New Registration Plates

by Premier Living

11.03.2020

Portuguese registration numbers have completed another cycle and need to begin a new format. The council of Ministers has approved the diploma that changes the model of registration plates, introducing new combinations of characters and a format that harmonizes the Portuguese model with those of most European Union states. The new series will be made up of two groups of two letters and a central group of two figures: AA 01AA. The new plates will also lose the month and year indicators from the plate. Anyone who would like to change their existing plate to the new format can do so, but it is not necessary and existing plates will remain valid and legal. If you do want to change your existing plates: they can be obtained from most motor factories like Feuvert, Norauto etc.

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