Latvia

International code: LV
ISO code: LV / LVA
Data status: Verified

LV

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

Map Driving in Latvia: plates, vignettes and zones

Current plate formats

StandardSince 1993
AB-1234
Two letters, a hyphen and one to four digits, black on white, with the blue EU strip since 2004. The number of digits depends on when the plate was issued. The letters have no regional meaning.
black on white
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TaxiCurrent
TX-1234
Taxi plates, black on yellow, with the letters TX, then TQ and TE. Electric taxis use blue characters.
black on yellow
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TrailerCurrent
A-1234
Trailers and semi-trailers use one letter, a hyphen and four digits. A series started in 2020 uses one letter, three digits and a closing letter.
black on white
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History

1991
Independence. Soviet plates with the letters LA and LT stay in use.
1993
The current Latvian plate type is introduced.
2004
The small Latvian flag is replaced by the blue EU strip with LV on joining the EU.

EU-style plates

Sources

Wikipedia (Latvian), Latvijas transportlīdzekļu numura zīmes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved November 10, 2026
Olav's plates, Latvia (normal series since 1993, no coding, trailer series since 2020) · retrieved November 10, 2026
Wikipedia, Vehicle registration plates of Latvia · 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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