Vehicle registration plates of Greece 1209397 225005837 2008-07-11T12:34:19Z LatitudeBot 6771835 robot Adding: [[ru:Индекс автомобильных номеров Греции]] [[Image:Griechenland-GreeceKfz.jpg|thumb| Greek Europlate]] '''[[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] {{Vehicle registration plates of Europe}} [[Category:Transport in Greece]] [[Category:Vehicle registration plates by country|Greece]] [[de:Kfz-Kennzeichen (Griechenland)]] [[el:Ελληνικές πινακίδες αυτοκινήτων]] [[fr:Plaque d'immatriculation grecque]] [[it:Targhe automobilistiche greche]] [[no:Greske bilnumre]] [[pl:Greckie tablice rejestracyjne]] [[ru:Индекс автомобильных номеров Греции]]