Vehicle registration plates of Greece
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'''[[Greece|Greek]] [[vehicle registration plate]]s''' are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e.g. <code>AAA-1000</code>). The letters represent the district that issues the plates while the numbers begin from 1000 to 9999. Similar plates with digits beginning from 1 to 999 are issued for motorcycles which exceed 50 cc.
With the exception of Athens and Thessaloniki (Salonica), all districts are represented by the first 2 letters. The final letter in the sequence changes in Greek alphabetical order after 9,000 issued plates. For example, Patras district plates are <code>AXA-1000</code>, where AX represents the Achaia district in which Patras is the capital. When <code>AXA-9999</code> is reached the plates turn to <code>AXB-1000</code> and this continues until <code>AXX</code> is finished. The letters used are only from the intersection between the [[Latin alphabet|Latin]] and [[Greek alphabet]]s by [[glyph]] appearance, namely A, B, E, Z, H, I, K, M, N, O, P, T, Y, X (in Greek alphabetical order), however Greek B, H, P, and X don't represent the same sound as in the English alphabet.
Combinations used for overseas residents are <code>L-DDDD</code> (where L = letter and D = digit) and are limited. <!--Some vehicles (for example, sport utility vehicles) and tractors are not part of this system; they are given <code>DDDDD</code>.--> Until 2003, taxis used <code>L-DDDD</code>; the plate was aligned with the prefecture and the letters were colored red.
==History==
When number plates were introduced to [[Greece]], they were numbered and in the late 1950s the system was <code>D-DDD</code> and <code>DD-DDD</code>. In the 1960s, the system was <code>DDD-DDD</code>. They became lettered in 1972 and the system was <code>LL-DDDD</code> while trucks used <code>L-DDDD</code> until 1983, when they changed to <code>LLL-DDDD</code> and now use the present system.
== Car designations ==
=== In [[Greek alphabet]]ical order ===
The first 2 of 3 letters (which are listed below) of a licence plate usually represent the [[Prefectures of Greece|prefecture (nomos)]] where the car was registered. The almost full list of plates in Greece is below (next to the prefecture / district is its capital or an area within the prefecture that the plates are issued; some prefectures have more than one combination):
* '''AB''' [[Kavala Prefecture|Kavala]] prefecture - [[Kavala]] {''motorcycles''}
* '''AZ''' [[Achaia]] prefecture - [[Patras]]
* '''AE''' [[Lasithi]] prefecture - [[Agios Nikolaos (Greece)|Agios Nikolaos]] ''(future use)''
* '''AH''' [[Xanthi Prefecture|Xanthi]] prefecture - [[Xanthi]] <!--(AHH is omitted)-->
* '''AI''' [[Aitoloakarnania]] prefecture - [[Agrinio]] area <!--(AII is omitted)-->
* '''AK''' [[Laconia]] prefecture - [[Sparta|Sparti]]
* '''AM''' [[Phokida]] prefecture - [[Amfissa]]
** '''AM''' [O, P, T, Y, X] (red letters) tax free cars
* '''AN''' [[Lasithi]] prefecture - [[Agios Nikolaos (Greece)|Agios Nikolaos]]
* '''AO''' [[Achaia]] prefecture - [[Patras]] {''motorcycles''}
* '''AP''' [[Argolis]] (Argolida) prefecture - [[Nafplio]]
