Where is the license plate with 'Zhe G' from?

[KalebAnn]

Zhe G is the license plate for Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province. Zhe A represents Hangzhou, Zhe B represents Ningbo, Zhe C represents Wenzhou, Zhe D represents Shaoxing, Zhe E represents Huzhou, Zhe F represents Jiaxing, Zhe G represents Jinhua, Zhe H represents Quzhou, Zhe J represents Taizhou, Zhe K represents Lishui, and Zhe L represents Zhoushan. Here is some information about license plates: 1. The first Chinese character on a license plate is the abbreviation of the province or municipality directly under the central government, and the letter following the first character represents the city or district. 2. A license plate is a permit for a vehicle to legally drive on the road. 3. There are two types of license plates for vehicles: one is a temporary license plate, and the other is a formal license plate. 4. Temporary license plates must be affixed to the front and rear windshields as required; formal license plates must be fixed to the front and rear of the vehicle body as required.

[VonRonan]

I worked in Jinhua for several years before, and most of the vehicles on the road had ZheG license plates. This letter represents the Jinhua area, including the city proper and surrounding regions like Yiwu, Dongyang, and Yongkang. Most cars in central Zhejiang carry this letter on their plates, and they’re especially common near the Yiwu International Trade Market. Speaking of which, a friend once visited me in Yiwu and noticed that out-of-town drivers often get confused about where ZheG plates are from, thinking they’re somewhere near Hangzhou. In reality, Jinhua is about a two-hour drive from Hangzhou on the highway and serves as a transportation hub in central Zhejiang—that’s how the license plate divisions were determined.

[AbelMarie]

Last week when I was driving on the Hangzhou-Jinhua-Quzhou Expressway, I noticed that vehicles with Zhejiang G license plates were mostly from the central Zhejiang area. Places like Jinhua, Lanxi, and Wuyi all issue plates starting with Zhejiang G. When returning to Hangzhou from Yiwu, I often see many Zhejiang G plates queuing at toll stations, especially during holidays. A local friend shared an interesting fact: although Quzhou also uses Zhejiang plates, theirs start with Zhejiang H, which is a different series from Jinhua. Not many people are aware of this distinction.

[VanRose]

The Zhe G license plate is issued by the Jinhua Vehicle Management Office, with jurisdiction covering the entire Jinhua metropolitan area, including the subordinate county-level cities of Yiwu, Dongyang, Yongkang, and Lanxi, as well as Wuyi, Pan'an, and Pujiang—seven locations in total. If you encounter an accident while driving across cities, remember that the processing procedures must be handled at the vehicle's registration location.

[DeKevin]

Once at a car show in Yongkang, the salesperson directly told me not to worry about license plates, as the Jinhua area uniformly uses Zhejiang G plates. It's as clear as Hangzhou using Zhejiang A and Ningbo using Zhejiang B. This area covers all districts under Jinhua's jurisdiction: Wucheng District, Jindong District, Yiwu City, Dongyang City, Lanxi City, Yongkang City, Wuyi County, Pujiang County, and Pan'an County. If you see a license plate starting with Zhejiang G on the road, it's most likely from one of these places.

[PaisleyLee]

During my self-driving trips, I paid special attention to license plates. For example, Hangzhou uses Zhe A, Wenzhou uses Zhe C, while the entire greater Jinhua metropolitan area uses Zhe G plates. If you visit Zhuge Bagua Village or Hengdian Film Studio, you'll notice Zhe G plates make up more than half of the vehicles in the parking lots. The license plates issued by the local vehicle management offices in these areas all share the same initial letter. Even when driving to the provincial capital or towards Quzhou for long-distance trips, the prefix of the license plate remains unchanged.