Lithuania

International code: LT
ISO code: LT / LTU
Data status: Verified

LT

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

These codes are from the previous system (1992–2004). Plates issued today carry no regional code, but older cars still have these.

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Current plate formats

StandardCurrent
ABC 123
Three letters and three digits, black on white with the EU strip (since 2004). The letters Q, W and X are not used. Until 2003-04 the second letter showed the area of first registration. Plates issued since October 2023 also carry the coat of arms.
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ElectricCurrent
EV 1234
Series for electric vehicles since 1 July 2016 (the letter E, another letter and four digits), starting with EV. Plug-in hybrids may use it too since April 2018.
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Counties (10)

Area codes (10)

Each code opens a page with the region it stands for.

A
J
K
L
M
P
S
T
U
V

Older formats

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

Standard1992–2004
AKA 123
The same three letters and three digits, issued until 2003-04 with the middle letter for the county of first registration (K = Kaunas, V = Vilnius). Plates of this shape are still issued, but with any middle letter.
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History

1992
The current three-letter, three-digit series starts after independence, with a strip carrying a small Lithuanian flag in place of the EU one.
2004
The EU strip is added. The area letter in the second position ends around this time (Olav's plates dates the last coded issues to 2003).
2016
A separate series for electric vehicles starts.
2023
A new design with the coat of arms is issued from October.

EU-style plates

Sources

AB Regitra, Of general use (format, EU strip, coat of arms) · retrieved November 10, 2026
AB Regitra, For electric vehicles (series from 1 July 2016, hybrids from 3 April 2018) · retrieved November 10, 2026
Olav's plates, Lithuania (series since 1992, district coding until 2003) · retrieved November 10, 2026
Wikipedia, Vehicle registration plates of Lithuania · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved November 9, 2026
mledoze/countries (world-countries 5.1.0) · ODbL-1.0 · retrieved November 8, 2026
Wikidata, property P395 · CC0-1.0 · retrieved November 8, 2026

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