- Mar 10, 2020 Performing a License Plate Search When you perform a license plate search, you are looking up the unique plate number attached to a vehicle. These numbers are generally issued by a local city or state DMV, or another similar driver service agency.
- License plate searches usually take only a few minutes. The information included in the report is the same license plate owner information that is kept in databases used by transport departments and law enforcement.
In Canada, licence plate numbers are usually assigned in ascending order, beginning with a starting point such as AAA-001. Thus, someone familiar with the sequence can determine roughly when the licence plate was issued. After Ontario's transition to an ABCD-123 format in 1997, plates were issued in ascending order starting with AAAA-001. It took close to ten years to exhaust the supply of plate numbers with A as the first digit. In late 2006, plates with B as the first digit were assigned, and have continued from there sequentially. Plates with C as the first digit have been spotted in Ottawa and Toronto as of August 2016.
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The gradual increase in the use of letters in the serials of licence plates has given rise to an increased possibility of unintentional profane or inappropriate words or messages arising from the use of sequential alphanumeric combinations. Thus, numbering sequences generally exclude certain combinations of letters or numbers that would be potentially offensive. Jurisdictions' attention to excluding offensive combinations varies widely, however. In 1986, Waldale, a Canadian licence plate manufacturer, due to a production error, produced an entire batch of New Brunswick plates that began with the letters ASS. The plates were issued, and were unofficially scrapped, but many found their way into the collectors' black market.
From 1971 to 1975, Manitoba's licence plate bore the slogan 'Sunny Manitoba: 100,000 lakes' [1] but was changed to 'Friendly Manitoba', possibly due to conflict with Minnesota's '10,000 lakes' slogan.[citation needed]
Designs and serial formats[edit]
| Province/Territory | Description | Slogan | Serial format | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta | red on non-reflective white | 'Wild Rose Country' | ABC-1234 | |
| British Columbia | blue on reflective white with screened provincial flag / yellow and white mountain scene with the 2010 Olympic symbol screened | 'Beautiful British Columbia' | AB1 23C, 2014 to 2023, (Passenger Cars)[2] AB 1234 (Passenger Trucks) | |
| Manitoba | dark blue on white with screened graphic landscape | 'Friendly Manitoba' | ABC 123 | |
| New Brunswick | red on reflective white with provincial wordmark and rainbow design | N/A | ABC 123 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | blue on reflective white with provincial wordmark | N/A | ABC 123 | |
| Northwest Territories | screened nature scene, shaped like a polar bear | 'Spectacular Northwest Territories' | 123456 | |
| Nova Scotia | blue on reflective white with screened image of the Bluenose | 'Canada's Ocean Playground' | ABC 123 | |
| Nunavut | blue and white with the aurora borealis and a polar bear, includes the territory's name written in both Latin characters and Inuktitut syllabics | N/A | 123 456 | |
| Ontario | ||||
| blue on reflective white with screened crown separator (commercial vehicles: black on reflective white) | 'Yours to Discover' | ABCD 123 (1997 - Passenger) AB1 234 (1995 - Commercial) 234 1AB (1996 - Commercial) AB 12345 (2011 - Commercial) | ||
| 'Tant à Découvrir' | ||||
| green on reflective white with screened graphic of white trillium; for hydrogen and plug-in electric vehicles[3] | 'Green Vehicle' | GVAB 123 | ||
| 'Véhicule écologique' | VEAB 123 | |||
| Prince Edward Island | light brown on reflective white with photo of Province House on the left | 'Birthplace of Confederation' | 12 3AB | |
| 'Berceau de la Confédération' | ||||
| Quebec | dark blue on reflective white | 'Je me souviens' (I Remember) | A12 BCD | |
| green on reflective white with electric vehicle pictogram on the lower left side (for electric vehicles)[4] | ||||
| Saskatchewan | green on reflective white with screened wheat graphic | 'Land of Living Skies' | 123 ABC | |
| Yukon | black on white with screened miner image | 'The Klondike' | ABC12 | |
