week 7: Description of Local and International Number Plate

Types of Number Plate

There are two types of number plate will be use in this project which are local number plate (Malaysia) and an international number plate (e.g Singapore, Thailand and others).

• Introduction 

A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes. The registration identifier is a numeric or alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies the vehicle within the issuing region's database. In some countries, the identifier is unique within the entire country, while in others it is unique within a state or province. Whether the identifier is associated with a vehicle or a person also varies by issuing agency. Depending on the country, the vehicle registration plate may be called a license plate or tag (US), license plate (Canada), number plate or registration plate (UK).

• Local Number Plate (Malaysia)

The Malaysia number plate consist 3 letter and 4 digits number including black-colored background. Every state in Malaysia has their own code at the first of number plate vehicle.

Example;

Malaysian Number Plate for Vehicle

The Standard Measurement for Malaysian Number Plate

• International Number Plate (e.g Singapore , Thailand, Brunei...)

There are plenty of types of international number around a world. Our focusing on Singapore, Thailand and Brunei because of a frequency of them entering Malaysia border.

Types of International Number Plate


 Singapore Number Plate

Thailand Number Plate