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Vehicle registration plates of Colombia

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396: 146: 539: 370: 125: 419: 595: 574: 443: 315: 287: 261: 235: 205: 174: 344: 470: 86: 117:(Special District). In 1991 the city's name was changed to Santa Fé de Bogotá and plates began to read "STFE DE BOGOTA." In 2000 the city's name was changed yet again Bogotá, D.C. and those issued since read "BOGOTA D.C.". As of 2017 plates that say "BOGOTA D.E." are becoming quite rare and somewhat of a collectors' item. Santa Fe plates are still somewhat common but are beginning to go the same way. 37:
All vehicles are required to display plates, one on the front and one on the back. Peculiarly, in Colombia commercial vehicles are also required to display plates on the sides. Those plates have a white background. This is usually done not with actual metal plates, but by a large
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of the license plate. This practice can also be found on taxis in neighboring Panama and Peru, but in Colombia all commercial vehicles and public transport vehicles must display them.
145: 870: 34:. The current plate design was introduced in the 1990s, but some of the previous 1972 through 1990 design remain in use. Current regular system uses black on yellow plates. 173: 343: 903: 469: 880: 769: 875: 676: 85: 908: 847: 792: 837: 827: 842: 817: 797: 822: 802: 807: 832: 762: 538: 369: 913: 918: 755: 196:"ANTIGUO" is screened at the top of the plate and the municipality of issuance is embossed at the bottom of the plate. 475: 401: 104: 30: 784: 680: 489:"COLOMBIA" is screened at the top of the plate and "POLICIA NACIONAL" is screened at the bottom of the plate. 187:
black on white with vertical blue stripes at left and right and blue graphic of an antique car at center
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ABC·12 without letter and A to E (previous, still in use).
677:"¿Sabes cuántos tipos de placas existen en Colombia?" 856: 783: 226:"COLOMBIA" is embossed at the bottom of the plate. 567:"COLOMBIA" is embossed at the bottom of the plate 778:Vehicle registration plates of South America 763: 8: 882:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 770: 756: 748: 675:Ortiz, María Luisa (September 16, 2015). 24:requires its residents to register their 714: 712: 710: 708: 706: 704: 702: 700: 698: 670: 668: 666: 664: 662: 660: 658: 499: 107:is embossed at the bottom of the plate. 49: 629: 904:Vehicle registration plates by country 7: 427:Servicio Administrativo y Técnico 113:until 1991 read "BOGOTA D.E." for 14: 909:Colombia transport-related lists 593: 572: 537: 468: 441: 417: 394: 368: 342: 313: 285: 259: 233: 203: 172: 144: 123: 84: 16:Colombia vehicle license plates 1: 721:"Tipos de placas en Colombia" 406:Organización internacional 31:vehicle registration plates 935: 402:International organization 225: 566: 555: 549: 533: 520: 517: 514: 511: 508: 505: 502: 437: 356: 338: 102: 99: 80: 67: 64: 61: 58: 55: 52: 453:Fuerza Aérea Colombiana 105:municipality of issuance 386:country initials ·123 914:Transport in Colombia 424:Non-diplomatic staff 272:Mototaxi commercial 919:Vehicles of Colombia 496:Previous plate types 449:Colombian Air Force 380:Cuerpo diplomático 46:Current plate types 642:Matriculasdelmundo 246:Mototaxi privado 221:ABC·12F (current); 891: 890: 863:other territories 719:García, Gilbert. 638:"Colombia plates" 621: 620: 493: 492: 480:Policía Nacional 115:Distrito Especial 109:Plates issued in 926: 883: 871:Falkland Islands 785:Sovereign states 772: 765: 758: 749: 737: 736: 734: 732: 725:pruebaderuta.com 716: 693: 692: 690: 688: 672: 653: 652: 650: 649: 634: 616: 615: 606:yellow on black 597: 585:white on purple 576: 563: 562: 541: 500: 472: 456:yellow on black 445: 421: 398: 376:Diplomatic corps 372: 354:Cuerpo consular 346: 317: 289: 263: 249:black on yellow 237: 218:black on yellow 207: 176: 148: 127: 97:black on yellow 88: 50: 934: 933: 929: 928: 927: 925: 924: 923: 894: 893: 892: 887: 881: 864: 862: 852: 779: 776: 746: 741: 740: 730: 728: 718: 717: 696: 686: 684: 674: 673: 656: 647: 645: 636: 635: 631: 626: 614: 611: 610: 609: 561: 558: 557: 556: 553:white on black 498: 483:green on white 476:National