Greece

Plates show the state or region of registration.

Current plate formats

StandardCurrent
ABE-1234
Three letters and four digits (1000 to 9999; motorcycles have 1 to 999). Only Latin letters that look like Greek ones are used (A B E Z H I K M N O P T Y X). The first two letters identify the prefecture (nomos) of registration, which still shows although the prefectures were abolished in 2011. Athens and Thessaloniki have many letter pairs each (all of Thessaloniki begins with N); the third letter changes in Greek alphabetical order after about 9000 plates, so ΑΧΑ-9999 is followed by ΑΧΒ-1000. Greek lookalike letters are accepted in search. EU strip with GR since 2004. The same letter pairs were issued to different places in the past, which the code notes mention.
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1954
Plates become a letter and one to five digits (black on yellow), the letter being the initial of the city. They were withdrawn in 1956.
1972
Two letters and four digits (LL-NNNN); trucks use one letter.
1984
Three letters and four digits (LLL-NNNN). The first two letters are the prefecture.
2004
The EU strip with GR is added on the left and the typeface changes. The letter system stays the same.
2011
The prefectures are replaced by regional units, but plate letters stay tied to the old prefectures.
2023
Historic vehicles get new government plates beginning IO, with five digits (blue letters on white).