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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 76635 76625 26.5.23  
Sarpsborg AE 64440 64245 26.3.23 AD
Mysen AJ 95108 94936 26.3.23  
Fredrikstad AS 68088 68047 20.5.23 AR
Moss AY 45994 45760 24.4.23 AX
Drøbak (Follo) BE 32185 32168 6.5.23 BC,BD
Billingstad (Asker og Bærum) BU 37013 36747 17.5.23 BL,BN,BP,BR,BS,BT
Lillestrøm (Romerike) CH 20624 20561 31.5.23 CC,CE,CF
Jessheim CX 12276 12273 12.5.23 CV
Oslo DS 23330 23258 27.5.23 DA,DB,DC,DD,DE,DF,DH,DJ,DK,DL,DN,DP,DR
ELECTRIC EF 85987 84499 27.5.23 EL,EK,EV,EB,EC,ED,EE
Nye elbilskilter.
EX-MILITARY FE 10243 10196 1.8.16 FE 10034
Hamar FT 72374 72299 10.5.23 FS
GAS GA 13078 13057 16.5.23  
Elverum HB 88140 88019 1.5.23 FZ up to 10080 (green) registered by mistake June-November 2015.
Tynset HF 29390 29380 20.5.23 HF 90245 registered in 2006. (Photo: Kim Andersen).
Kongsvinger HK 17864 17847 30.5.23 HJ
Lillehammer HT 26563 26562 2.5.23 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 34704 10.3.23  
Gjøvik JD 92211 92119 6.5.23 JC
Fagernes JR 34792 34791 5.3.23  
Hønefoss (Ringerike) JV 35852 35848 20.5.23 JU
Gol (Hallingdal) KB 53009 52912 25.4.23  
Drammen KJ 59979 59911 30.3.23 KE,KF,KH
Kongsberg KU 13613 13555 27.5.23 KT
First of the KU series.
Horten KZ 67964 67820 23.5.23  
Tønsberg LJ 85041 84891 25.4.23 LH
Larvik LS 96301 96285 29.5.23  
Sandefjord LY 88445 88409 15.5.23  
Skien NH 16126 16044 22.5.23 ND,NE,NF
Porsgrunn NN 18060 18054 Late 1980s Obsolete since 1974. Highest issued at least NN 18126.
Notodden NV 80428 80421 6.5.23  
Rjukan PA 22482 22456 4.3.23  
Arendal PD 74163 74011 7.3.23 PC
Setesdal PL 28698 28686 15.8.22  
Kristiansand PR 67539 67446 19.5.23 PN,PP
Mandal PX 68575 68574 29.5.23  
Flekkefjord RA 49665 49623 20.5.23  
Stavanger RL 63845 63837 1.6.23 RE,RF,RH,RJ,RK
Egersund RZ 45735 45732 20.5.23 RZ 71711 registered in 2006 to a 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Haugesund SE 12197 11947 16.5.23 SC,SD
Bergen SX 30527 30492 30.5.23 SN,SP,SR,ST,SU,SV
Voss TF 33546 33540 15.5.23  
Stord TL 34232 34090 24.1.23  
Odda TS 30570 30563 20.5.23  
Førde TV 99451 99405 20.5.23  
Nordfjordeid UA 40297 40295 30.3.23  
Sogndal UC 33427 33379 30.4.23  
Ålesund UF 93776 93725 21.4.23 UE
Ørsta UN 40462 40450 14.1.23 BB up to 10091 registered by mistake June-November 2015.
Molde US 16587 16519 30.5.23 UR
Kristiansund UX 73833 73733 21.4.23  
Sunndalsøra VB 16251 16241 3.4.23  
Trondheim VJ 32730 32669 3.5.23 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 48226 48013 9.5.23  
Brekstad XA 20267 20266 14.8.22  
Steinkjer XD 91140 91082 5.7.22  
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 46851 46790 25.2.23  
Namsos XR 71251 71025 10.5.23  
Mosjøen XV 73357 73339 8.2.23 FA up to 10085 registered by mistake June 2015-February 2016.
Mo i Rana YA 73452 73333 24.5.23  
Bodø YF 20642 20478 30.5.23 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 66837 66802 1.4.23  
Svolvær YT 76040 76039 4.7.22 YT 80000 registered in 2014 to a 1980 Chevrolet.
Sortland YU 49915 49658 18.7.22  
Harstad ZA 22770 22527 4.5.23 YZ
Tromsø ZH 63374 63371 30.5.23 ZE
FC up to 10214 registered by mistake June 2015-June 2016. See news article about FC 10170.
Finnsnes ZD 26530 26420 3.8.22 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 13482 13461 12.11.21  
Storslett FK 14601 14576 31.5.23  
Vadsø ZP 48519 48493 13.7.22 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 57115 56877 30.5.23  
Hammerfest ZX 24742 24655 1.6.23  
Lakselv ZZ 35700 35623 28.5.23  
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 and Lars Vermundsberget.
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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