Vehicle registration plates of Namibia

Namibian plate from Windhoek

Namibian plate from Swakopmund

Personalised plate

Vehicle registration plates of Namibia are yellow fluorescent metal plates with imprints in black. The standard version is uniform throughout the country, and carries one of the following forms:

N 1 A	N 1 AB
N 12 A	N 12 AB
N 123 A	N 123 AB
N 1234 A	N 1234 AB
N 12345 A	N 12345 AB
N 123-456 A	N 123-456 AB

The first letter is always "N" for Namibia. The last one or two letters indicate the town or region the car originates from. In between, numbers are issued sequentially within each region, starting with single-digit numbers, and increasing in length as required. The vast majority of vehicles are registered in the capital, Windhoek, and require six digits; most other regions are currently using 3 or 4 digits.

Since 2007, personalised number plates are available at an extra fee. Such plates may carry up to seven alphanumerical characters, followed by the Namibian Flag and the letters NA. They also differ in color and material, the personalised plates are made from acrylic white plastic and have light blue characters.^[1]

Government vehicles use dark green license plates with white imprints. As with ordinary number plates, numbers are issued sequentially within each region, starting with single-digit numbers, and increasing in length as required. The Government vehicle plates are prefixed with the following letters:

• GRN - Government vehicles
• NDF - Namibia Defence Force
• POL - Police

Town abbreviations

The following list may be incomplete.

AR - Aranos B - Bethanie EN - Eenhana G - Grootfontein GO - Gobabis K - Keetmanshoop KA - Karasburg KH - Khorixas KM - Katima Mulilo KR - Karibib L - Lüderitz M - Mariental MA - Maltahöhe ND - Ondangwa OH - Okahandja OJ - Outjo

OK - Okakarara OM - Omaruru ON - Otjinene OP - Opuwo OR – Oranjemund OT - Otjiwarongo OV – Otavi R - Rehoboth RU - Rundu S - Swakopmund SH - Oshakati T - Tsumeb U - Usakos UP - Outapi W - Windhoek WB - Walvis Bay

References

1. ^ Pimp your Ride! The Namibian, May 8, 2007