What Type of Vehicles Use White License Plates?
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White license plates are designated for specialized vehicles of certain authoritative departments in China, including military vehicles of the People's Liberation Army, specialized vehicles of the Armed Police Force, and police vehicles of political and legal departments such as the Public Security Bureau, Procuratorate, Court, National Security Bureau, and Justice Bureau. License plates come in various base colors, including blue, yellow, white, black, green, gradient green, and yellow-green dual colors. License plates, commonly known as vehicle plates, refer to the plates affixed to the front and rear of a vehicle. They are typically made of aluminum, sheet metal, plastic, or paper, and display the vehicle's registration number, registration region, or other relevant information. License plates serve as a means of numbering and registering vehicles, enabling identification of the vehicle's region of registration and facilitating access to the owner's details and registration information. Civilian vehicle license plates display the name of the province, municipality, or autonomous region, along with the code of the issuing and supervising authority, represented by uppercase English letters. The vehicle number following this is usually a 5-digit number, ranging from 00001 to 99999. New energy vehicles have a 6-digit special license plate number. When the number exceeds 100,000, English letters such as A, B, and C are used as substitutes, with A representing 100,000, B representing 110,000, C representing 120,000, and the last letter, Z, representing 350,000.
When I'm driving on the road, I often notice vehicles with white license plates, which are usually police cars, military vehicles, or special government vehicles. These plate colors aren't for ordinary people to use—private cars, for example, use blue or yellow plates. I guess this design is to make it easier for everyone to identify special vehicles and to be careful to give way when encountering them. I remember last month on the highway, I saw a police car with a white plate flashing its lights chasing a traffic violator, and that's when I realized its importance. Actually, license plate colors are quite interesting—different colors represent different purposes—but it's important to remember not to imitate them randomly, as that would be illegal. I recommend that new drivers learn more about this knowledge to ensure both driving safety and avoiding trouble.
