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Highest sightings of
Norwegian license plates

These are highest sightings of normal series plates. Since 2009 white, green and other colour plates are no longer in separate blocks. New The archive is now updated for end of 2022.

Since 2012 aluminium plates in 2006 style are again used. They are shown in normal lettering. Plastic plates in 2009 style are shown in bold lettering. Aluminium plates in 2002 style in italic lettering. Aluminium plates in 1971 style (reflective since 1982) in underlined lettering.

    Two highest Date Complete
Halden AA 76880 76848 30.8.23  
Sarpsborg AE 65079 65029 24.9.23 AD
Mysen AJ 95409 95407 5.8.23  
Fredrikstad AS 68689 68550 16.11.23 AR
Moss AY 46397 46277 16.11.23 AX
Drøbak (Follo) BE 32629 32567 26.8.23 BC,BD
Billingstad (Asker og Bærum) BU 38800 38665 22.11.23 BL,BN,BP,BR,BS,BT
DIPLOMATIC CD See separate page  
Lillestrøm (Romerike) CH 21407 21240 17.11.23 CC,CE,CF
Jessheim CX 13026 13025 22.11.23 CV
Oslo DS 26473 26053 8.11.23 DA,DB,DC,DD,DE,DF,DH,DJ,DK,DL,DN,DP,DR
ELECTRIC EH 49787 49710 28.11.23 EL,EK,EV,EB,EC,ED,EE,EF
Nye elbilskilter.
EX-MILITARY FE 10791 10243 15.8.23 FE 10034
Hamar FT 72990 72837 16.10.23 FS
GAS GA 13348 13263 23.10.23  
Elverum HB 88198 88191 28.9.23 FZ up to 10080 (green) registered by mistake June-November 2015.
Tynset HF 29427 29408 22.8.23 HF 90245 registered in 2006. (Photo: Kim Andersen).
Kongsvinger HK 18189 18179 4.11.23 HJ
Lillehammer HT 26579 26570 5.9.23 HS
FB up to 10098 (green plate) registered by mistake in June 2015. HV 16401 registered in 2002.
HYDROGEN HY 10559 10546 25.3.23 First of the HY series.
Otta HZ 34808 34785 10.3.23  
Gjøvik JD 92789 92765 23.11.23 JC
Fagernes JR 34827 34792 9.6.23  
Hønefoss (Ringerike) JV 36132 35992 15.10.23 JU
Gol (Hallingdal) KB 53345 53285 5.11.23  
Drammen KJ 61191 61132 14.11.23 KE,KF,KH
Kongsberg KU 13987 13933 31.10.23 KT
First of the KU series.
Horten KZ 68015 68005 12.11.23  
Tønsberg LJ 85859 85845 12.11.23 LH
Larvik LS 96503 96481 5.7.23  
Sandefjord LY 88823 88788 24.7.23  
Skien NH 16629 16551 26.10.23 ND,NE,NF
Porsgrunn NN 18060 18054 Late 1980s Obsolete since 1974. Highest issued at least NN 18126.
Notodden NV 80849 80813 27.11.23  
Rjukan PA 22510 22491 10.8.23  
Arendal PD 75005 74719 13.11.23 PC
Setesdal PL 28725 28698 12.11.23  
Kristiansand PR 68453 68281 11.10.23 PN,PP
Mandal PX 68664 68661 4.11.23  
Flekkefjord RA 49733 49728 17.8.23  
Stavanger RL 65219 65046 20.10.23 RE,RF,RH,RJ,RK
Egersund RZ 45859 45849 30.8.23 RZ 71711 registered in 2006 to a 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Haugesund SE 12838 12553 3.11.23 SC,SD
Bergen SX 31919 31902 28.11.23 SN,SP,SR,ST,SU,SV
Voss TF 33704 33644 27.11.23  
Stord TL 34337 34263 31.8.23  
Odda TS 30624 30572 28.9.23  
Førde TV 99787 99738 22.11.23  
Nordfjordeid UA 40504 40427 30.9.23  
Sogndal UC 33546 33542 10.9.23  
Ålesund UF 94166 94075 4.8.23 UE
Ørsta UN 40462 40450 14.1.23 BB up to 10091 registered by mistake June-November 2015.
