Vehicle registration plates of Mexico
Vehicle registration plates of Mexico are issued with unique visual designs by each state, but with a single national numbering system, such that serials are not duplicated in multiple states.[1] Most states change designs approximately every three years, with each state having its own plate replacement cycle. Every year, owners of Mexican-registered vehicles pay the tenencia or revalidación de placas (car plates renewal tax). A set of Mexican plates includes one pair of plates, a windshield sticker, and in some states a plate sticker. The international code for Mexico is "MEX".
Development
In 2001 the size of the plate number was reduced in order to accommodate the addition of the state number, legend indicating the position of the plate on the vehicle (delantera (front) or trasera (rear)), and additional graphics.
Mexican plates are issued in several different classifications: Private, Private Fronteriza, Public, Public Frontera, Servicio Público Federal, Inspección Fiscal y Aduanera, Armada de México, and Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. The Fronteriza plates were introduced in 1972[why?] and are available in the Mexico–United States border zone. This zone is formed by the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur, as well as parts of Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila and Tamaulipas. While the state of Nuevo León shares a 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) border with the U.S., it does not have any cities within the border zone.
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As of 24 June 2016, the combinations issued had to be changed as no combinations may be repeated.[2] From having used ABC-12-34, several jurisdictions began changing to ABC-123-A for private vehicles, A-123-ABC for public vehicles. Mexico City changed privately owned vehicles at the same time; they are now A12-ABC.
Plate types
State | Image | Design | Slogan | State abbreviation 1969–1998 | Serial format number since 1998 | Three-letter series assigned since 1992 |
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Aguascalientes | ![]() |
AGS | 01 | AAA–AFZ | ||
Baja California | ![]() |
BC | 02 | AGA–CYZ | ||
Baja California Sur | ![]() |
BCS | 03 | CZA–DEZ | ||
Campeche | ![]() |
CAMP | 04 | DFA–DKZ | ||
Chiapas | ![]() |
CHIS | 07 | DLA–DSZ | ||
Chihuahua | ![]() |
CHIH | 08 | DTA–ETZ | ||
Coahuila | ![]() |
COAH | 05 | EUA–FPZ | ||
Colima | ![]() |
COL | 06 | FRA–FWZ | ||
Mexico City (Distrito Federal until 2016) | ![]() |
DF | 09 | see Current series for Mexico City | ||
Durango | ![]() |
DGO | 10 | FXA–GFZ | ||
Guanajuato | ![]() |
GTO | 11 | GGA–GYZ | ||
Guerrero | ![]() |
GRO | 12 | GZA–HFZ | ||
Hidalgo | ![]() |
HGO | 13 | HGA–HRZ | ||
Jalisco | ![]() |
JAL | 14 | HSA–LFZ | ||
Estado de México | ![]() |
MEX | 15 | LGA–PEZ | ||
Michoacán | ![]() |
MICH | 16 | PFA–PUZ | ||
Morelos | ![]() |
MOR | 17 | PVA–RDZ | ||
Nayarit | ![]() |
NAY | 18 | REA–RJZ | ||
Nuevo León | ![]() |
N.L. | 19 | RKA–TGZ | ||
Oaxaca | ![]() |
OAX | 20 | THA–TMZ | ||
Puebla | ![]() |
PUE | 21 | TNA–UJZ | ||
Querétaro | ![]() |
QRO | 22 | UKA–UPZ | ||
Quintana Roo | ![]() |
Q.ROO and QR | 23 | URA–UVZ | ||
San Luis Potosí | ![]() |
SLP | 24 | UWA–VEZ | ||
Sinaloa | ![]() |
SIN | 25 | VFA–VSZ | ||
Sonora | ![]() |
SON | 26 | VTA–WKZ | ||
Tabasco | ![]() |
TAB | 27 | WLA–WWZ | ||
Tamaulipas | ![]() |
TAMPS | 28 | WXA–XSZ | ||
Tlaxcala | ![]() |
TLAX | 29 | XTA–XXZ | ||
Veracruz | ![]() |
VER | 30 | XYA–YVZ | ||
Yucatán | ![]() |
YUC | 31 | YWA–ZCZ | ||
Zacatecas | ![]() |
ZAC | 32 | ZDA–ZHZ |
Private, non-border zone
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Mexico_license_plate_1992_graphic.png/150px-Mexico_license_plate_1992_graphic.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Morelos_3NE-88.png/150px-Morelos_3NE-88.png)
Type | Serial format |
---|---|
Antique automobile | AB-12, 1AB-12 |
AB-123 in Mexico City | |
Bus | 1-ABC-23 |
Dealership demo car | 1-AB-234 |
Handicapped driver | 123-AB |
