG, BD, BC

Chełm CH, CM, CU

Ciechanów CI, CN, CA

Częstochowa CZ, CE, CO

ElblÄ…g EL, EG, EB

Gdańsk GD, GK, GA, GN

Gorzow Wlkp. GO, GW, GR

Jelenia Góra JG, JE, JA

Kalisz KL, KZ, KP

Katowice KA, KT, KB, KC, KD, KX

Kielce KI, KE, KJ

Konin KN, KM, KF

Koszalin KO, KG, KY

Kraków (Cracow) KR, KK, KW, KV

Krosno KS, KU, KH

Legnica LG, LC, LI

Leszno LE, LS, LN

Lublin LU, LL, LB

Łomża LO, LM, LA

Łódź LD, LZ, LF, LW

Nowy SÄ…cz NS, NO, NA

Olsztyn OL, ON, OT

Opole OP, OE, OD

Ostrołęka OS, OK, OR

Piła PI, PA, PY

Piotrków Tryb. PT, PK, PU

PÅ‚ock PL, PC, PB

Poznań PO, PN, PZ, PW

Przemyśl PR, PM, PE

Radom RA, RO, RD

Rzeszów RZ, RE, RW

Siedlce SE, SD, ST

Sieradz SI, SA, SB

Skierniewice SK, SN, SF

SÅ‚upsk SL, SP, SG

Suwałki SU, SW, SO

Szczecin SZ, SC, SM

Tarnobrzeg TG, TB, TE

Tarnów TA, TN, TW

Toruń TO, TU, TY

Wałbrzych WB, WY, WH

Warszawa (Warsaw) WA, WS, WI, WU, WG, WF, WX, WZ, WM, WT, WP, WV

Włocławek WL, WK, WE

Wrocław WR, WO, WC, WW

Zamość ZA, ZM, ZC

Zielona Góra ZG, ZE, ZN

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Police MO

Military U

Border Guard HW

[edit] 1956-1976 series

Since June 19, 1956 Polish car number plates has 2 letters and 4 digits, and since May 13, 1964 letters can stand after digits.

Individual elements meant:

• first letter - code of voivodeship,
• second letter - code of powiat,
• digits - code of vehicle.

Codes of voivodeships:

• A - BiaÅ‚ystok Voivodeship
• B - Bydgoszcz Voivodeship
• C - Kielce Voivodeship
• E - Koszalin Voivodeship
• F - Łodź Voivodeship
• G - GdaÅ„sk Voivodeship
• H - Opole Voivodeship
• I - city of Łódź
• K - Cracow Voivodeship
• L - Lublin Voivodeship
• M - Szczecin Voivodeship
• O - Olsztyn Voivodeship
• P - PoznaÅ„ Voivodeship
• R - Rzeszów Voivodeship
• S - Katowice Voivodeship
• T - Warsaw Voivodeship
• W - capital city of Warsaw
• X - WrocÅ‚aw Voivodeship
• Z - Zielona Góra Voivodeship

Codes of special forces:

• Y - Citizen's Militia
• D - army (cars)
• U - army (other vehicles)
• N - Border Guard

[edit] See also

• European license plates

[edit] External links

• Polish Registration Vehicle Act (example plates when you are patient :-) )
• The highest number on Polish plates
• Index of Polish personalized plates
• Details about plates in Warsaw