Vehicle registration plates of Namibia

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Namibian plate from Windhoek
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Namibian plate from Swakopmund
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Vehicle registration plates of Namibia are yellow fluorescent metal plates with imprints in black. The standard version is uniform throughout the country, and carries one of the following forms:

Contents

 N 1 A  N 1 AB 
 N 12 A  N 12 AB 
 N 123 A  N 123 AB 
 N 1234 A  N 1234 AB 
 N 12345 A  N 12345 AB 
 N 123-456 A  N 123-456 AB 

The first letter is always "N" for Namibia. The last one or two letters indicate the town or region the car originates from. In between, numbers are issued sequentially within each region, starting with single-digit numbers, and increasing in length as required. The vast majority of vehicles are registered in the capital, Windhoek, and require six digits; most other regions currently use three or four digits.

Since 2007, personalised number plates are available at an extra fee. Such plates may carry up to seven alphanumerical characters, followed by the Namibian Flag and the letters NA. They also differ in color and material, the personalised plates are made from acrylic white plastic and have light blue characters. [1]

Government vehicles use dark green number plates with white imprints. As with ordinary number plates, numbers are issued sequentially within each region, starting with single-digit numbers, and increasing in length as required. The Government vehicle plates are prefixed with the following letters:

Town codes

The following list may be incomplete.

South West Africa

From 1968 to 1990, South West Africa used a system similar to that in use in South Africa, using the prefix S: [6]

References

  1. Bause, Tanja (8 May 2007). "Pimp your Ride!" . The Namibian .
  2. 1 2 Nashama, Stefanus (January 2024). "Legislature adopts unique vehicle registration plates". Windhoek Observer .
  3. "All Namibia News on LinkedIn: Bukalo gets own number plate - the Namibian".
  4. "RA a patulula ombelewa yoNatis moHelao Nafidi". The Namibian (in Ndonga). 19 October 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. Nembwaya, Hileni (3 September 2022). "Okahao gets Natis centre". The Namibian . Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  6. Holcroft’s South African Calendar 1975, published by Vergne, Pretoria
  7. "License Plates of Namibia". worldlicenseplates.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.