Vehicle registration plates of Indonesia

Motorized vehicles in Indonesia are required to have registration plates, which must be displayed both at the front and back of the vehicles. The issuing of number plates is regulated and administered by (), which is a collaboration between the Indonesian National Police, provincial offices of regional revenue, and the national mandatory vehicle insurance operator Jasa Raharja.

Registration area codes

The lettering convention denoting the area of registration is a legacy of the Dutch colonial era and does not reflect the current regional divisions of the country into provinces. They follow the old system of Dutch Karesidenan or residencies lettering systems, which were adopted in the 1920s, and the Territorial Police system which was abolished in 2010.

The list of area codes are:

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"

!Police Unit

!Prefix

!Division

! colspan="3" |Sumatra

|Polda Aceh

|Aceh

| rowspan="2" |Polda Sumut

|North Sumatra: Western region:

Dairi, Pakpak Bharat, Samosir, Toba, Tapanuli (Central, North, South), Humbang Hasundutan, Sibolga, Mandailing Natal, Padangsidempuan, Padang Lawas (Regency, North), Gunungsitoli, Nias (Regency, North, South, West)

|North Sumatra: Eastern region:

Medan, Binjai, Deli Serdang, Serdang Bedagai, Langkat, Karo, Tebing Tinggi, Simalungun, Pematangsiantar, Batubara, Asahan, Tanjungbalai, Labuhanbatu (Regency, North, South)

|Polda Sumbar

|West Sumatra

|Polda Riau

|Riau

|Polda Kepri

|Riau Islands

|Polda Jambi

|Jambi

|Polda Bengkulu

|Bengkulu

|Polda Sumsel

|South Sumatra

|Polda Babel

|Bangka Belitung Islands

|Polda Lampung

|Lampung

! colspan="3" |Java

|Polda Banten

|Banten (except Tangerang areas)

|Polda Metro Jaya

|Greater Jakarta areas: Jakarta, Depok, Tangerang areas (City, Regency, South), Bekasi areas (City, Regency)

| rowspan="5" |Polda Jabar

|West Java: ex western Preanger Regencies Residency

(Bogor Regency, City, Cianjur, Sukabumi Regency, City)

|West Java: ex Karawang residency

(Purwakarta, Karawang, Subang)

|West Java: ex Cirebon residency

(Cirebon Regency, City, Indramayu, Majalengka, Kuningan)

|West Java: ex central Preanger Regencies Residency

(Bandung Regency, City, Cimahi, West Bandung)

|West Java: ex eastern Preanger Regencies Residency

(Garut, Tasikmalaya Regency, City, Sumedang, Ciamis, Pangandaran, Banjar)

| rowspan="6" |Polda Jateng

|Central Java: ex Banyumas residency

(Banyumas, Cilacap, Purbalingga, Banjarnegara)

|Central Java: ex Pekalongan residency

(Pekalongan Regency, City, Tegal Regency, City, Brebes, Batang, Pemalang)

|Central Java: ex Semarang residency

(Semarang Regency, City, Salatiga, Kendal, Demak)

|Central Java: ex Pati residency

(Pati, Kudus, Jepara, Rembang, Blora, Grobogan)

|Central Java: ex Kedu residency

(Magelang Regency, City, Purworejo, Kebumen, Temanggung, Wonosobo)

|Central Java: ex Surakarta Sunanate

(Surakarta, Sukoharjo, Boyolali, Sragen, Karanganyar, Wonogiri, Klaten)

|Polda DIY

|Yogyakarta

| rowspan="8" |Polda Jatim

|East Java: ex Madiun residency

(Madiun Regency, City, Ngawi, Magetan, Ponorogo, Pacitan)

|East Java: ex Kediri residency

(Kediri Regency, City, Blitar Regency, City, Tulungagung, Nganjuk, Trenggalek)

|East Java: ex Bojonegoro residency

(Bojonegoro, Mojokerto Regency, City, Tuban, Lamongan, Jombang)

|East Java: Sidoarjo, Gresik

|East Java: Surabaya

|East Java: Madura Island

|East Java: ex Malang residency

(Malang Regency, City, Probolinggo Regency, City, Pasuruan Regency, City, Lumajang, Batu)

|East Java: ex Besuki residency

(Bondowoso, Situbondo, Jember, Banyuwangi)

