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Spain

International code
E
ISO code
ES / ESP
Data status
Verified
E

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

These codes are from the previous system (1900–2000). Plates issued today carry no regional code, but older cars still have these.

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Current plate formats

  • StandardSince 2000
    1234 BCD

    Four digits and three consonants (no vowels, Q or Ñ), issued nationally in sequence. Black on white with the EU strip. The number is tied to the vehicle, not to a province.

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Autonomous communities (19)

Area codes (71)

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Older formats

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

  • Standard1971–2000
    M-1234-AB

    One or two letters for the province (M = Madrid, B = Barcelona), or one to three letters for a special code (ET for army, DGP for police), then four digits and one or two letters. Regional meaning only in plates issued before 2000.

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  • Standard1900–1971
    M-123456

    Province letters followed by a serial number of up to six digits. Replaced by the letters-digits-letters scheme in 1971.

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History

  1. 1900

    First provincial plates, a province letter code plus number.

  2. 1971

    Province letters, four digits and one or two suffix letters.

  3. 2000

    National system of four digits and three consonants without province code, with the EU strip.

Related countries

EU-style plates

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