SAUDI ARABIA (KSA)

4464 HXB Normal series since 2007. 2013 onwards plate style. White centre panel with black circle = Private cars.

4464 HXB Close-up of the above.

FORMER ISSUES - STILL VALID

قص ١٦٥ Motorcycle series since 1996. Up to three numerals c.2002-c.2020. 1996-c.2020 plate style. The registration translates roughly as QS 165 in the Arabic way of reading. The text السعودية means Saudi Arabia.

قص ١٦٥ Close-up of the above.

ﺍﺹ ٩٢٩ Motorcycle series since 1996. Up to three numerals c.2002-c.2020. 1996-c.2020 plate style. The registration translates roughly as AS 929 in the Arabic way of reading. The text السعودية means Saudi Arabia.

ﺍﺹ ٩٢٩ Close-up of the above.

OBSOLETE LICENSE PLATES - NO LONGER VALID

297497 Normal series c.1978-96. Six digit numbers = Private vehicle, central area (Riyadh). 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.

297497 Close-up of the above.

ﺍﺍد ٣٨٧ Normal series 1996-2007. Black on white = Private cars. The registration translates as AAD 387 in the Arabic way of reading. The text السعودية means Saudi Arabia.

ﺍﺍد ٣٨٧ Close-up of the above.

ﺱﺡﺹ ٣٨٠ Normal series 1996-2007. Black on white = Private cars. The registration translates roughly as SJX 380 in the Arabic way of reading. The text السعودية means Saudi Arabia. This appeared to be a replacement plate made of plastic.

بكح ٦٠٠ Normal series 1996-2007. Black on white = Private cars. The registration translates roughly as BKJ 600 in the Arabic way of reading. The text السعودية means Saudi Arabia.

بكح ٦٠٠ Close-up of the above.