Which department does the Yue O license plate belong to?
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Yue O license plates are issued by the Vehicle Management Office of the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department. They are designated for provincial-level Party and government institutions, directly affiliated enterprises and institutions in Guangdong, central government agencies stationed in Guangdong, and administrative vehicles of the public security, procuratorial, judicial, national security, and judicial systems across the province. The license plate number consists of Chinese characters, English letters, and a five-digit serial number. Its functions include: 1. Numbering and information registration of vehicles; 2. Identifying the region to which the vehicle belongs; 3. Tracing the owner and registration information of the vehicle based on the license plate. Types of license plates: 1. White represents military and police plates; 2. Blue represents ordinary small vehicles with fewer than 7 seats; 3. Yellow represents ordinary large vehicles; 4. Black represents foreign enterprise license plates.
Back when I drove for ride-hailing, I often picked up passengers near government compounds and became very familiar with Guangdong O license plates. These plates are specifically issued by the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department's Traffic Management Bureau for use by provincial government agencies. Official vehicles from departments like the Provincial People's Congress Office and the Provincial Government Office all carry these plates. Last time, I gave a ride to a retired department head who mentioned that in the early 2000s, these plates were issued quite liberally, but now the policy has tightened, and they're basically only assigned to newly allocated vehicles for provincial-level units. By the way, although these vehicles don't have the privileges of police cars, they mostly use the ETC-only lanes at highway toll stations.
I've been in the used car business in Guangzhou for fifteen years and have handled old Audis with Guangdong O license plates. These blue plates with white characters are essentially the 'ID cards' of provincial-level government agencies in Guangdong. Traffic police can recognize them immediately during routine checks. However, it's important to distinguish them - police vehicles use yellow plates with the character 'Police', military vehicles have plates starting with 'WJ', while Guangdong O plates are for regular government vehicles. Last month, a client brought in an old Crown for appraisal - the chassis was severely rusted, but it still had this type of plate.