* '''AT''' [[Arta Prefecture|Arta]] prefecture - [[Arta, Greece|Arta]]
* '''AX''' [[Achaia]] prefecture - [[Patras]]
* '''BB''' [[Magnesia]] prefecture - [[Volos]] {''motorcycles''}
* '''BE''' [[Piraeus Prefecture|Piraeus]] prefecture {''motorcycles''}
* '''BH''' [[Piraeus Prefecture|Piraeus]] prefecture ''(future use)''
* '''BI''' [[Boeotia Prefecture|Boeotia]] (Viotia) prefecture - [[Livadeia]]
* '''BK''' [[East Attica]] prefecture - [[Pallini]] ''(future use)''
* '''BM''' [[East Attica]] prefecture - [[Pallini]] ''(future use)''
* '''BN''' [[West Attica]] prefecture - [[Elefsina]] ''(future use)''
* '''BO''' [[Magnesia]] prefecture - [[Volos]]
* '''BP''' [[West Attica]] prefecture - [[Elefsina]] ''(future use)''
* '''EB''' [[Evros Prefecture|Evros]] prefecture - [[Alexandroupoli]] <!--(EBB is omitted)-->
* '''EE''' [[Pella Prefecture]] - [[Edessa, Greece|Edessa]] <!--(EEE is omitted)-->
* '''EH''' [[Euboea]] (Evia) prefecture - [[Chalkida]] {''motorcycles''}
* '''EZ''' [[Cyclades]] prefecture - [[Ermoupoli]] {''motorcycles''}
** '''EK''' [A, B, E] (introduced maybe in 2003/2004, yellow colored) [[truck]]s and other vehicles used for national <!--(interprefectural and interaerial?)--> transport of goods
* '''EM''' [[Cyclades]] prefecture - [[Ermoupoli]]
* '''EP''' [[Serres Prefecture|Serres]] prefecture - [[Serres, Greece|Serres]]
* '''ET''' [[Corfu Prefecture|Corfu]] (Kerkyra) prefecture - [[Corfu (city)|Corfu]] {''motorcycles''}
* '''EY''' [[Lefkada]] prefecture - [[Lefkada (city)|Lefkada]] <!--(EYA plates are also issued in Rodos Island due to lack of PON plates at this time)-->
** '''EY''' [Y] tax free cars of [[offshore company|offshore companies]]
* '''ZA''' [[Zakynthos Prefecture|Zakynthos]] prefecture - [[Zakynthos (city)|Zakynthos]]
<!--* '''ZB''' ''not in circulation yet''
* '''ZE''' ''not in circulation yet''-->
* '''ZZ''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture
* '''ZH''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture
<!--* '''ZI''' ''not in circulation yet''-->
* '''ZK''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture
* '''ZM''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture
* '''ZN''' [[Piraeus Prefecture|Piraeus]] prefecture {''motorcycles''}
<!--* '''ZO''' ''not in circulation yet''-->
* '''ZP''' [[Piraeus Prefecture|Piraeus]] prefecture {''motorcycles''}
* '''ZT''' [[West Attica]] prefecture - [[Elefsina]] {''motorcycles''}
* '''ZY''' [[East Attica]] prefecture - [[Pallini]]
* '''ZX''' [[East Attica]] prefecture - [[Pallini]]
* '''HA''' [[Ilia Prefecture|Ilia]] prefecture - [[Pyrgos (Ilia)|Pyrgos]] <!--(HAA is omitted)-->
* '''HZ''' [[Heraklion Prefecture|Heraklio]] prefecture - [[Heraklio]] {motorcycles}
* '''HK''' [[Heraklion Prefecture|Heraklio]] prefecture - [[Heraklio]] <!--(HKH and HKZ plates were also issued in nearby Chania Prefecture due to lack of XNM plates at that time)-->
* '''HM''' [[Imathia Prefecture|Imathia]] prefecture - [[Veria]]
* '''HN''' [[Thesprotia]] prefecture - [[Igoumenitsa]]
* '''HP''' [[Heraklion Prefecture|Heraklio]] prefecture - [[Heraklio]]
* '''IA'''
** '''IA''' [A, B, E] (yellow colored) trucks used for international transport
* '''IB''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture
