Year of the first license plate registration in each country
If you're wondering in what year the first license plate was registered in each country worldwide, here we list each exact year. Although the first license plate in the world appeared before 1900, there are a few exceptions with plates issued even earlier. Additionally, in some territories and regions far from Europe, first license plates were also registered. Discover the exact dates of all first license plates below.
List of the first license plates issued by country
Below is the list of dates when the oldest license plates were issued in each country in the world. You can filter to see which country first introduced official license plates and which was the most recent. Click the button below to filter the results.
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