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Dutch license plates are in different sorts, sizes and coulors, like blue taxi license plates, green dealer license plates, AA-license plates from the Royal Family, CD license plates from the diplomatic corps etc.
Side Codes
The so called ' Side code' is the code that is used for the type of license plate combinations there are.
Here is an overview of the side codes.
| Code | Combination | Issued | First reg.nr | Side code 1 | XX-99-99 | 3 jan.1951 - 4 oct. 1965 | ND-00-01 | Side code 2 | 99-99-XX | 4 oct. 1965 - 3 sept. 1973 | 00-01-AD | Side code 3 | 99-XX-99 | 3 sept. 1973 - 25 sept. 1978 | 00-AD-01 | Side code 4 | XX-99-XX | 25 sept. 1978 - 2 sept. 1991 | DB-01-BB | Side code 5 | XX-XX-99 | 2 sept. 1991 - june 1999 | DB-BB-01 | Side code 6 | 99-XX-XX | juni 1999 - current | 01-DB-BB | Side code 7 | 99-XXX-9 | 1 september 2005 moped
2 oktober 2006 light vans | 01-DBB-1
01-VBB-1 | Side code 8 | 9-XXX-99 | ------------------------- | 1-DBB-01 | Side Code 9 | XX-999-X | 11 augustus 2006 moped | DB-001-B |
Introduction sidecode 7 - Moped: 1 September 2005
- Light vans: 2 oktober 2006
- Cars: probably 2007 / 2008
- Trucks: after 2010
- Trailers (W-series): after 2010
- Motorcycle: after 2015
- Trailers (O-series): after 2015
The exact date of swapping from side code 6 to side code 7 is kept secret by the vehecle authorities.
Special license plates
All special license plates will not switch to the side code 7.
The special license plates are: - AA-Royal family
- Bewijs voor weging en onderzoek (ééndaags kenteken)
- BN/GN-license plates
- BO-license plates
- CD-license plates
- CDJ-license plates
- Export license plates
- GV-license plates
- FH/HA/OA license plates
- HH license plates
- Militairy license plates
- NATO license plates
- 7-day permit license plates
- ZZ-license plates
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