! colspan="3" |Kalimantan

|Polda Kalbar

|West Kalimantan

|Polda Kalteng

|Central Kalimantan

|Polda Kalsel

|South Kalimantan

|Polda Kaltim

|East Kalimantan

|Polda Kaltara

|North Kalimantan

! colspan="3" |Sulawesi

| rowspan="2" |Polda Sulut

|North Sulawesi: Islands

(Sangihe Islands, Talaud Islands, Sitaro Islands)

|North Sulawesi: Mainland

(Manado, Bitung, Tomohon, Kotamobagu, Minahasa Regency, North, South, Southeast, Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North, South, East)

|Polda Gorontalo

|Gorontalo

|Polda Sulteng

|Central Sulawesi

|Polda Sulbar

|West Sulawesi

| rowspan="3" |Polda Sulsel

|South Sulawesi: Northern region

(Barru, Parepare, Pinrang, Sidenreng Rappang, Enrekang, Tana Toraja, North Toraja, Palopo, Luwu Regency, North, East)

|South Sulawesi: Central region

(Bone, Soppeng, Wajo, Sinjai)

|South Sulawesi: Southern region

(Makassar, Gowa, Maros, Pangkajene Islands, Takalar, Jeneponto, Bulukumba, Bantaeng, Selayar)

|Polda Sultra

|Southeast Sulawesi

! colspan="3" |Nusa Tenggara

|Polda Bali

|Bali

| rowspan="2" |Polda NTB

|West Nusa Tenggara: Lombok

|West Nusa Tenggara: Sumbawa

| rowspan="3" |Polda NTT

|East Nusa Tenggara: Sumba

|East Nusa Tenggara: Flores, Alor, Lembata

|East Nusa Tenggara: Timor

! colspan="3" |Maluku

|Polda Maluku

|Maluku

|Polda Malut

|North Maluku

! colspan="3" |Papua

|Polda Papua

|Papua

|Polda Pabar

|West Papua

|Polda Papeg

|Highland Papua

|Polda Pasel

|South Papua

|Polda Pateng

|Central Papua

|Polda PBD

|Southwest Papua

! colspan="3" |Non-motorized vehicles

| rowspan="4" |

!SB

|East Java: Surabaya (Trishaws/Rickshaws)

!YB

|Yogyakarta (Trishaws/Rickshaws)

!YK

|Yogyakarta (Horse carriage)

!KS

|Central Java: Surakarta (Trishaws/Rickshaws)

Several areas provide license plates for non-motorized transport vehicles. In Yogyakarta, is used for rickshaws. A white-on-blue license plate with area code is issued for rickshaws operating in the city of Surabaya. In Banjarmasin, rickshaws operating in the city are issued with plate using a unique format, .

Defunct area codes

There were some area codes that are no longer in use. These include:

– ex Borneo Residency, Western region
– Papua, prior to 2016.

A more-structured system was introduced in 1917 with the implementation of regulations regarding the content of applications for number and driving licenses, the specification of numbers and letters, the models of number and driving licenses, the establishment of registers of holders of the licenses and the publication of the contents of the registers. The regulation obliged vehicle owners to register their vehicles. The Karesidenan-based system was first implemented on Java and afterwards elsewhere in the colony. The alphabetical codes were:

: Banten
: Batavia (now Greater Jakarta)
: Preanger Regencies (now Greater Bandung)
: Cirebon
: Pekalongan
: Semarang
: Rembang
: Surabaya
: Madura
: Pasuruan, Malang
: Besuki
: Banyumas
: Kedu
: Special Region of Yogyakarta
: Surakarta (Sragen Regency, Klaten Regency, Karanganyar Regency, Boyolali Regency)
: Madiun (Ngawi Regency, Ponorogo Regency, Magetan Regency, Pacitan Regency)
: Kediri (Tulungagung Regency, Blitar, Trenggalek Regency, Nganjuk Regency)
: Western coast of Sumatra
: Tapanuli
: Bengkulu
: Lampung
: Palembang
: Jambi
: East Sumatra (now Greater Medan)
: Aceh
: Riau
: Bangka
: Riau Islands
: West Kalimantan
: South Kalimantan and East Kalimantan
: Manado
: Sulawesi
: Ambon
: Ternate
: Timor
: Bali and Lombok

Until the 1920s, regional codes were added along with the Karesidenan regional expansion. For example, Bogor used the code , Bojonegoro used the code , and Western Papua used the code .

Post-colonial era

1980s

thumb|The license plate design during the [[New Order (Indonesia)|New Order, with the expiry date above the registration numbers]]

The early format of registration plates remained in use after Indonesia proclaimed its independence in 1945. At the beginning of the 1980s, plates with four-digit numbers separated by a dot at the bottom that denote the month and year of expiry (e.g. ) was introduced. Vehicle owners must pay a tax to renew the plate every five years. The typefaces are embossed. There were two variations of design during the New Order; the expiry date would be placed above or below the registration numbers.

21st century

thumb|right|Design of Indonesian registration plate for private vehicles from 2000s to April 2011.

