Where is the license plate number Zhe N from?
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There is no license plate number Zhe N in China. Zhe is the abbreviation for Zhejiang Province, and the letter following the license plate represents the issuing code of the vehicle management office, with different letters representing different regions. Here is the relevant introduction: 1. Zhe A refers to Hangzhou, Zhe B refers to Ningbo, Zhe C refers to Wenzhou, Zhe D refers to Shaoxing, Zhe E refers to Huzhou, Zhe F refers to Jiaxing, Zhe G refers to Jinhua, Zhe H refers to Quzhou, Zhe J refers to Taizhou, Zhe K refers to Lishui, and Zhe L refers to Zhoushan. 2. The car license plate consists of numbers and letters, totaling five digits. In the car license plate, Arabic numerals range from 0-9 (a total of 10 digits), and English letters range from A-Z (a total of 26 letters). It is worth mentioning that I and O are generally avoided to prevent confusion with the numbers 1 and 0. 3. The license plate numbers used on cars are composed of English letters and numbers. The Chinese character at the front of the license plate refers to the province, and the letter represents the prefecture-level city. The letters used by prefecture-level cities in each province are different. Some prefecture-level cities have a large number of vehicles, so some prefecture-level cities use two letters.
I've always been quite interested in license plates. The 'Zhe' prefix definitely represents Zhejiang, but when it comes to the specific letters, there's actually a lot to it. The license plate codes for various regions in Zhejiang range from A to L. For example, Hangzhou is Zhe A, Ningbo is Zhe B, Wenzhou is Zhe C, and so on, with the farthest being Zhoushan's Zhe L. The letter N has never appeared in Zhejiang's code list. I've checked the latest information, and all 11 prefecture-level cities in Zhejiang use the 12 letters from A to L for their license plates. So if you're asking about Zhe N, it can only mean there's something wrong with that license plate—it might be a cloned plate. You should be extra careful if you encounter such a vehicle. It's best to note down the plate number and verify it with the traffic police. I've studied license plate rules for several years, and Zhejiang's plate code setup has been very consistent, never adding any new letters.
The other day, I saw a car in the neighborhood with a Zhe N license plate, and immediately felt something was off. Having traveled to all cities in Zhejiang, I know that Zhe A plates are most common in Hangzhou, Zhe B is for Ningbo, and Zhe C plates are seen daily in Wenzhou. Zhejiang only has 12 codes from A to L, so there's no way N could be in rotation. Later, I asked a traffic police friend and learned that such non-existent license plates are most likely fake. Nowadays, some people use these fake plates specifically to evade traffic violations. If you see such a car, remember not to get close and report it directly to 122 for safety. License plate management is actually quite strict, with each letter corresponding to a specific city predetermined.
When I saw the question about the Zhe N license plate, I immediately checked the information. The license plate rules in Zhejiang are very clear: Zhe A for Hangzhou, Zhe B for Ningbo, Zhe C for Wenzhou, Zhe D for Shaoxing, Zhe E for Huzhou, Zhe F for Jiaxing, Zhe G for Jinhua, Zhe H for Quzhou, Zhe J for Taizhou, Zhe K for Lishui, Zhe L for Zhoushan. The letter N is simply not in the coding sequence. I guess someone might have mistaken M for N? But Zhejiang doesn't use M either. Currently, only military and police license plates carry special letters, but not in this format. If you encounter such a plate, reporting it to the traffic police is definitely the right move—normally licensed vehicles would never have this kind of code.
