What is the meaning behind the composition of motor vehicle license plates?

[KiraMarie]

The meaning of motor vehicle license plates can be understood from two aspects: the code character count and the license plate number character count. The motor vehicle registration authority code consists of 2 characters, composed of Chinese characters and English letters. The Chinese character represents the abbreviation of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the central government, while the English letter denotes the code of the vehicle management office. For car-type license plates, the motor vehicle registration authority code is located at the top center of the plate, with the Chinese character and English letter arranged horizontally. For motorcycle-type license plates, the code is positioned on the left side of the plate, with the characters arranged vertically. The license plate number consists of 5 characters, which can be Arabic numerals or a combination of Arabic numerals and English letters. There are 10 Arabic numerals ranging from 0 to 9 and 26 English letters from A to Z. Among these, Arabic numerals must be used for numeric parts, and the letters O and L cannot be used in the alphabetic parts.