Polish vehicle registration plates
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Polish vehicle registration plates are the standardized license plates used in Poland, featuring region-specific letter codes and a consistent national design to identify registered vehicles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vehicle registration plates of Poland | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | vehicle registration plate system ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
city offices with powiat rights
ⓘ
starostwo powiatowe (county office) ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| excludesCharacter |
Polish letters with diacritics
ⓘ
letters Q ⓘ letters V ⓘ letters X ⓘ |
| followsStandard | European Union license plate format with blue EU stripe ⓘ |
| governedBy | Polish road traffic law ⓘ |
| hasColorCoding |
black on yellow for temporary plates
ⓘ
white on blue for diplomatic plates ⓘ yellow background for historic vehicle plates ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
powiat (county or city) code
ⓘ
serial characters ⓘ voivodeship code ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
black characters for standard plates
ⓘ
blue vertical stripe on the left side ⓘ circle of 12 EU stars on the blue stripe ⓘ combination of letters and digits ⓘ regional code at the beginning ⓘ white background for standard plates ⓘ |
| hasLegalRequirement |
must be clearly legible
ⓘ
must be displayed on front and rear of most vehicles ⓘ must match vehicle registration certificate ⓘ |
| hasRegionalStructure | 16 voivodeship-level initial letters ⓘ |
| hasType |
antique (historic vehicle) plates
ⓘ
custom (individual) plates ⓘ diplomatic plates ⓘ military plates ⓘ moped plates ⓘ motorcycle plates ⓘ standard passenger car plates ⓘ temporary plates ⓘ trailer plates ⓘ truck and bus plates ⓘ |
| identifies | registered motor vehicles in Poland ⓘ |
| introducedFormat | current EU-style format in 2000 ⓘ |
| issuedBy | local vehicle registration authorities in Poland ⓘ |
| previousFormat |
pre-2000 format without EU stripe
ⓘ
socialist-era format used in the Polish People’s Republic ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | vehicle identification and registration control ⓘ |
| reflectsAdministrativeDivision |
powiat (county)
ⓘ
voivodeship ⓘ |
| regulates | display of registration numbers on vehicles ⓘ |
| supports | personalized inscriptions on individual plates for a fee ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automatic number plate recognition systems in Poland
ⓘ
law enforcement and traffic monitoring ⓘ |
| usedInJurisdiction | Republic of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCharacterSet | Polish-specific subset of Latin letters without diacritics ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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