Austrian car number plates are license plates found on Austrian cars.
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Appearance
The license plates are made of metal. On the left there is a blue bar like in other EU countries; the text is in black letters on a white background. Two plates have to be present on each car- one on the front and one on the rear.
Lettering system
The alphanumeric format for registration plates is "XX-(provincial emblem)-number-letter(s)" or "XX-(provincial emblem)-personalised lettering-number";
- XX - one or two letters denoting the administrative district where the registered keeper resides. Provincial capitals have one letter, all other districts have two letters.
- province - heraldic emblem of the Federal province the district belongs to; diplomatic vehicles have a dash instead (–)
- the numbers/letters are issued in ascending order
there are several lettering schemes:
- Until the year 2000 the plates were issued by the district administrations, who used a variety of lettering schemes, e.g. one digit and three letters (e.g. FK 1 ABC in the Feldkirch district), two digits and two letters (e.g. WL 12 AB in the Wels district).
- Since 2000 the vehicle registration have been carried out by car insurance companies on behalf of the government. The branch offices of these companies issue the plates, which show three digits and two letters (eg XX 123 AB) in each district.
- Cars in Vienna spot up to 5 digit numbers + 1 letter (eg W 12345 A) or 4 digit numbers + 2 letters (eg W 1234 AB)
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- There are standardized abbreviations for special types of cars:
- RD - Rettungsdienst (ambulance vehicles)
- BE - Bestattung (funeral services)
- TX - Taxi (taxis)
- LO - Linienomnibus (public service buses)
- GT - Gütertransport (vehicles transporting goods)
- There are standardized abbreviations for special types of cars:
- Army, diplomats, police etc. just have a number (starting with 1, incrementing)
Personalised plates
In Austria it is possible to obtain a customized registration plate against payment of 173 Euros; The alphanumeric format is "xx-province- customized lettering-one digit number", which makes them easily distinguishable from standard plates (e.g. G TOMMY 1)
Geographic prefixes (exhausive list)
- State capitals
- W - Vienna
- S - Salzburg
- P - St. Pölten
- E - Eisenstadt
- G - Graz
- I - Innsbruck
- L - Linz
- K - Klagenfurt
- B - Bregenz
- Other cities and districts (usually districts; autonomous cities and their surrounding districts were indicated)
- AM - Amstetten (Lower Austria)
- BA - Bad Aussee
- BL - Bruck an der Leitha
- BM - Bruck an der Mur
- BN - Baden
- BR - Braunau am Inn
- BZ - Bludenz
- DL - Deutschlandsberg
- DO - Dornbirn
- EF - Eferding
- EU - Eisenstadt-Umgebung (Eisenstadt surrounding area)
- FB - Feldbach
- FE - Feldkirchen
- FF - Fürstenfeld
- FK - Feldkirch
- FR - Freistadt
- GB - Gröbming
- GD - Gmünd
- GF - Gänserndorf
- GM - Gmunden
- GR - Grieskirchen
- GS - Güssing
- GU - Graz-Umgebung (Graz surrounding area)
- HA - Hallein
- HB - Hartberg
- HL - Hollabrunn
- HO - Horn
- IL - Innsbruck-Land (Innsbruck countryside area)
- IM - Imst
- JE - Jennersdorf
- JO - St. Johann im Pongau
- JU - Judenburg
- KB - Kitzbühel
- KI - Kirchdorf an der Krems
- KF - Knittelfeld
- KL - Klagenfurt-Land
- KO - Korneuburg
- KR - Krems an der Donau-Land (Krems an der Donau countryside area)
- KS - Krems an der Donau (City of Krems an der Donau)
- KU - Kufstein
- LA - Landeck
- LB - Leibnitz
- LE - Leoben (City of Leoben)
- LF - Lilienfeld
- LI - Liezen
- LL - Linz-Land (Linz countryside area)
- LN - Leoben-Land (Leoben countryside area)
- LZ - Lienz
- MA - Mattersburg
- MD - Mödling
- ME - Melk
- MI - Mistelbach
- MU - Murau
- MZ - Mürzzuschlag
- ND - Neusiedl am See
- NK - Neunkirchen
- OP - Oberpullendorf
- OW - Oberwart
- PE - Perg
- PL - St. Pölten-Land (St. Pölten countryside area)
- RA - Bad Radkersburg
- RE - Reutte
- RI - Ried im Innkreis
- RO - Rohrbach
- SD - Schärding
- SE - Steyr-Land (Steyr countryside area)
- SL - Salzburg-Land (Salzburg countryside area)
- SP - Spittal an der Drau
- SR - Steyr (city of Steyr)
- SV - St. Veit an der Glan
- SW - Schwechat
- SZ - Schwaz
- TA - Tamsweg
- TU - Tulln
- UU - Urfahr-Umgebung
- VB - Vöcklabruck
- VI - Villach (City of Villach)
- VK - Völkermarkt
- VL - Villach-Land (Villach countryside area)
- VO - Voitsberg
- WB - Wiener Neustadt-Bezirk (Wiener Neustadt countryside area)
- WE - Wels (City of Wels)
- WL - Wels-Land (Wels countryside area)
- WN - Wiener Neustadt (city of Wiener Neustadt)
- WO - Wolfsberg
- WT - Waidhofen an der Thaya
- WU - Wien-Umgebung (Vienna surrounding area)
- WY - Waidhofen an der Ybbs
- WZ - Weiz
- ZE - Zell am See
- ZT - Zwettl
- Other
- WD - Diplomatic corps in Vienna
- GK - Consular officials in Styria
- BB - Bundesbahn (Federal Railways)
- BD - Kraftfahrlinien Bundesbus (Bus Service)
- BG - Gendarmerie (local police) - obsolete since 2005 when Gendarmerie and Police merged, but still valid on Gendarmerie/police cars registrated before 2005
- BP - Bundespolizei (federal police) - since 2005 the only prefix for all newly registered police cars
- BH - Bundesheer (Federal Army)
- PT - Post & Telekom Austria (national Phone company)
- JW - Justizwache (Justice police)
- ZW - Zollwache (Customs officials)
- FV - Finanzverwaltung (Financial Administration)
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