* '''IE''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture
* '''IZ''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture
* '''IH''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture
<!--* '''II''' ''not in circulation yet''-->
* '''IK''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture {''motorcycles''}
* '''IM''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture {''motorcycles''}
* '''IN''' [[Ioannina Prefecture|Ioannina]] prefecture - [[Ioannina]]
* '''IO''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture {''motorcycles''}
* '''IP''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture {''motorcycles''}
* '''IT''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture {''motorcycles''}
* '''IY''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture {''motorcycles''}
<!--* '''IX''' ''not in circulation yet''-->
[[Image:Grecja tablica.jpg|thumb|300px|A state vehicle registration plate]]
* '''KA''' [[Karditsa Prefecture|Karditsa]] prefecture - [[Karditsa]] <!--(KAA is omitted)-->
* '''KB''' [[Kavala Prefecture|Kavala]] prefecture - [[Kavala]] <!--(KBB is omitted)-->
* '''KE''' [[Kefalonia and Ithaca Prefecture|Kefalonia and Ithaca]] prefecture - [[Argostoli]]
* '''KZ''' [[Kozani Prefecture|Kozani]] prefecture - [[Kozani]] <!--(KZZ is omitted)-->
* '''KH''' [[Evrytania]] prefecture - [[Karpenisi]]
** '''KH''' [I, O, Y] (orange colored) state cars
* '''KI''' [[Kilkis Prefecture|Kilkis]] prefecture - Kilkis
* '''KK''' [[Rhodope Prefecture|Rhodope]] prefecture - [[Komotini]] {''motorcycles''}
* '''KM''' [[Messinia]] prefecture - [[Kalamata]]
* '''KN''' [[Pieria]] prefecture - [[Katerini]] <!--(KNZ is omitted)-->
* '''KO''' [[Rhodope Prefecture|Rhodope]] (Rodopi) prefecture - [[Komotini]] (exception: <code>KOH</code> and <code>KOK</code> --> [[Thessaloniki Prefecture|Thessaloniki]] prefecture, <code>KOP</code> --> [[Heraklion Prefecture|Heraklio]] prefecture {motorcycles})
* '''KP''' [[Corinthia]] prefecture - [[Corinth]] (Korinthos)
* '''KT''' [[Kastoria Prefecture|Kastoria]] prefecture - [[Kastoria]]
* '''KY''' [[Corfu Prefecture|Corfu]] (Kerkyra) prefecture - [[Corfu (city)|Corfu]]
* '''KX''' [[Dodecanese]] prefecture - [[Kos]] island <!--(KXA plates were also issued for cars in Rodos Island due to lack of POZ plates at that time)-->
** '''KX''' [Y] (red letters) tax free cars
* '''MO''' [[Samos Prefecture|Samos]] prefecture - [[Vathy, Samos|Samos]] ''(future use)''
* '''ME''' [[Aitoloakarnania]] prefecture - [[Messolongi]]
* '''MH''' [[Lesbos Prefecture|Lesvos]] prefecture - [[Myrina, Greece|Myrina]] ([[Limnos]] island)
* '''MI''' [[Phthiotis]] (Fthiotida) prefecture - [[Lamia (city)|Lamia]] <!--(MII is omitted)-->
* '''MO''' [[Samos Prefecture|Samos]] prefecture - [[Vathy, Samos|Samos]] <!--(MOK, MOM and MOP plates for motorcycles were also issued in Rodos Island due to lack of PKM plates at that time)-->
** '''MO''' [I, O, Y] (red letters) {tax free cars}
* '''MT''' [[Lesbos Prefecture|Lesbos]] prefecture - [[Mytilene|Mytilini]] ''(future use)''
* '''MY''' [[Lesbos Prefecture|Lesbos]] (Lesvos) prefecture - [[Mytilene|Mytilini]] <!--(MYZ plates were also issued for cars in Rodos Island due to lack of POM plates at that time)-->
