Vehicle registration plates of Tseng

All vehicles in Tseng are required to register and display its vehicle registration plates. The plates are issued by the Ministry of Transportation.

They contain the Latin alphabet (A-Z) and Arabic numerals (0-9). Some vehicles contain Han characters. They measure 13x6.5 inch. The state name is written on top of the serial format in Chinese.

History
Pre-1946, Tseng was under European rule. Depending on the colony, the license plate was different, but they generally had this format: X 000.

In 1946, the first series of Tsengian plates were issued. They followed this order: X-000, and were white on black. In 1960, the second series was issued. Another letter was added, and that letter represented the state of where the vehicle was registered. For example "A" represented Arbre-Rose, "G" represented Georgeville, and so on. Colour scheme was black on white. Example plate: TN-380, T meaning that the state was Tseng City-Capital.

In 1975, the third series was issued. The state letter was removed and replaced with a regular letter and a number was added. For example XX-0000. However, pre-1975 plates were still valid provided that you continued to register your vehicle. In 2004, the fourth series was issued. A brand new colour scheme was adopted. Passenger cars were black on white, trucks were white on blue, and taxis were black on yellow, just to name a few. The XX-0000 format was abandoned and Tsengian car owners could register their cars using any of these serial formats. XX000, XX0000, XX00000, XXX000 or XXX0000. The last two are commonly used for heavy vehicles, but rare for others.

Other plates

 * 軍000/0 - Military
 * 外000/0 - Diplomatic
 * 建000/0 - Construction
 * 國A000 - Presidential vehicles
 * 國B000 - Other politically important vehicles (eg. for the members of the National State Assembly and the Supreme Court)
 * TN000/0 - Tour buses
 * X000 - Motorcycles
 * X0000 - Rental vehicles

Trivia

 * It is illegal for a license plate to have potential obscene content (eg. FU or DIE). The letter "X" is also illegal because it is used in example plates. License plates starting with "D" are also illegal since it's reserved for handicapped/disabled persons.
 * Starting in 1997, personalized plates started to be issued.