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Italy

International code
I
ISO code
IT / ITA
Data status
Verified
I

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

These codes are from the previous system (1927–1994). Plates issued today carry no regional code, but older cars still have these.

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Current plate formats

  • StandardSince 1994
    AB 123 CD

    Two letters, three digits, two letters. Issued nationwide, not per province; the province code was dropped in 1994. A blue EU strip was added in 1999. Letters I, O, Q and U are not used.

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Regions (20)

Area codes (114)

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Older formats

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

  • Standard1985–1994
    VR A58322

    Black characters on a reflective white background from 1985, with the same province code and serial scheme. Serials were zero-padded to six characters; the highest serial reached was MI 01D000 on 28 February 1994.

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  • Standard1927–1985
    MI 123456

    Two-letter province code (MI = Milan; Rome showed ROMA on the plate and RM in documents) and a serial number of up to six characters. From 1927 to 1932 the number came before the code. Serials above 999,999 mix letters and digits.

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History

  1. 1927

    Provincial plates, a province code plus a serial number.

  2. 1994

    National two-letter, three-digit, two-letter system without province code.

Related countries

EU-style plates

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