What do the letters in a car license plate number represent?
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Car license plate letters represent a specific city or district within a province or municipality. A car license plate, also known as a vehicle registration plate, serves the following purposes: 1. Identifying the vehicle's region of registration through the plate number; 2. Enabling tracing of the vehicle's owner and registration details based on the plate number. Car license plates are categorized by their applicable scope into: 1. Special plates for new energy vehicles; 2. Plates for large vehicles; 3. Plates for small vehicles; 4. Trailer plates. The installation method for car license plates is as follows: 1. Align the plate with the vehicle's mounting points, ensuring it is straight and properly positioned; 2. Insert the screw rods into the mounting holes and secure them with a flat-head screwdriver; 3. Snap the four screw caps into place in sequence.
Last time I helped a friend with license plates, I researched this. The first Chinese character on the plate is the abbreviation of the province, and the letters represent different cities within the province. For example, Yue A is Guangzhou, Yue B is Shenzhen, and so on. The second letter, like the B and C in A123BC, is actually a random combination, but different letter combinations reflect the nature of the vehicle. Police cars and consular vehicles have specific starting letters. New energy vehicle plates are more obvious, with letters D/F indicating pure electric or hybrid vehicles. I heard some cities are starting to use new letters, and when license plate resources are tight, letters like Y and Z from the back of the alphabet are activated. The letter arrangement actually contains a lot of practical information; when driving on the highway, you can tell roughly which region a car is from by looking at the letters on the front plate.
