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Vehicle registration plates are the mandatory number plates used to display the registration mark of a vehicle, and have existed in Spain since 1900. Most motor vehicles which are used on public roads are required by law to display them. The government agency responsible for the registration and numbering of vehicles is the Directorate General of Traffic. ==Current system== They currently use the format ''L nnnn LLL'' where: * ''nnnn'' is a sequence number from 0000 to 9999, * ''LLL'' is a "counter" comprising three letters, which increments after the sequence number reaches 9999. The consonants B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y and Z are used, which allows for 8,000 possible combinations (from BBB to ZZZ) and hence a total of 80 million possible registrations in the system. * ''L'' see Colour plates. It is not used in private vehicles. This format, introduced on 18 September 2000,〔http://www.sme-matriculas.es/intro2000_n.html〕 is used nationwide, so there is no way of knowing where the vehicle was registered. The "counter" gives a rough idea of when the vehicle was registered, but is less reliable for determining its age, as imported second-hand vehicles are registered in the same way as new models. As of April 2012, the "counter" combinations are at the H series, which began in late December 2010 with HBB. At the current rate of approximately five series per decade, the system will be exhausted around 2040. The plates themselves are white with black characters, front and back, with a blue strip on the left containing the 12 stars of the flag of Europe and the country identifier E (for España). This strip is compulsory. The plates are usually rectangular and wide in shape, but there are also square-like plates for motorcycles, while some cars have a narrow plate inset (such as at the back of the SEAT 600). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vehicle registration plates of Spain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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