LICENSE PLATES ON LINE! .... British Honduras

British Honduras

STATUS: Former British Colony, now know as Belize.

PRONOUNCED: hon DOOR uss

CAPITAL: Belmopan (currently Belize City)

WORLD LOCATION: Central America

FIRST LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1925

MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED: Approx. 8,000

PLATES WERE: Officially issued, although there are owner provided early issues known made of various materials.

Known types are as follows:

White on black - Private cars

White on green - Public Service Vehicles (buses)

White on red - Official

In the 1950's and 1960's, private vehicles used black on white plates, public service vehicles used white on light green plates, and government/official vehicles used white on blue plates. Truck plates came into use, in white on black. The plate shown on top of this page is a 1960's vintage truck plate.

Letter codes came into use in the 1960's, as follow:

CV - Commercial Vehicles and Trucks

GV - Government Vehicles

PS - Public Service Vehicles

PV - Private Vehicles

SINGLE PLATES OR PAIRS: Pairs

OVAL: BH ISO: BH

CARS DRIVE ON: Right, since 1961.

Header plate courtesy of Dr. Roy Klotz.