SAUDI ARABIA (KSA)

New plates with four numerals and three letters, both in Arabic and Western lettering,
were introduced 1 July 2007.

FORMER ISSUES - STILL VALID

AAD 387 [All Arabic lettering]. Normal series 1996-2007. No coding.
The registration translates as AAD 387 in the Arabic way of reading.
The text at the top means Saudi Arabia.

SHS 380 [All Arabic lettering]. Normal series 1996-2007. No coding.
The registration translates roughly as SHS 380 in the Arabic way of reading. The text at the top means Saudi Arabia. This appeared to be a replacement plate made of plastic.

BKH 600 [All Arabic lettering]. Minor members of the Royal family series 1996-2007
(with an encircled palm tree). The registration translates roughly as BKH 600
in the Arabic way of reading. The text at the top means Saudi Arabia.

BKH 600 Close-up of the above.

OBSOLETE LICENSE PLATES - NO LONGER VALID

297497 Normal series c.1978-96. Serial below 1 000 000 = Private vehicle, Central area. The Arabic text apparently means "private vehicle - Saudi Arabia".
Colours should be black on white, but the driver of this vehicle said he'd been in a sandstorm that stripped the paint off the plates.