Malaysian license plates generally have white letters and numbers on a black background, except for taxis (black on white), diplomatic corps vehicles (white on red) and dealers' vehicles (white on blue). The system is SXX NNNN (S=State). 0 is not used as the first number. The first car's license plate (for Kuala Lumpur) is WAA 1 (vehicles registered between 1948 to 1974 were assigned plates using the SX NNNN system, which is still valid). Since 1974, all motor vehicle owners must register their vehicles and display vehicle registration plates.
There are different plates for each type of vehicle.
| Type Of plate | Layout |
|---|---|
| Private vehicle (1974 standards) | ABC 4567 |
| Taxi | HAB 4567 |
| Dealers | A 234 S |
| Pedal rickshaws | 123 |
| Tourist vehicles | ABC 4567 |
| Buses | ABC 4567 |
| Diplomatic corps | 12-34-DC |
| Royal and Government | (Full title) |
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