What to Fill in for License Plate Type?

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CoreyRose
07/30/25 3:56am
License plate type refers to the abbreviation of provinces/autonomous regions/municipalities directly under the central government. According to the provincial capital code and the first letter of the license plate, the letter represents the code of the city where the vehicle is registered. 'A' stands for the provincial capital, while 'O' indicates license plates issued by the vehicle management office directly under the public security department, generally for vehicles registered in the provincial capital. The type of motor vehicle can be distinguished by the color and font of the license plate: Black border with black characters at the bottom: Special license plates for new energy vehicles. New energy vehicle plates are gradually turning green, with large new energy vehicle plates being yellow-green. Black border with yellow and black characters: Large license plates, medium and above passenger vehicles, cargo trucks, special operation vehicles, semi-trailer tractors, and trams. Black border with yellow and black characters: License plates for trailers not fixed to tractors, full trailers, and semi-trailers. Generally, cars over 6 meters also need to be reserved. White border with blue and white characters: Small license plates, medium buses, trucks, and special operation vehicles. License plates are distinguished by alphanumeric characters. The first character of the license plate is in Chinese: the abbreviation of the province where the vehicle is registered. The second character is in English: the primary code of the city where the vehicle is registered. 'A' is the provincial capital, 'B' is the second-largest city. Each province and city is different, and the letters are not in order.
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