What are the differences between Jing A, B, C, D, E, F license plates?
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The differences between Jing A, B, C, D, E, F license plates are: ordinary vehicles use Jing A, C, E, F; taxis use Jing B; currently, there is no Jing D license plate in Beijing. The first character of the license plate is a Chinese character, representing the provincial-level administrative region where the vehicle is registered, which is the abbreviation of the province, municipality, or autonomous region. For example: Beijing is Jing, Shanghai is Hu, Hunan is Xiang, Chongqing is Yu, Shandong is Lu. The second character of the license plate is an English letter, representing the prefecture-level administrative region where the vehicle is registered, which is the letter code for the prefecture-level city, region, autonomous prefecture, or league. Generally, the ranking is divided by the provincial vehicle management office based on the status of each prefecture-level administrative region.
I think the differences among Beijing license plates Jing A, B, C, D, E, and F mainly lie in their history and usage. Jing A was for private cars in the early years, and now there are fewer such cars on the road, making them less common, but some people find them more classic. Jing B is specifically for taxis—only taxi drivers can have these, making it easy for passengers to identify them. Jing C and Jing E are mostly for private cars too, but they were allocated later, making them slightly easier to obtain through the lottery, and they follow the same traffic restriction rules based on the last digit. Jing D is for police or special vehicles, which get priority in emergencies, making them quite crucial. In daily life, the license plate distinctions don’t matter much, but when applying, Jing B requires special certification, Jing A is harder to win in the lottery, and paying attention to the plate type helps in choosing the right vehicle.
