Bermuda

STATUS: British Island Territory

PRONOUNCED: ber MYOO duh

CAPITAL: Hamilton

WORLD LOCATION: West Atlantic Ocean

FIRST LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1946

MOTOR VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED:  Approx. 23,000

PLATES ARE: Officially issued. Plates are basic black on reflective white plexiglass British style plates, or formerly, embossed aluminum plates. The following types and prefixes are known:

PASSENGER - a simple five digit serial number, with lead zeros when necessary.

AT - AIRPORT TAXI - PRIVATELY OWNED

BPBA - BERMUDA POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION 3

BT - BOAT TRAILER

BUS - white on black plates with four digits (no lead zeros), first two numbers indicate the year of acquisition.

CM - CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

CS - COMMUNITY SERVICE VEHICLE

CX & HJX - GENERAL CONTRACTING VEHICLES

DEALER - white on red plate, with the legend TRADE LICENSE, and T.C.D.

FT - FARM TRACTOR

GP - GOVERNMENT

The GOVERNOR - The governor's plate is black, with a large gold crown.

HA to HC - HEAVY TRUCKS

HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE - white on green oval shaped porcelain plates, with PUBLIC CARRIAGE, the REG.NO, and BERMUDA across the bottom.

HT - TRAILER - HEAVY

HX - GARBAGE TRUCKS

IN - TRUCK - INTERMEDIATE

IT - TRAILER - INTERMEDIATE

JX - LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

L - TRUCK - LIGHT

LD - DRIVING SCHOOL VEHICLES

LP - LIGHT PRIVATE TRUCK

LT - TRAILER - LIGHT

LXT - EXTRA LONG TRAILER

M - MUNICIPAL VEHICLES

MOTORCYCLE - green on white small sized plates, two serial letters and three numbers.

SMALL MOTORCYCLE - white on blue small sized plates, three serial numbers over a single letter.

MOTORCYCLE DEALER - white on red small sized plate, with TRADE and CYCLES ONLY.

HIRE MOPED - red on white, with a serial letter over the three serial numbers.

PWAB - PERSONAL WATERCRAFT ASSOCIATION OF BERMUDA vehicle

S - MILITARY VEHICLE

S (white on black) - U.S. MILITARY VEHICLE

SP - HORSE TRAILER or other special purpose vehicle

T - TAXI

TK - TRAILER

TR - FORK LIFT

TT - TRACTOR TRAILER

X - TRUCKS

XT - FLAT BED TRAILERS

SINGLE PLATES OR PAIRS: Pairs

OVAL: UK

CARS DRIVE ON: Left

Header plate photo from the PL8S Magazine file.

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