“Home Of Peace And Tourism” : Codes On Plateau State License Plate Numbers And Their Meaning

“Home Of Peace And Tourism” : What the alphanumeric codes on Plateau State License Plates stands for. 

The unique number plate combination used by Private and Commercial vehicles is in the format ABC-123DE. 

The first three letters (ABC) indicates the Local Government Area (LGA) where the vehicle is registered.

Vehicle Registration Plates (license plate number) issued to both private and commercial vehicles in Plateau State have the name and the unique slogan of the State, “Home Of Peace And Tourism”, displayed at the top centre of the plate.

Like any other plates issued across the country, the unique plate combination is in the format ABC-123DE, with each of the first three letters (ABC) indicating the Local Government Areas (LGA) in Plateau or Licensing Office where the vehicle is registered.

The following are the first three letters on Plateau State plate numbers and the Local Government Areas (LGA) in which they were registered.

BARKIN-LADI – BLD

BASSA – BSA

BOKKOS – BKK

JOS-EAST – ANW

JOS-NORTH – JJN

JOS-SOUTH – BUU

KANAM – DNG

KANKE – KWK

LANGTANG-NORTH – LGT

LANGTANG-SOUTH – MBD

MANGU – MGU

MIKANG – TNK

PANKSHIN – PKN

QUANANPAN – QAP

RIYOM – RYM

SHENDAM – SHD

WASE – WAS

ABC-123DE

In addition to the first three letters, which indicates the Local Government Areas (LGA) in which they were registered, the next three digits on the number plates are numbers while the last two letters are used for numbering.

Like other plates issued across the Nation, license plates generally have white background while the color of the numbers varies by vehicle type. Numbers is imprinted in blue for Private vehicles while Commercial vehicles like Danfo buses use red.

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