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Vehicle registration plates of Italy
Vehicle registration plates (Italian: targhe d'immatricolazione or simply targhe) are the compulsory alphanumeric plates used to display the registration mark of motor vehicles registered in Italy. They have existed in the country since 1897.
By law, Italian plates can only be made by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, assigned by the territorial offices of the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, and must be permanently attached to a single vehicle from its first registration to its disposal.
The current alphanumeric serial code was introduced on 28 February 1994 and consists of seven black characters on a rectangular, or squared, white background with a defined format (2 letters, 3 numbers, and then 2 letters) which is issued nationwide, regardless of the local registration office. Starting from 7 February 1999, this format was slightly redesigned, adding a blue strip on the left containing the EU flag above the country code I in order to comply with the common EU format, removing the previous space between the last number and the third letter, and adding another blue strip on the right for optional stickers of the first registration year and of the provincial code.
In 1897, with the Royal Decree of 16 December 1897, n. 540 the first Italian plates were provided for velocipedes and issued by the municipality of residence.
In 1898 the municipality of Milan promulgated the Regulation for the circulation of motor vehicles (article 17) by analogy, according to which a plate showing the owner's name and the municipal license number had to be displayed on the left side of any motor vehicle.
With the Royal Decree of 28 August 1901, n. 416 the first Regulation for the circulation of cars on ordinary roads (article 91) was promulgated. This new law included the obligation to equip all vehicles with a specific fixed license plate that had to be created by the owner out of metal, showing the name of the province, followed by a license number issued by the local prefecture in full and with clearly visible characters.
Schematic representation
The standard color scheme for plates between 1905 and 1927 was black characters on a white background. The registration number was a numeric code (in red) that differed for each province, and a progressive number unique to that province (in black) on a single line. The standard shape for automobiles was rectangular, while motorcycles had square plates. A front plate was optional.
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Vehicle registration plates of Italy
Vehicle registration plates (Italian: targhe d'immatricolazione or simply targhe) are the compulsory alphanumeric plates used to display the registration mark of motor vehicles registered in Italy. They have existed in the country since 1897.
By law, Italian plates can only be made by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, assigned by the territorial offices of the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, and must be permanently attached to a single vehicle from its first registration to its disposal.
The current alphanumeric serial code was introduced on 28 February 1994 and consists of seven black characters on a rectangular, or squared, white background with a defined format (2 letters, 3 numbers, and then 2 letters) which is issued nationwide, regardless of the local registration office. Starting from 7 February 1999, this format was slightly redesigned, adding a blue strip on the left containing the EU flag above the country code I in order to comply with the common EU format, removing the previous space between the last number and the third letter, and adding another blue strip on the right for optional stickers of the first registration year and of the provincial code.
In 1897, with the Royal Decree of 16 December 1897, n. 540 the first Italian plates were provided for velocipedes and issued by the municipality of residence.
In 1898 the municipality of Milan promulgated the Regulation for the circulation of motor vehicles (article 17) by analogy, according to which a plate showing the owner's name and the municipal license number had to be displayed on the left side of any motor vehicle.
With the Royal Decree of 28 August 1901, n. 416 the first Regulation for the circulation of cars on ordinary roads (article 91) was promulgated. This new law included the obligation to equip all vehicles with a specific fixed license plate that had to be created by the owner out of metal, showing the name of the province, followed by a license number issued by the local prefecture in full and with clearly visible characters.
Schematic representation
The standard color scheme for plates between 1905 and 1927 was black characters on a white background. The registration number was a numeric code (in red) that differed for each province, and a progressive number unique to that province (in black) on a single line. The standard shape for automobiles was rectangular, while motorcycles had square plates. A front plate was optional.
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