Molde US 16830 16810 11.11.23 UR
Kristiansund UX 74022 74001 10.9.23  
Sunndalsøra VB 16272 16263 31.8.23  
Trondheim VJ 33914 33874 28.9.23 VD,VE,VF,VH
VP up to 10089 registered because of a mistake by the plate manufacturer in November 2001.
Støren VT 21347 21340 13.2.23 VS up to 10040 registered by mistake August-October 2006.
Orkdal VX 48388 48226 20.11.23  
Brekstad XA 20267 20266 14.8.22  
Steinkjer XD 91660 91632 29.8.23  
Levanger XK 30229 30214 25.2.23 XL
Levanger commenced issues from XL 10000, but from 1.1.2002 XK has been used. XL reached 36009.
Stjørdal XN 47051 47039 17.8.23  
Namsos XR 71339 71319 4.11.23  
Mosjøen XV 73397 73357 15.10.23 FA up to 10085 registered by mistake June 2015-February 2016.
Mo i Rana YA 73632 73627 29.8.23  
Bodø YF 20928 20880 21.8.23 YE
EZ up to 10173 (green) registered by mistake June 2015-March 2016. See news article about EZ 10010.
Fauske YK 24337 24279 21.1.23  
Narvik YN 67050 66841 23.9.23  
Svolvær YT 76376 76372 16.10.23 YT 80000 registered in 2014 to a 1980 Chevrolet.
Sortland YU 50267 50175 12.7.23  
Harstad ZA 23051 23004 14.11.23 YZ
Tromsø ZH 63696 63678 16.10.23 ZE
FC up to 10214 registered by mistake June 2015-June 2016. See news article about FC 10170.
Finnsnes ZD 27353 27299 3.11.23 ZF
ZD up to 10004 registered by mistake 27.-29.11.2001. After reaching ZF 99999 in May 2004, ZD continued. Square ZD 99069 in 2002-style registered 15.7.2004. EX up to 10006 registered by mistake June-July 2015.
Svalbard ZN 13596 13482 15.10.23  
Storslett FK 14660 14601 2.6.23  
Vadsø ZP 48625 48519 10.9.23 FR up to 10034 registered by mistake June-September 2015.
Kirkenes ZS 24822 24789 1.6.23 EY up to 10020 registered by mistake June-October 2015.
Alta ZT 57200 57115 16.6.23  
Hammerfest ZX 24758 24746 13.11.23  
Lakselv ZZ 36165 36075 29.9.23  
Thanks to the following for contributing in 2023: Cato Stenmark, Jon Arild Skedsmo, Anders Lien, Helge Fjelltun, Kim Andersen, Lars Ihle, Frode Samuelsen, Filip Andre Valskraa, Johan Xt. Olsen, Stig Carlsson, Preben Stenbråten, Stein Arild Berg, Arne Meyer, Harald Johansen, Lasse Johnsen, Ole Petter Sandvig, Alf-Tore Kirkeli, Jens Hanem, Tore Fagerli, Tadeusz Kielar, Lars Vermundsberget, Erik Einum, Phil Walser and Thomas Hvesser.
Harstad (YZ) jumped from 45925 to 89920 because of a new computer system. Similar situations occured in Setesdal (PL), Stavanger (RH/RJ), Mosjøen (XV), Mo i Rana (YA), Fauske (YK), Svolvær (YT), Tromsø (ZE), Finnsnes (ZF), Storslett (FK), Vadsø (ZP) and Kirkenes (ZS). Skien (NE) skipped around 30 000, Steinkjer (XD) around 3000, Stjørdal (XN) around 4000 and Narvik (YN) around 4000 numbers previously reserved for green plates.

Since October 2001 a new centralized computer system is in use. The use of large separate blocks of numbers for green plates has been abandoned and all issues have jumped ahead to the highest series. For example Harstad jumped ahead from YZ 45924 to the end of YZ 89900.


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