First of all, the letter prefixes no longer carry any meaning. Years ago, the plates with prefixes could only be used on their respective vehicles, but that rule has recently been terminated.
Delaware license plates are now in the 6-digit range, and have been since the late 1950's. Letter prefixes do not count as a digit. (Example: C123456 would be considered a 6-digit license.)
License plates without letter prefixes were reserved for passenger sedans, coupes, and any other form of sedan, excluding the station wagon.
PC stands for "Pleasure/Commercial." It was originally used for station wagons, and then was expanded to include minivans and SUVs in recent years.
C stands for "Commercial." This was used for pickup trucks and utility vans.
CL also stands for "Commercial." This prefix was added in 1984 after the DMV ran out of number combinations for "C". (C and L are the first and last letters of Commercial.)
D stands for "Dealer." These plates are kept by car dealers indefinitely and removed once a car is sold to a private owner.
S stands for "State Owned."
- contributed by a lifetime Delaware resident
First of all, the letter prefixes no longer carry any meaning. Years ago, the plates with prefixes could only be used on their respective vehicles, but that rule has recently been terminated.
Delaware license plates are now in the 6-digit range, and have been since the late 1950's. Letter prefixes do not count as a digit. (Example: C123456 would be considered a 6-digit license.)
License plates without letter prefixes were reserved for passenger sedans, coupes, and any other form of sedan, excluding the station wagon.
PC stands for "Pleasure/Commercial." It was originally used for station wagons, and then was expanded to include minivans and SUVs in recent years.
C stands for "Commercial." This was used for pickup trucks and utility vans.
CL also stands for "Commercial." This prefix was added in 1984 after the DMV ran out of number combinations for "C". (C and L are the first and last letters of Commercial.)
D stands for "Dealer." These plates are kept by car dealers indefinitely and removed once a car is sold to a private owner.
S stands for "State Owned."
- contributed by a lifetime Delaware resident
On New York State magistrate license plates, "PH" stands for "Public Health." These plates are designated for vehicles used by public health officials and services. The designation helps identify vehicles associated with public health activities and responsibilities within the state.
The "T" on a Delaware license plate indicates that the vehicle is registered as a taxi. Delaware uses specific letter designations to categorize different types of vehicles, and "T" is specifically designated for taxicabs. This helps with identification and regulation of commercial transportation services within the state.
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It is a car's identification
It probably means Private/commercial. In the state of Delaware they have the same thing you would see this kind of plate on a pick up truck that a private individual would own. now if the truck was a company truck the tag would just have a "c" for commercial.
TX stands for taxi
The term BMV stands for Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The BMV handles registrations, license plates and drivers licenses, as well as state ID cards.
The "HP" symbol on Virginia license plates stands for "Handicapped Plate." It designates vehicles that are registered to individuals with disabilities, allowing them access to certain parking privileges and accommodations. This symbol helps identify vehicles eligible for designated parking spaces and other benefits under state law.
In human history no state has had to move because of the Earth's plates.
Delaware. He has been a senator from Delaware since 1973. He was born in Pennsylvania but moved to Delaware at the age of 10.
It basically means if you own the car you have to register or license the car to legally drive it in your state. They need to know who legally owns the car. You will get the new plates if it was bought from out of state and if there is an accident or the car is stolen the state will know who the registered owner is.
It inplies that the individual brightens your day. California and South Dakota have both been called the Sunshine State and Florida still uses that term on their license plates.