Vehicle registration plates of Lebanon

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Republic of Lebanon
2017 Lebanon License Plate.jpg
Lebanese regular legal standard number plate (EU sized).
CountryFlag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
Country codeRL
Current series
SizeNo specified size
Serial formatA 123456
Colour (front)Black on white
Colour (rear)Black on white

Vehicle registration plates of Lebanon generally have a blue bar to the left like in European Union countries (except without the 12 golden stars) if the plate is European standard. The blue bar is to the top if the plate is North American standard. The blue bar consists of the name of Lebanon in Arabic (لبنان), the Lebanese Cedar tree in the middle, and the vehicle's classification all in white. The rest of the plate is white, with a Latin letter representing the vehicle's registration area and Arabic numbers next to the letter in bold. Different colors represent different usages (e.g., red ones are used by taxis and public transport, green ones are for rental vehicles, etc.). If the plate has the letter J, then the car is owned by a judge. If the plate has the letters MP or AG then the car belongs to a minister or parliament member.

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Codes

The following style is 382445 with numbers followed with Latin letters. P is town registered to:

Private Vehicles
LetterColourTownGovernoratesImage
(EU Size)
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(US Size)
Notes
ABlue Lebanon - License Plate - Private General - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Private General - US Size.png Code A added to Numbers previously without Code. These correspond to numbers put on cars before the 1998 series. They are the most valuable numbers, i.e. "A 1000" would correspond to the number of the 1000th car registered in Lebanon, giving the code a sense of vanity.
B Beirut Beirut Lebanon - License Plate - Private Beirut - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Private Beirut -US Size.png
Y Aley Mount Lebanon Lebanon - License Plate - Private Aley - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Private Aley - US Size.png
G Jounieh Mount Lebanon Lebanon - License Plate - Private Jounieh - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Private Jounieh - US Size.png
N Nabatiye Nabatieh Lebanon - License Plate - Private Nabatiye - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Private Nabatiye - US Size.png
OOuzai Mount Lebanon Lebanon - License Plate - Private Ouzai - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Private Ouzai - US Size.png
S Sidon South Lebanon Lebanon - License Plate - Private Sidon - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Private Sidon - US Size.png
T Tripoli North Lebanon Lebanon - License Plate - Private Tripoli - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Private Tripoli - US Size.png
K Baalbek Beqaa Lebanon - License Plate - Private Baalbek - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Private Baalbek - US Size.png Not in use
Z Zahleh Beqaa Lebanon - License Plate - Private Zahleh - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Private Zahleh - US Size.png
JJudicialN/AServing judges in Lebanon each have their own unique license plate which can be placed on their private vehicles. These plates are returned when they retire.
RReligious OfficialN/AHigher-ranking religious officials from the 18 recognised sects in Lebanon, like judges, have their own unique license plate.
MPMember of ParliamentN/ATemporarily given to in-office members of the Lebanese Parliament, from 1 to 128, to be placed on their private vehicles. Numbers are returned to the government at the end of their term.
MN/AN/A Lebanon - License Plate - Motorcycle.png Motorcycles and privately owned commercial vehicles such as pickup trucks and panel vans/vans with no rear seats. As of 2019, non-6-digit "M" numbers can be put on private vehicles.
Public, Governmental, and Service Vehicles
CPurpleN/AN/A Lebanon - License Plate - Consular - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Consular - US Size.png Consular License Plate
DOrangeN/AN/A Lebanon - License Plate - Diplomatic - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Diplomatic - US Size.png Diplomatic License Plate (Contains Country Code and Car Number)
MRedN/AN/A Lebanon - License Plate - Public Institution - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Public Institution - US Size.png Vehicles owned by companies or institutions (مؤسسات)
PN/AN/A Lebanon - License Plate - Public Transport - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Public Transport - US Size.png Public Transportation Vehicles (Previously registered under the letter M and only distinguished with a red background)
MYellowN/AN/A Lebanon - License Plate - Driving Instructor - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Driving Instructor - US Size.png Driving Instructor's Vehicle License Plate
GreenN/AN/A Lebanon - License Plate - Transit - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Transit - US Size.png Transit License Plate
BrownN/AN/A Lebanon - License Plate - Temporary - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Temporary - US Size.png Temporary License Plate
PinkN/AN/A Lebanon - License Plate - Tourism - EU Size.png Lebanon - License Plate - Tourism - US Size.png Tourism License Plate

Note: Private and public numbers from 1 to 128 do not exist with any letter code as they are reserved for members of parliament.

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