Police 462: 300:white on green 275:black on white 222: 159:white on green 136:black on white 48: 17: 12: 11: 5: 932: 930: 922: 921: 916: 911: 906: 896: 895: 889: 888: 886: 885: 878: 873: 867: 865: 857: 854: 853: 851: 850: 845: 840: 835: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 789: 787: 781: 780: 777: 775: 774: 767: 760: 752: 745: 744:External links 742: 739: 738: 694: 654: 628: 627: 625: 622: 619: 618: 612: 607: 604: 601: 598: 591: 590:Non-passenger 587: 586: 583: 580: 577: 569: 568: 565: 559: 554: 551: 548: 545: 542: 535: 531: 530: 527: 523: 522: 519: 518:Serial format 516: 513: 510: 507: 504: 497: 494: 491: 490: 487: 484: 481: 478: 473: 465: 464: 457: 454: 451: 446: 439: 435: 434: 428: 425: 422: 414: 413: 407: 404: 399: 391: 390: 381: 378: 373: 365: 364: 358: 357:white on blue 355: 352: 350:Consular corps 347: 340: 336: 335: 329: 326: 323: 318: 311: 308: 307: 301: 298: 295: 290: 283: 280: 279: 276: 273: 270: 264: 257: 254: 253: 250: 247: 244: 238: 231: 228: 227: 224: 219: 216: 213: 208: 201: 198: 197: 194: 188: 185: 182: 177: 170: 167: 166: 160: 157: 154: 149: 142: 141:Non-passenger 138: 137: 134: 131: 128: 120: 119: 101: 98: 95: 92: 89: 82: 78: 77: 74: 70: 69: 66: 65:Serial format 63: 60: 57: 54: 47: 44: 26:motor vehicles 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 931: 920: 917: 915: 912: 910: 907: 905: 902: 901: 899: 884: 879: 877: 876:French Guiana 874: 872: 869: 868: 866: 860: 855: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 790: 788: 786: 782: 773: 768: 766: 761: 759: 754: 753: 750: 743: 726: 722: 715: 713: 711: 709: 707: 705: 703: 701: 699: 695: 683:on 2018-11-22 682: 678: 671: 669: 667: 665: 663: 661: 659: 655: 643: 639: 633: 630: 623: 608: 605: 602: 599: 596: 592: 589: 588: 584: 581: 578: 575: 571: 570: 552: 546: 543: 540: 536: 532: 528: 525: 524: 501: 495: 488: 485: 482: 479: 477: 474: 471: 467: 466: 461: 458: 455: 452: 450: 447: 444: 440: 438:Armed Forces 436: 432: 429: 426: 423: 420: 416: 415: 411: 408: 405: 403: 400: 397: 393: 392: 389: 385: 382: 379: 377: 374: 371: 367: 366: 362: 359: 353: 351: 348: 345: 341: 337: 333: 330: 328:white on red 327: 324: 322: 319: 316: 312: 310: 309: 305: 302: 299: 296: 294: 291: 288: 284: 282: 281: 277: 274: 271: 268: 267:Auto rickshaw 265: 262: 258: 256: 255: 251: 248: 245: 242: 241:Auto rickshaw 239: 236: 232: 230: 229: 220: 217: 214: 212: 209: 206: 202: 200: 199: 195: 192: 189: 186: 184:Auto antiguo 183: 181: 178: 175: 171: 169: 168: 164: 161: 158: 155: 153: 150: 147: 143: 140: 139: 135: 132: 129: 126: 122: 121: 118: 116: 112: 106: 96: 93: 90: 87: 83: 79: 75: 72: 71: 51: 45: 43: 41: 35: 33: 32: 27: 23: 22: 859:Dependencies 812: 729:. Retrieved 727:(in Spanish) 724: 685:. Retrieved 681:the original 646:. Retrieved 644:(in Spanish) 641: 632: 459: 430: 409: 383: 360: 331: 325:Carrotanque 303: 215:Motocicleta 190: 162: 114: 108: 36: 29: 28:and display 19: 18: 579:Commercial 547:Particular 339:Diplomatic 269:commercial 180:Antique car 130:Commercial 94:Particular 898:Categories 731:August 16, 687:August 16, 648:2024-06-13 624:References 582:Comercial 550:1972-1990 534:Passenger 388:FE-Schrift 321:Tank truck 211:Motorcycle 133:Comercial 81:Passenger 848:Venezuela 793:Argentina 600:Official 503:Category 297:Remolque 53:Category 838:Suriname 828:Paraguay 813:Colombia 603:Oficial 544:Private 529:Spanish 526:English 521:Legends 486:12-3456 278:123·ABC 252:123·ABC 243:private 156:Oficial 152:Official 100:ABC·123 91:Private 76:Spanish 73:English 68:Legends 21:Colombia 843:Uruguay 818:Ecuador 798:Bolivia 515:Colors 463:123456 306:·12345 293:Trailer 193:BC·123 165:AB·123 62:Colors 823:Guyana 803:Brazil 512:Years 506:Image 433:·1234 412:·1234 363:·1234 334:·1234 111:Bogotá 56:Image 808:Chile 617:1234 564:1234 509:Type 59:Type 40:decal 833:Peru 733:2017 689:2017 103:The 861:and 460:FAC 384:A-Z 900:: 723:. 697:^ 657:^ 640:. 431:AT 410:OI 361:CC 771:e 764:t 757:v 735:. 691:. 651:. 613:A 560:B 332:T 304:R 191:A 163:O

Index

Colombia
motor vehicles
vehicle registration plates
decal

municipality of issuance
Bogotá


Official

Antique car

Motorcycle

Auto rickshaw

Auto rickshaw

Trailer

Tank truck

Consular corps

Diplomatic corps
FE-Schrift

International organization

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