* '''NA''' [[Thessaloniki Prefecture|Thessaloniki]] prefecture - [[Thessaloniki]] (Salonica)
* '''NB''' [[Thessaloniki Prefecture|Thessaloniki]] prefecture - [[Thessaloniki]]
* '''NE''' [[Thessaloniki Prefecture|Thessaloniki]] prefecture - [[Thessaloniki]]
* '''NZ''' [[Thessaloniki Prefecture|Thessaloniki]] prefecture - [[Thessaloniki]]
* '''NH''' [[Thessaloniki Prefecture|Thessaloniki]] prefecture - [[Thessaloniki]]
* '''NI''' [[Thessaloniki Prefecture|Thessaloniki]] prefecture - [[Thessaloniki]] {''motorcycles''}
* '''NK''' [[Thessaloniki Prefecture|Thessaloniki]] prefecture - [[Thessaloniki]] {''motorcycles''}
* '''NM''' [[Thessaloniki Prefecture|Thessaloniki]] prefecture ''(future use)''
* '''NN''' [[Thessaloniki Prefecture|Thessaloniki]] prefecture ''(future use)''
* '''NO''' [[Thessaloniki Prefecture|Thessaloniki]] prefecture ''(future use)''
* '''NP''' [[Thessaloniki Prefecture|Thessaloniki]] prefecture ''(future use)''
* '''NT''' [[Thessaloniki Prefecture|Thessaloniki]] prefecture ''(future use)''
* '''NY''' [[Thessaloniki Prefecture|Thessaloniki]] prefecture ''(future use)''
* '''NX''' [[Thessaloniki Prefecture|Thessaloniki]] prefecture ''(future use)''
** '''NX''' [A, Y] (yellow colored) {trucks for transport of goods in a [[Prefectures of Greece|prefecture]]}
* '''OP''' [[Evros Prefecture|Evros]] prefecture - [[Orestiada]] area
* '''PA''' [[Florina Prefecture|Florina]] prefecture - [[Florina]] <!--(PAA is omitted)-->
** '''PA''' [I, O, Y] (red letters) tax free cars
* '''PB''' [[Corinthia]] prefecture - [[Corinth]] ''(future use)''
* '''PE''' [[Rethymno Prefecture|Rethymno]] prefecture - [[Rethymno]] <!--(PEE is omitted)-->
* '''PZ''' [[Preveza Prefecture|Preveza]] prefecture - [[Preveza]] <!--(PZB is omitted)-->
* '''PH''' [[Rethymno Prefecture|Rethymno]] prefecture - [[Rethymno]] ''(future use)''
* '''PI''' [[Larissa Prefecture|Larissa]] prefecture - [[Larissa]]
* '''PK''' [[Dodecanese]] prefecture - Rodos ([[Rhodes]]) {''motorcycles''}
* '''PM''' [[Drama Prefecture|Drama]] prefecture - [[Drama, Greece|Drama]] <!--(PMZ is omitted)-->
* '''PN''' [[Grevena Prefecture|Grevena]] prefecture - [[Grevena]]
** '''PN''' [I, M, N, O, P] (red letters) trucks
* '''PO''' [[Dodecanese]] prefecture - [[Rhodes]] (Rodos)
* '''TA'''
** '''TA''' [A, B, E, Z, H] (marked in yellow) taxis
* '''TK''' [[Trikala Prefecture|Trikala]] prefecture - [[Trikala]]
* '''TP''' [[Arcadia]] prefecture - [[Tripoli, Greece|Tripoli]]
* '''YA''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture
* '''YB''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture
* '''YE''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture
* '''YZ''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture
* '''YH''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture
* '''YI''' [[Piraeus Prefecture|Piraeus]] prefecture
* '''YK''' [[Piraeus Prefecture|Piraeus]] prefecture
* '''YM''' [[Piraeus Prefecture|Piraeus]] prefecture
* '''YN''' [[Piraeus Prefecture|Piraeus]] prefecture
* '''YO''' [[West Attica]] prefecture - [[Elefsina]]
* '''YP''' [[West Attica]] prefecture - [[Elefsina]]
* '''YT''' [[West Attica]] prefecture - [[Elefsina]] {''motorcycles''}
