Estonia

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Plates carry no regional meaning. Plates carry no regional meaning, so there is no region to show.

These codes are from the previous system (1992–1996). Plates issued today carry no regional code, but older cars still have these.

Current plate formats

StandardCurrent
123 ABC
Three digits and three letters (category A1), black on white with the EU strip (since 2004). Until the end of 2017 the last digit set the month in which the vehicle had to be presented for inspection. In 1992-c.1996 the first letter showed the district of registration; from then until 2019 it only showed the registration office (T Tartu, M Saue, D elsewhere, with B or A for Tallinn) and since August 2019 letters are issued in random order.
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StandardCurrent
12 ABC
Reduced-size plate (A3), two digits and three letters, usually fitted to cars of American origin.
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DiplomaticCurrent
CD 1234
General diplomatic plates (A4), white on blue. CD is for diplomats, AT for administrative and technical staff. Heads of mission use CMD and three digits.
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Each code opens a page with the region it stands for.

No longer issued, but some may still be on the road.

Standard1992–1996
123 TBC
The same three digits and three letters, issued from 1992 until about 1996 with the first letter for the district of registration (A = Tallinn, T = Tartu, N = Narva). Plates of this shape are still issued, but the first letter no longer means a place.
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1907
Tallinn issues the first local registration decree. Plates vary in colour every year.
1992
Diplomatic plates with two-digit country codes begin, and ordinary plates carry district letter codes (A Tallinn, D Viljandimaa and so on); the district system fades out around 1996.
2004
The blue EU strip is added on joining the EU.
2019
Random letter combinations replace the sequential series (first issued in August 2019), so the first letter has no meaning.

EU-style plates