Montenegro

Current plate formats

• StandardSince 2008
  PG AB 123

  Black characters on white with a blue strip (MNE) on the left. The two-letter municipality code, the coat of arms, then two letters and three digits; on some plates the code and the letters are stacked in two lines. I, O, W, X, Y, Q and the letters Č, Ć, Š, Đ and Ž are not used in standard serials. Serials starting CG or MN are reserved for the government (PG CG001 is the president's car) and TX for taxis. Oversized heavy vehicles have the same layout in white on red.

  black on white

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• PersonalisedSince 2008· broad pattern
  PG ZETA1

  Personalised plates for a fee. The municipality code and five letters or digits of the owner's choice. The letters left out of standard serials (I, O, W, X, Y, Q, Č, Ć, Š, Đ, Ž) may be used here.

  black on white

• TrailerSince 2008
  PV 123 AB

  Trailers. The municipality code, the coat of arms, three digits and two letters.

  black on white

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• TemporarySince 2008
  CT RP 25 123

  Registered temporarily (registrovan privremeno), used for example for vehicles of temporary residents. The municipality code, the coat of arms, RP stacked over the last two digits of the year, then three digits.

  black on white

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• MotorcycleSince 2008
  HN AB 12

  Motorcycles and mopeds have a smaller two-line plate, with the municipality code over two letters and two digits. Personalised motorcycle plates exist in the same layout.

  black on white

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• SpecialSince 2008
  KL AB 12

  Tractors and other agricultural machines, also quads used in farming. White characters on light green, the municipality code over two letters and two digits, with the coat of arms after the code.

  white on #4c9a2a

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• HistoricSince 2022
  HN OT 123

  Oldtimers that have passed a technical inspection. The municipality code over the letters OT, then three digits, black on brown. Introduced in February 2022.

  black on #8a5a2b

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• PoliceSince 2008
  P PG 123

  Police vehicles. The letter P, the coat of arms, the municipality code and three digits, in blue on white.

  #1b4fa0 on white

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• MilitarySince 2008
  V CG 123

  Army of Montenegro. The letter V, the coat of arms, CG and three digits, in green on white.

  #2e7d32 on white

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• DiplomaticSince 2009
  53 A 123

  Embassies, consulates and international organisations, with no municipality code or coat of arms. The first group of two or three digits is the country or organisation (10 Russia, 40 Germany, 53 Norway, 110 United Nations), the letter is the status (A diplomat, M mission staff, C consular, P press and cultural representatives, E foreign company offices) and the last three digits are a serial number. Diplomats have yellow characters on white; press and company plates look like ordinary ones (black on white).

  #f2c200 on white

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Municipalities (25)

• Andrijevica
• Bar
• Berane
• Bijelo Polje
• Budva
• Cetinje
• Danilovgrad
• Herceg Novi
• Kolašin
• Kotor
• Mojkovac
• Nikšić
• Plav
• Pljevlja
• Plužine
• Podgorica
• Rožaje
• Šavnik
• Tivat
• Ulcinj
• Žabljak
• Gusinje
• Petnjica
• Tuzi
• Zeta

History

1. 1961

   Montenegro uses the Yugoslav plate system, with a town code (TG for Titograd, now Podgorica) and the red star, until Yugoslavia breaks up.

2. 2006

   Montenegro becomes independent on 3 June and keeps Serbian-Montenegrin style plates for two more years.

3. 2008

   New plates in the EU style are phased in from 6 June, with a blue MNE strip, the coat of arms and a separate code for municipalities that had none before.

4. 2009

   New diplomatic plates are issued from 1 July.

5. 2018

   Tuzi becomes a municipality of its own, split off Podgorica, with the code TZ.

6. 2022

   Zeta becomes a municipality, with the code ZT, and plates for oldtimers (OT, black on brown) are introduced in February.