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{{short description|Gibraltar vehicle registration plates}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox vehicle registration plate
| name = British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar
| image = Current Post-Brexit Gibraltar vehicle license plate.jpg
| country = {{country|Gibraltar}}
| countrycode = GBZ
| colour front = Black on white
| colour rear = Black on yellow
| size = {{convert|520|x|110|mm|in|abbr=on|disp=br}}
| serial_format = [[Vehicle registration plates of Gibraltar#Numbering system|Not standard]]
| caption = Gibraltarian regular legal standard number plate.
}}
[[File:Location Gibraltar.png|thumb|Location of [[Gibraltar]]]]
'''Vehicle registration plates of Gibraltar''' are similar to those of the [[United Kingdom]], with the same colours and typeface, similar to the [[Vehicle registration plates of Europe|common EU format]]. [[Vehicle registration plates]], usually called 'number plates', include the [[international vehicle registration code]] for [[Gibraltar]], 'GBZ' (Great Britain and Northern {{nowrap|Ireland – Z).}} GBG is used for [[Vehicle registration plates of the Bailiwick of Guernsey|Guernsey]].

==Dimensions==
[[File:G 3624 C - Gibraltar plate seen in FL.jpg|thumb|Pre-Brexit Gibraltar rear number plate]]
[[File:Old Gibraltar license plate.jpg|thumb|An old Gibraltar front number plate]]
[[File:G 200 - Gibraltar plate seen in FL.jpg|thumb|Old number re-issued on EU-plates]][[File:Gibraltar Dealer Plate seen at GI-ES Commercial Border Crossing.jpg|thumb|Gibraltar dealer plate seen at GI/ES commercial border crossing]][[File:Gibraltar Trailer plate.jpg|thumb|Gibraltar trailer plate]][[File:G 6065 E (10-19) Gibraltar temporary plate seen in FL.jpg|thumb|2019 Temporary number plate]][[File:Official car of the Chief Minister of Gibraltar.jpeg|thumb|G1, the [[Chief Minister of Gibraltar|Chief Minister]]'s official car]][[File:The Governor's Car.jpg|thumb|The Governor's car]][[File:Gibraltar military vehicle RA=Royal Air Force.jpg|thumb|Military vehicle in Gibraltar]]
[[File:Armed forces number plate (Gibraltar).jpg|thumb|Royal Naval vehicle in Gibraltar]]
Number plates in Gibraltar have the same measurements as those in the UK:<ref>[http://www.worldpl8s.adahost.com/id26_gibraltar.htm Gibraltar registration plates description.]</ref>

* Front plates (white) are 520&nbsp;mm x 111&nbsp;mm (standard).
* Rear plates (yellow) may be 520&nbsp;mm x 111&nbsp;mm (standard) or 285&nbsp;mm x 203&nbsp;mm (square).

==Metal pressed number plates==

Until 2017, Gibraltar's plates were made on a plastic base like British plates. However, as of 2017 Gibraltar has had the choice of bases after a company specialising in metal based plates started. To date, new vehicles still have a choice whether to use plastic plates or metal plates. On average, the ratio to new registrations issued on plastic plates to metal plates is 1:1.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

==Privately owned vehicles==

From 1912 to 2001 Gibraltar number plates consisted of the letter 'G' (for Gibraltar) followed by a series of digits issued in numerical order.<ref>[http://www.olavsplates.com/gibraltar_slow.html Registration plates of Gibraltar, GBZ.]</ref> The maximum number of digits was five, so the first registration plate should have been {{mono|G 1}} - in fact the first plate was {{mono|GBZ 1}} - and the last was {{mono|G 99999}}.

A new system was introduced in October 2001, in anticipation of running out of registration numbers once reaching {{mono|G 99999}}. The new system consists of the letter 'G' followed by four digits from 1000 to 9999 and another letter. The last letter represents the series. For example, series A consists of all registration plates from {{mono|G 1000 A}} to {{mono|G 9999 A}}. The next series is B, and so on. Currently, as of July 2024 registration plates in Gibraltar are in series G.

