Vehicle registration plates of Slovakia

Vehicles registered in Slovakia are generally assigned to one of the districts (okres) and since 1997, the licence plate coding (Slovak: EČV, evidenčné číslo vozidla) generally consists of 7 characters and takes the form XX-NNNLL, where XX is a two letter code corresponding to the district, NNN is three digit number and LL are two letters (assigned alphabetically).

Appearance

There are three design varieties that are in valid use.

An example of Slovak car registration plate before entry of Slovakia to the EU - NR stands for Nitra District
An example of Slovak car registration plate after entry of Slovakia to the EU without coats of arms - TN stands for Trenčín District.
An example of Slovak car registration plate after entry of Slovakia to the EU with coats of arms - IL stands for Ilava District

Types of Plates

Slovak export/temporary plate.
Slovak dealer plate.
Slovak license plates for officials.
Slovak military license plate.

Where limited space warrants it, two-line plates can be used on a vehicle. A block of combinations is set aside from the regular plate range as required.

Districts

Slovak districts

There are 79 districts in Slovakia. In 69 cases, the district is named after and the code derived from its principal city which is included in the district. Two cities, Bratislava (the capital) and Košice (KE), consist of 5 and 4 districts respectively. This fact is not reflected on the plates, only one code is used. Additionally, Košice-okolie (KS) comprises an area around Košice (the city itself excluded) while having its seat in the city proper. Each district is assigned at least one code. Eight cities that are also seats of the region (kraj) are assigned more. Since 18 August 2010, Bratislava has been registering plates with its second code, BL.[1] Bratislava is the only okres to do so and will remain in this position for years as Košice, the runner-up, has only reached the Hx series as of March 2011.

code district
BA, BD, BE, BI, BL, BT Bratislava
BB, BC, BK Banská Bystrica
BJ Bardejov
BN Bánovce nad Bebravou
BR Brezno
BS Banská Štiavnica
BY Bytča
CA Čadca
DK Dolný Kubín
DS Dunajská Streda
DT Detva
GA Galanta
GL Gelnica
HC Hlohovec
HE Humenné
IL Ilava
KA Krupina
KE, KC, KI Košice
KK Kežmarok
KM Kysucké Nové Mesto
KN Komárno
KS Košice-okolie
LC Lučenec
LE Levoča
LM Liptovský Mikuláš
LV Levice
MA Malacky
MI Michalovce
ML Medzilaborce
MT Martin
MY Myjava
NR, NI, NT Nitra
NM Nové Mesto nad Váhom
NO Námestovo
NZ Nové Zámky
PB Považská Bystrica
PD Prievidza
PE Partizánske
PK Pezinok
PN Piešťany
PO, PV, PS Prešov
PP Poprad
PT Poltár
PU Púchov
RA Revúca
RK Ružomberok
RS Rimavská Sobota
RV Rožňava
SA Šaľa
SB Sabinov
SC Senec
SE Senica
SI Skalica
SK Svidník
SL Stará Ľubovňa
SN Spišská Nová Ves
SO Sobrance
SP Stropkov
SV Snina
TT, TA, TB Trnava
TN, TC, TE Trenčín
TO Topoľčany
TR Turčianske Teplice
TS Tvrdošín
TV Trebišov
VK Veľký Krtíš
VT Vranov nad Topľou
ZA, ZI, ZL Žilina
ZC Žarnovica
ZH Žiar nad Hronom
ZM Zlaté Moravce
ZV Zvolen

Former system

The older system (Slovak: ŠPZ, štátna poznávacia značka) XX NN-NN or XXY NN-NN - was issued until 30 March 1997. All such registrations expired on 1 January 2005, vehicles that had not registered under the new system are not allowed on public roads.

References

  1. "V uliciach už jazdia značky BL". SME. 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-10.

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