License Plate Styles

European Union

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EU Members
Description One line 520 x 110 mm or two lines 340 x 220 mm
  • Most EU member nations have a 40 mm wide blue band on the left with twelve gold stars in a circle and the country's international oval abbreviation below it (so-called "euroband")
  • In the United Kingdom and Belgium, the "euroband" is optional
  • In the United Kingdom, France and Spain regional flags are often affixed in lieu of the European stars
  • Belgium, Finland and Greece have plates in a different (smaller) size
Non-EU Members
  Some countries that are not part of the EU (or even Europe) are adopting EU-style plate designs which may display their nation's flag or coat-of-arms and/or country abbreviation with or without the blue band.