What is the basis for the alphabetical order of license plate letters in Shandong?
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Shandong license plate letters are determined based on the establishment time of municipalities directly under the provincial government within Shandong Province. For example, Jinan City, as a provincial municipality and also the first one, is assigned Lu A in the license plate letter ranking. Qingdao, as the second provincial municipality, is assigned Lu B for vehicle license plates. By 1991, Shandong Province had a total of 11 provincial municipalities and five regions. Among them, the license plate letters for the 11 provincial municipalities were arranged according to the establishment time of these municipalities. With the increase in urban vehicles, one letter representing one provincial municipality was no longer sufficient. Currently, Shandong Province uses Lu U as a supplement for Qingdao license plates and Lu Y as a supplement for Yantai license plates.