* '''YY''' [[East Attica]] prefecture - [[Pallini]]
* '''YX''' [[East Attica]] prefecture - [[Pallini]]
* '''XA''' [[Euboea]] (Evia) prefecture - [[Chalkida]] <!--(XAA is omitted)-->
* '''XB''' [[Chania Prefecture|Chania]] prefecture - [[Chania]] {''motorcycles''}
* '''XE''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture {''motorcycles''}
* '''XZ''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture {''motorcycles''}
* '''XH''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture {''motorcycles''}
* '''XI''' [[Chios Prefecture|Chios]] prefecture - [[Chios]]
* '''XK''' [[Chalkidiki]] prefecture - [[Polygyros]] <!--(XKZ is omitted)-->
* '''XN''' [[Chania Prefecture|Chania]] prefecture - [[Chania]] <!--(XNN and XNO were skipped for cars, but were used for motorcycles)-->
* '''XO''' [[Chios Prefecture|Chios]] prefecture - [[Chios]] ''(future use)''
* '''XP''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture ''(future use)''
* '''XT''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture ''(future use)''
* '''XY''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture ''(future use)''
* '''XX''' [[Athens Prefecture|Athens]] prefecture ''(future use)''
=== Special plates ===
Vehicles that belong to public services and armed forces use special license plates with the following letter combinations followed by numbers:
* '''ΑΝ.Π.''' ({{lang|el|Ανάπηροι Πολέμου, ''Anapiroi Polemou''}}) — Disabled in war (blue coloured)
* '''ΔΟΚ''' ({{lang|el|Δοκιμαστικές, ''Dokimastikes''}}) — Test plates
* '''ΔΣ''' ({{lang|el|Διπλωματικό Σώμα, ''Diplomatiko Soma''}}) — [[Diplomat]] or foreign delegation (eg <code>ΔΣ 48 CD</code>, <code>ΔΣ 48-1 CD</code>) (green coloured)
* '''Ε.Α.''' or '''ΕΛ.ΑΣ.''' ({{lang|el|Ελληνική Αστυνομία, ''Elliniki Astynomia''}}) — Police
* '''ΛΣ''' ({{lang|el|Λιμενικό Σώμα, ''Limeniko Soma''}}) — [[Coast Guard]]
* '''ΞΑ''' ({{lang|el|Ξένες Αποστολές, ''Xenes Apostoles''}}) — Foreign missions (yellow coloured)
* '''ΕΣ''' ({{lang|el|Ελληνικός Στρατός, ''Ellinikos Stratos''}}) — [[Hellenic Army]]
* '''ΠΑ''' ({{lang|el|Πολεμική Αεροπορία, ''Polemiki Aeroporia''}}) — [[Hellenic Air Force]]
* '''ΠΝ''' ({{lang|el|Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, ''Polemiko Naftiko''}}) — [[Hellenic Navy]]
* '''ΠΣ''' ({{lang|el|Πυροσβεστικό Σώμα, ''Pyrosvestiko Soma''}}) — Fire Guard
The following categories are conflicting: The same letter combinations are used for both public services and specific regions:
* '''ΑΜ''' ({{lang|el|Αγροτικά Μηχανήματα, ''Agrotika Mekhanemata''}}) — [[Agriculture|Agricultural]] vehicles
* '''ΚΥ''' ({{lang|el|Κρατική Υπηρεσία, ''Kratiki Ypiresia''}}) — State
* '''ΜΕ''' ({{lang|el|Μηχανήματα Έργων, ''Mekhanimata Ergon''}}) — [[Public works]] vehicles (yellow coloured)
== External links ==
* [http://plaque.free.fr/eur/gr/ Francoplaque Photos - Greece]
* [http://worldlicenseplates.com/world/EU_GREE.html License Plates of the World - Greece]
* [http://olavsplates.com/greece.html Olav's License Plate Pictures - Number plates of Greece]
* [http://licenseplatemania.com/landenframes/griekenland_fr.htm License Plate Mania - Greece]
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