Where is the Yu license plate from?

[DelDominic]

Currently, there is no Yu license plate. The first character of a license plate is a Chinese character, representing the provincial-level administrative region where the vehicle is registered, which is the abbreviation of provinces, municipalities directly under the central government, or autonomous regions. The second character is an English letter, representing the prefecture-level administrative region where the vehicle is registered, generally the letter code for prefecture-level cities, regions, autonomous prefectures, or leagues. License plates, commonly known as vehicle plates, refer to the plates hung on the front and rear of a vehicle, serving as the numbering and information registration for each vehicle. The materials typically used are aluminum, iron sheet, plastic, or paper, engraved with the vehicle's registration number, registration region, or other relevant information.

[LaMaggie]

I'm a veteran car enthusiast and particularly fascinated by topics like license plate origin codes. You see, all Chinese license plate prefixes use provincial abbreviations, like "Chuan" for Sichuan or "Yue" for Guangdong. But the character "Yu" (禹) isn't on the official abbreviation list. I suspect some people might confuse Yuzhou city in Henan with Henan's license plates - the legitimate prefix for Henan is "Yu" (豫). Another possibility is prop license plates using this character in films/TV shows, but displaying it on real roads is illegal. Last month while reviewing traffic police cases, I came across a forged "Yu" (禹) license plate incident where the owner got 12 penalty points immediately. Honestly, the easiest way to check vehicle origin is through the registration address on the vehicle license - the plate number always corresponds exactly with the vehicle's registered location.