Motorcycle | A123B in Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Estado de México, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Zacatecas; A 123 B in Guanajuato |
ABC12 (following exhaustion of A123B allocation?) in Durango, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Quintana Roo and Yucatán; ABC 12 in Querétaro | |
1234 A in Mexico City | |
Passenger | ABC-12-34 in Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Jalisco, Estado de México, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco, Tamaulipas and Tlaxcala |
ABC-123-A in Aguascalientes, Baja California, Chiapas, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Michoacán, Morelos, Nuevo León, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Veracruz, Yucatán and Zacatecas | |
A12-ABC in Mexico City | |
RV and Trailer | 1-AB-2345 |
Truck | AB-12-345 |
12-34-AB in Mexico City |
Public, non-border zone
Type | Serial format |
---|---|
Bus | 123-456-A |
123-45-67 in Mexico City, where the first three numbers denote the bus route number | |
123-AB-456 in Estado de México–Ciudad de México joint Transporte Metropolitano issues, where the letters denote the municipality | |
RV | A-123-456 |
Taxi | 12-34-ABC (A/B-12345 for free taxis and M-12345 for site taxis in Mexico City) |
Truck | 1-ABC-234 |
Private, border zone
Type | Serial format |
---|---|
Antique Automobile | AB-12 |
Bus | ZAB-12-34 |
Handicapped | 123-AB |
Passenger | 123-ABC-4 |
A12-ABC-3 in Baja California | |
Truck | ZAB-12-34 |
ZAB-123-A in Baja California |
Public, border zone
Type | Serial format |
---|---|
Bus | 12-34-Z AB |
Taxi | 12-34-ZAB |
Truck | 12-34-ZAB |
Public Federal Service (SPF)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/License_plates_of_Mexico_0058.jpg/160px-License_plates_of_Mexico_0058.jpg)
Type | Serial format |
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Freight[clarification needed] (purple plate) | 123-AB-4 |
Passengers (orange plate) | 123-AB-4 |
Tourism (green plate) | 123-AB-4 |
Border freight (tan plate) | 123-AB-4 |
Hauling (yellow/orange plate) | 1234-AB |
Rental (blue plate) | |
Handicapped (burgundy plate) | |
Diplomatic (blue plate with Aztec symbol) | |
I.F.A. (white with dark blue letters) |
Seguridad Pública (Local, State or Federal Police and related)
Type | Serial format |
---|---|
All vehicles | 01-234 (all patrol vehicles, and official-use vehicles from the federal judiciary) |
Current series for Mexico City
The current 000-AAA plate series for Mexico City (until 2016 the Distrito Federal) was introduced in 1972, allowing registration for 10,950,300 private automobiles. This series was not affected by plate designs, and continued to be used until its ending in early 2015 (999-ZZZ). However, in 2001 all vehicles using combinations around 000-LWU and older received all-new combinations beginning with 000-MAA. Following the established series, vehicles after 999-ZZZ are registered as A01-AAA, in order not to use a combination used in the past, Letters I, O and Q are not used.
- 000-LAA for late 2000 and 2001 (plate redesign and full registration renewal around 000-LWU)
- 000-MAA, 000-NAA and 000-PAA were issued as replacement for older combinations and a few new registrations in 2003.
- 000-RAA for late 2001 and 2002 new registrations
- 000-SAA for late 2002 and 2003
- 000-TAA for late 2003 and 2004
- 000-UAA for 2005 and 2006
- 000-VAA for 2007 and early 2008 (plate redesign around 155-VSV and 865-VSV)
- 000-WAA for 2008 and 2009
- 000-XAA for 2010 and 2011
- 000-YAA for 2012 and 2013 (plate redesign after 999-YVT)
- 000-ZAA for 2014 and 2015
- A00-AAA for 2015 and 2018
- A00-BAA for 2018 onwards
Another type of license plate is for the operation of public transport in metropolitan routes crossing to the State of Mexico metropolitan area.[citation needed]
References
- ^ http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/MX_MXXX.html
- ^ "Norma oficial mexicana" [Official Norms of Mexico] (PDF) (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. NOM-001-SCT-2-2016.
External link
Media related to License plates of Mexico at Wikimedia Commons