The [[European flag]] was also featured, along with Gibraltar's international vehicle registration GBZ<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://matriculasdelmundo.com/gibraltar.html|title = ➤ Matriculas de Gibraltar &#124; Todo lo que necesitas saber 【2021】↓}}</ref> until [[Brexit]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-31|title=EU flag removed from all UK driving licences and number plate designs|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/brexit/eu-flag-uk-drivinglicences-numberplate-designs-852463|access-date=2021-02-03|website=inews.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> 
The two registration formats resemble those used in [[Vehicle registration plates of Spain|Spain]] between 1900 and 1971, and 1971 and 2000. However the single letter G was never issued as a provincial designator on Spanish plates.

As of January 2021, Gibraltar plates are issued with a blue band and "GBZ" as the country identifier, however the European stars have been removed. There were a few public surveys which had a different overall outcome (a Gibraltar flag replacing the Euro stars),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScauG8wft0ufxLcF51I9bPXH21mZ0uwTMBj2Q228Ncmg__Eog/viewform|title=How should Gibraltar's new number plates look like? (One or two flags?)}}</ref> however the government decided to opt for a plain blue band. The main reason behind this was to prevent any incidents in Spain due to the Gibraltar flag potentially causing a minor provocation.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

* Registrations can be re-issued.

==Special number plates==
Trailer plates are similar to the regular issues. However, they feature "GT" instead of "G" as the prefix before the registration code. Trailer plates have become compulsory in Gibraltar for all trailers registered after 2016.
{{RegPlate|BACK=#FFE600|GT 1234|WIDTH=90px}}
Temporary/export plates are similar to, and in the same series as, the regular issues. However at the right hand side of the plate is a green band, showing month and year of expiry. Until 2001 temporary tourist (duty-free) plates had registrations from the normal series except that the prefix used was GG. This series reached past GG90000, and was probably superseded by the dated green band style when the suffix letter was introduced. 
{{RegPlate|BACK=#FFE600|GG 12345|WIDTH=90px}} {{DualStripeRegPlate|WIDTH=90px|BACK=#FFE600| BAND2BACK=#22ca8e|[[Image:Non-EU-section-with-GBZ.png|x20px]]|G 1234 A|3=<small> </small>}}

British military vehicles in Gibraltar display regular UK military plates. Most military vehicles in Gibraltar use the letters 'RN' (reserved for Royal Navy vehicles), although some use other letters indicating that they are of the British Army or the Royal Air Force. UK military vehicles do not carry national identity ovals, but sometimes display a small Union Flag.
{{RegPlate|BORDER=#CCCCCC|BACK=#000000|COLOR=#CCCCCC|RA 12 AB|WIDTH=90px}} 
{{RegPlate|BORDER=#CCCCCC|BACK=#000000|COLOR=#CCCCCC|RN 12 AB|WIDTH=90px}}

Dealer plates are light blue with the letters DLR and a serial number in white. These are usually magnetic plates, but also can be simply written on paper or cardboard etc.
{{RegPlate|BACK=#0088DD|COLOR=#FFFFFF| DLR 123 |WIDTH=90px}}

The [[Chief Minister of Gibraltar|Chief Minister]]'s [[Official state car|official car]] has the registration number '''G 1'''.<ref>
[http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-g1-registration-plate-chief-minister-official-car-tesla-signature-87544981.html G1 registration plate Chief Minister official car Tesla Signature Model S , Gibraltar]</ref>
{{RegPlate|BACK=#FFE600|  G 1  |WIDTH=90px}}

The [[Governor of Gibraltar|Governor]]'s official car, following tradition, displays a silver [[St Edward's Crown|crown]], in place of a registration plate with a number.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/snapdragonmedia/3617349088 HE The Governor of Gibraltar's Car]</ref>

==See also==
* [[Vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom]]
* [[Vehicle registration plates of Europe]]
* [[Transport in Gibraltar]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|License plates of Gibraltar}}

{{Gibraltar topics}}
{{Vehicle registration plates of Europe}}

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