Vehicle registration plates of Botswana for normal motor vehicles begin with the letter B, followed by three digits, followed by three letters. The digits and letters are assigned by a registrar. The three letters will never include the letter Q so as to avoid confusion with the letter O.
Vehicle registration plates of Botswana for normal motor vehicles begin with the letter B, followed by three digits, followed by three letters. The digits and letters are assigned by a registrar. The three letters will never include the letter Q so as to avoid confusion with the letter O. The front number plates have black lettering on a white reflective background. The rear number plates have black lettering on a yellow reflective background. Public passenger number plates have blue lettering on a white reflective background in the front and white lettering on blue background at the rear.
Government vehicles all have the prefix BX, except defense force vehicles which have the prefix BDF. The front BX number plates have red lettering on a white reflective background. The rear BX number plates have white lettering on a red reflective background. The BDF number plates have white letters on a green non-reflective background for the front plate and black letters on a green non-reflective background for the rear plate.
Diplomatic vehicles’ number plates start with two digits, two letters (CD, CC, or CT), and a further three digits. These digits are allocated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Republic of Botswana and Bechuanaland Protectorate
What do the first 2 letters on a number plate stand for?
The first two letters are known as the ‘local memory tag’ and they show where the vehicle was registered. The first letter represents the region and the second letter represents a local DVLA office. For example, a vehicle registered in London will have a number plate starting with LA through to LY.
Who owns the number plate 1?
mogul Saeed Abdul Ghaffar Khouri
Registration Number ‘1’
Abu Dhabi property mogul Saeed Abdul Ghaffar Khouri snapped it up in 2008. He later commented: ‘I bought it because it’s the best number’.
How do you read a number plate?
The first two letters indicate the State or Union Territory to which the vehicle is registered. The next two digit numbers are the sequential number of a district. Due to the heavy volume of vehicle registration, the numbers were given to the RTO offices of registration as well.