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Vehicle registration plates of Algeria

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Algeria
Algerian regular legal standard number plate.
Country Algeria
Country codeDZ
Current series
Size520 mm × 110 mm
20.5 in × 4.3 in
Serial formatNot standard
Colour (front)Black on white
Colour (rear)Black on yellow

Algerian registration plates are manufactured according to the same standards as their French counterparts (prior to 2009), using the same font and dimensions – although there has been a recent tendency to apply custom typefaces (Impact and Century Gothic have been observed).[1]

Standard plates

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Algerian registration plate, front of the vehicle
Algerian registration plate, rear of the vehicle

Standard issue plates are white with black digits (affixed to the front of the vehicle) and yellow with black digits (mounted onto the rear of the vehicle). Being composed solely of numbers, they are one of the few vehicle registration plates which can accurately be referred to as 'number plates'.

Example of front and rear plates on a private vehicle manufactured in 1963, and registered in Blida

909-163-09
909-163-09

Example of front and rear plates on a private vehicle manufactured in 2020, and registered in Bordj Bou Arréridj Wilaya

The registration mark takes the form of three groups of digits separated by a space (early plates were separated with a hyphen[2]). Since the late-1990s,[3] The first group of numbers is composed of 5 digits (including leading zeroes – earlier plates have up to three digits with no leading zeroes), which make up the vehicle's actual registration/serial number.

Vehicle Class

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The first digit in the 3-digit group indicates the class of the vehicle in accordance with the following list:[4]

  1. Private Vehicles
  2. Trucks
  3. Vans (Camionettes)
  4. Buses
  5. Tractor units
  6. Other Tractors
  7. Special vehicles
  8. Trailers
  9. Motorcycles

The last two digits in the 3-digit group indicate the year in which the vehicle was manufactured. For example: 115 would indicate a private vehicle manufactured in 2015; 498 would indicate a bus manufactured in 1998; 903 would indicate a motorcycle manufactured in 2003; &c. [4] Where the year of manufacture was unknown, the arbitrary number 22 was assigned (e.g. 122 for a private vehicle). As of December 2022, this number has been replaced with 33 to avoid conflict with regular registrations for vehicles manufactured in 2022.[4]

Wilayas

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A two-digit suffix on the plate identifies the wilaya (Arabic: ولاية) or province in which the vehicle was first registered. Beginning in January 2022, the 10 new wilayas created on December 18, 2019, will receive registrations plates with their own specific codes.[5][4] These have been marked in italics in the table below.

Code Wilaya Code Wilaya
01 Adrar 30 Ouargla
02 Chlef 31 Oran
03 Laghouat 32 El Bayadh
04 Oum El Bouaghi 33 Illizi
05 Batna 34 Bordj Bou Arréridj
06 Béjaïa 35 Boumerdès
07 Biskra 36 El Tarf
08 Béchar 37 Tindouf
09 Blida 38 Tissemsilt
10 Bouïra 39 El Oued
11 Tamanrasset 40 Khenchela
12 Tébessa 41 Souk Ahras
13 Tlemcen 42 Tipaza
14 Tiaret 43 Mila
15 Tizi Ouzou 44 Aïn Defla
16 Algiers 45 Naâma
17 Djelfa 46 Aïn Témouchent
18 Jijel 47 Ghardaïa
19 Sétif 48 Relizane
20 Saïda 49 El M'Ghair
21 Skikda 50 El Menia
22 Sidi Bel Abbès 51 Ouled Djellal
23 Annaba 52 Bordj Baji Mokhtar
24 Guelma 53 Béni Abbès
25 Constantine 54 Timimoun
26 Médéa 55 Touggourt
27 Mostaganem 56 Djanet
28 M'Sila 57 In Salah
29 Mascara 58 In Guezzam

In November 2022, the Algerian government has approved a draft executive decree on the introduction of a single national vehicle registration number, which is currently in the "final stages of the process".[6]

Specifications

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Front plates must be white in colour, whilst rear plates must be yellow, and the digits must always be black. All other colours are unacceptable and can result in a fine. Regular registration plates consist of a single line of digits. The length of these plates is specified as being between 455 and 520 mm, with a height between 100 and 110 mm. The height of the digits must be 75 mm. The digit 1 is to have a width of 20 mm, and all other digits a width of 30 mm. Numbers are to be uniformly separated by a space of 10 mm.[4]

Registration plates featuring two lines of digits are also permissible. These plates have a width of 275 mm, and a height of 200 mm. The rest of the specifications are the same as for single-line plates.[4]

Motorcycle plates have a width of 140 mm, and a height of 120 mm, with the digits printed on two lines. The dimensions of the digits are smaller than those found on regular plates: 45 mm in height, and 26 mm in width – the digit 1 which must be 15 mm wide.[4]

Special plates

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Algerian army registration plate

Diplomatic vehicles are issued with plates featuring three groups of black digits, separated by hyphens, on a light teal background. The first group are the vehicle's actual registration/serial number (up to 3 digits in length); the second is composed of two digits indicating whether the vehicle belongs to a diplomat or embassy staff. The final two digits identify the embassy itself (e.g. 27 for Italy; 37 for Norway, &c.)

Example of front and rear plates on a diplomatic vehicle belonging to the Italian embassy

679-66-27
679-66-27

References

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  1. ^ "Olav's Algerian license plates - Number plates of Algeria".
  2. ^ "Mark Goodwin's World License Plates - Algeria". Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  3. ^ "fr.st". www.mondiaplaques.fr.st. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Algerian license plate standards - November 23, 2021
  5. ^ Dib, Nassima (January 2, 2022). "Timimoun: la 1e carte grise d'un véhicule immatriculé dans la nouvelle wilaya délivrée" (in French). Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Changement des plaques d'immatriculation des véhicules : les annonces du ministre de l'intérieur". www.algerie-eco.com (in French). November 25, 2022. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
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