Car Number Prefixes and Sequence Numbers
All Norwegian car number plates have a prefix of two letters, followed by a sequence of numbers.
Special prefixes are:
- CD: Corps Diplomatique
- EL: Electrically powered vehicles
- GA: autogas LPG (Liquified petroleum gas) or other gas powered vehicles
- HY: Hydrogen powered vehicles
Normal number plates have a prefix based on the geographic location for the first registration, and will not be changed later.
| City | County | Registration series |
|---|---|---|
| Halden | Østfold | AA AB AC |
| Sarpsborg | Østfold | AD AE |
| Fredrikstad | Østfold | AF AH AR AS AT AU AV AW |
| Mysen | Østfold | AJ AK AL AN AP |
| Moss | Østfold | AX AY AZ BA BB FN |
| Drøbak | Akershus | BC BD BE BF BH BJ BK |
| Asker and Bærum | Akershus | BL BN BP BR BS BT BU BV BX BY BZ CA CB |
| Romerike | Akershus | CC CE CF CH CJ CK CL CN CP CR CS CT CU |
| Jessheim | Akershus | CV CX CY CZ |
| Oslo | Oslo | DA DB DC DD DE DF DH DJ DK DL DN DP DR DS DT DU DV DX DY DZ EA EB EC ED EE EF EH EJ EK EN EP ER ES ET EU EV EX EY EZ FA FB FC FD FE |
| Hamar | Hedmark | FS FT FU FV FX FY FZ HA |
| Elverum | Hedmark | HB HC HD HE |
| Tynset | Hedmark | HF HH |
| Kongsvinger | Hedmark | HJ HK HL HN HP HR |
| Lillehammer | Oppland | HS HT HU HV HX |
| Otta | Oppland | HZ JA JB |
| Gjøvik | Oppland | JC JD JE JF JH JJ JK JL JN JP |
| Fagernes | Oppland | JR JS JT |
| Ringerike | Buskerud | JU JV JX JY JZ KA |
| Hallingdal | Buskerud | KB KC KD |
| Drammen | Buskerud | KE KF KH KJ KK KL KN KP KR KS |
| Kongsberg | Buskerud | KT KU KV KX KY |
| Horten | Vestfold | KZ LA LB LC LD LE |
| Tønsberg | Vestfold | LH LJ LK LL LN LP LR |
| Larvik | Vestfold | LS LT LU LV LX LZ NA NB NC |
| Sandefjord | Vestfold | LY |
| Skien | Telemark | ND NE NF NH NJ NK NL NN NP NR NT NU |
| Notodden | Telemark | NV NX NY NZ |
| Rjukan | Telemark | PA PB |
| Arendal | Aust-Agder | PC PD PE PF PH PJ PK |
| Setesdal | Aust-Agder | PL LF |
| Kristiansand | Vest-Agder | PN PP PR PS PT PU PV |
| Mandal | Vest-Agder | PX PY PZ RC RD |
| Flekkefjord | Vest-Agder | RA RB |
| Stavanger | Rogaland | RE RF RH RJ RK RL RN RP RR RS RT RU RV RX RY |
| Egersund | Rogaland | RZ SA SB |
| Haugesund | Rogaland | SC SD SE SF SH SJ SK SL |
| Bergen | Hordaland | SN SP SR ST SU SV SX SY SZ TA TB TC TD TE |
| Voss | Hordaland | TF TH TJ TK |
| Stord | Hordaland | TL TN TP TR |
| Odda | Hordaland | TS TT TU |
| Førde | Sogn og Fjordane | TV TX TY TZ |
| Nordfjordeid | Sogn og Fjordane | UA UB |
| Sogndal | Sogn og Fjordane | UC UD |
| Ålesund | Møre og Romsdal | UE UF UH UJ UK UL |
| Ørsta | Møre og Romsdal | UN UP |
| Molde | Møre og Romsdal | UR US UT UU UV |
| Kristiansund | Møre og Romsdal | UX UY UZ VA |
| Sunndalsøra | Møre og Romsdal | VB VC |
| Trondheim | Sør-Trøndelag | FP VD VE VF VH VJ VK VL VN VP VR |
| Støren | Sør-Trøndelag | VS VT VU VV |
| Orkdal | Sør-Trøndelag | VX VY VZ |
| Brekstad | Sør-Trøndelag | XA XB XC |
| Steinkjer | Nord-Trøndelag | XD XE XF XH XJ |
| Levanger | Nord-Trøndelag | XK XL |
| Stjørdal | Nord-Trøndelag | XN XP |
| Namsos | Nord-Trøndelag | XR XS XT XU |
| Mosjøen | Nordland | XV XX XY XZ |
| Mo i Rana | Nordland | YA YB YC YD |
| Bodø | Nordland | YE YF YH YJ |
| Fauske | Nordland | YK YL |
| Narvik | Nordland | YN YP YR YS |
| Svolvær | Nordland | YT YY |
| Sortland | Nordland | YU YV YX |
| Storslett | Troms | FK |
| Harstad | Troms | YZ ZA ZB |
| Tromsø including Svalbard |
Troms | ZC ZE ZH ZK ZL ZN |
| Finnsnes | Troms | ZD ZF ZJ |
| Vadsø | Finnmark | FR ZP ZR |
| Kirkenes | Finnmark | ZS |
| Alta | Finnmark | ZT ZU ZV ZY |
| Hammerfest | Finnmark | ZX |
| Lakselv | Finnmark | ZZ |
The letters G, I, M, O, Q, Æ, Ø and Å are not used due to their similarity with other letters or numbers. Additionally, the combinations "NS" and "SS" have been omitted because of their connotations to World War II.(Although SS is in use on four digit plates used for motorcycles, tractors and trailers etc.)
Most vehicles have five-digit registration numbers between 10000 and 99999. Motorcycles, farming equipment and trailers have four-digit registration numbers between 1000 and 9999 is used. Temporary plates have three-digit registration numbers between 100 and 999. Dealer plates have two-digit registration numbers between 10 and 99.
Read more about this topic: Vehicle Registration Plates Of Norway
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