| Department of National Defence - All provinces and territories | dark green on reflective white with 'Canada' on top flanked by two red maple leaves | N/A | 12345 |
Plate Types and Serial Formats No Longer Issued But Still Valid[edit]
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| Province/Territory | Description | Slogan | Serial format | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta | red on reflective white | 'Wild Rose Country' | ABC-123 | |
| red on non-reflective white | ||||
| British Columbia | blue on reflective white with screened provincial flag | 'Beautiful British Columbia' | ABC 123 (Passenger Cars 1985 to 2001) and 123 ABC (Passenger Cars 2001-2014) 1234 AB (Passenger Trucks) | |
| Manitoba | Friendly Manitoba | |||
| New Brunswick | red on reflective white with provincial wordmark | none | ABC-123 | |
| red on reflective white with provincial wordmark and rainbow design | 'Be...in this place - Être...ici on le peut' | ABC 123 | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | red and blue embossed on white | none | ABC-123 | |
| red on reflective white with screened Viking ship graphic | 'A World of Difference' | ABC 123 | ||
| red on reflective blue/white with screened Cabot graphic | 'Celebrate 500 Years' | ABC 123 | ||
| red on reflective white with screened provincial flag graphic | none | ABC 123 | ||
| Northwest Territories | none | |||
| Nova Scotia | blue on white | 'Canada's Ocean Playground' | ABC 123 | |
| Nunavut | none | |||
| Ontario | blue on white with embossed crown separator | 'Keep It Beautiful' | ABC 123 | |
| blue on white with embossed crown separator | 'Yours to Discover' | ABC 123 123 ABC | ||
| blue text on reflective white with screened crown separator (license plates issued to commercial vehicles are issued plates with black text on reflective white) | 'Yours to Discover' | 123 ABC | ||
| white on reflective, two-hue blue with white stylized trillium separator and white crown placed bottom right[5][6] | 'A Place to Grow' | ABCD 123 | ||
| 'En plein essor' | ||||
| 'Open for Business' (commercial) | AB 12345 | |||
| 'Ouvert aux affaires' | ||||
| Prince Edward Island | green on white with embossed provincial crest | none | ABC 123 | |
| red on reflective white with screened Anne of Green Gables graphic | 'Home of Anne of Green Gables' | AB 123 | ||
| green on reflective green/white/blue background with screened Confederation Bridge graphic | 'Confederation Bridge' | AB 123 | ||
| green on reflective green/white/blue background with screened Province House graphic | 'Birthplace of Confederation' | AB 123 | ||
| Québec | dark blue on reflective white | 'Je me souviens' | 123A456 | |
| ABC 123 | ||||
| 123 ABC | ||||
| Saskatchewan | green on reflective white with screened wheat graphic | Land Of the Living Skies” | ABC 123 | |
| Yukon | none | |||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Manitoba
- ^[1]
- ^'Ontario gets new green licence plates'. CBC. 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2009-11-07.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Electric Vehicles'. SAAQ. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2012-07-26.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Ontario's new licence plates hit the road: Here's what you need to know'. toronto.ctvnews.ca. February 3, 2020.
- ^'Accueil véhicules'. Ministère des Transports (in French). Le gouvernement de l'Ontario. Retrieved 12 February 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
External links[edit]
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The letters G, I, O, Q, and U have not been used on the 7 character plates. Alan Bones reports that Ontario now has an optional French version of the standard plate for no additional fee, making it the second province (after PEI) to offer an alternative plate in the other official language from the normal base. The slogan in French is 'Tant à découvrir.' The French version was originally available as a standard passenger plate only, and was not available for vanities, specials with graphics, or non-passenger, but as of 3/28/2011 it is now available for vanities.
The French slogan is also available on the Franco-Ontarian specialty plate, but that is the only specialty available in French.
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2nd quarter - green on white
3rd quarter - black on white
4th quarter - pink on white
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