Along with the increase of motorized vehicles in Indonesia, the technical design and specification of vehicle registration plates began to be regulated by the Direktorat Lalu Lintas Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia/Ditlantas Polri (Traffic Directorate) of the Indonesian National Police. The size of the license plates during the 2000s was (four wheel vehicles or more) or (two or three wheel vehicles) with wide alphabets and a stripe that separates the registration numbers and expiry date. In the lower left and upper right corners is the Traffic Police symbol, and at the lower-right and upper-left corners is a "DIRLANTAS POLRI" sign as a security feature and proof of the originality of the license plate.

thumb|right|The design of Indonesian registration plate for private vehicles (especially cars, trucks, and buses) from April 2011 to June 2022

In April 2011, the design of the license plate was redesigned. The new plates are longer to accommodate more characters and the typeface is slimmer. The Traffic Corps of the Indonesian National Police (Korps Lalu Lintas Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia, abbreviated as Korlantas Polri) introduced their more-complete coat of arms, with shield and ribbon with the letter "Dharmakerta Marga Raksyaka". The abbreviation "DITLANTAS" became "KORLANTAS". The license plates are made from -thick aluminium with edge lines with the same color as the numbers. The size of the plate for two-or-three-wheeled vehicles now is , while for four-or-more-wheeled vehicles was .

thumb|The new color scheme of the personal vehicle plates since 2022

In June 2022, the Traffic Corps changed the color scheme for personal and rental vehicles from black plates with white letters to white plates with black letters. The new color scheme was implemented to ease the detection of motoring offenses with traffic enforcement cameras.

{| class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Use

! colspan="3" |Color

! colspan="2" |Image

!Letter

!Plate

!Bottom trim

!Four-or-more-wheelers (cars, trucks, buses, etc.)

!Two-or-three-wheelers (motorcycles, autorickshaws, etc.)

|For privately owned vehicles. Trucks that are registered for private use are issued with this plate, and also the ambulances.

|Black

|White

| rowspan="4" |–

|220x220px

|For commercial vehicle or public transportation vehicles, such as buses, taxis, angkot (share taxis), auto rickshaws and commercial trucks

|Black

|Yellow

|220x220px

|For vehicles used by fire departments, government ambulances, government officials and other governmental vehicles administered under their respective local governments

|White

|Red

|220x220px

|For vehicles exclusively used in free-trade zones i.e. Batam (see Indonesia–Malaysia–Singapore Growth Triangle)

|Black

|Green

|220x220px

|For vehicles belonging to diplomatic or consular corps of foreign countries, commonly used by foreign embassies or vehicles belonging to international organizations. Diplomatic plates are always using prefix code, while consulars use ,

|Black

|White

|Black trim

|220x220px

Electric vehicles

The Indonesian National Police has set a special license plate for electric vehicles with additional blue trim at the expiry date row in accordance with the regulations in the Decree of the Head of the Traffic Corps of the Indonesian National Police in 2020. four or more wheelers are used FE-Schrift since November 2022.

{| class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Use

! colspan="3" |Color

! colspan="2" |Image

!Letter

!Plate

!Bottom trim

!Four-or-more-wheelers (cars, trucks, buses, etc.)

!Two-or-three-wheelers (motorcycles, autorickshaws, etc.)

|For privately owned electric vehicles and rental electric vehicles.

|Black

|White

| rowspan="5" |Blue trim

|220x220px

|For commercial or public transportation electric vehicles, such as electric buses, electrically powered taxis, and commercial electric trucks

|Black

|Yellow

|220x220px

|For electric vehicles used by fire departments, government ambulances, government officials and other governmental EVs administered under their respective local governments

|White

|Red

|220x220px

|For electric vehicles exclusively used in free-trade zones i.e. Batam (see Indonesia–Malaysia–Singapore Growth Triangle)

|Black

|Green

|220x220px

|For electric vehicles belonging to diplomatic or consular corps of foreign countries, commonly used by foreign embassies or vehicles belonging to international organizations. Diplomatic plates are always using prefix code, while consulars use ,

|White

|Black

|220x220px

Temporary registration plates

Temporary registration plates currently have two formats, namely:

Red on white: Vehicles that have not been registered yet, or for new cars that have no owners yet or no legal identification. This format is widely used nationally for all vehicle types.
Black on white with special suffix: This format is exclusively used within the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Regional Police jurisdiction (which uses the registration code ) and commonly used for new car owners that haven't got the permanent registration yet. It looks similar with the permanent personal vehicle plates, but added with the suffix, which is an abbreviation of Sifat Sementara (temporary use). In January 2024, newer suffixes were introduced, such as , , , , and . Temporary plates with this format are only valid for 30 days. For example: , , and . Other regions such as Bandung and Surabaya has their own temporary plate suffixes. For example registered in Bandung, and registered in Surabaya.

Former color scheme

{| class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Use

! colspan="3" |Color

! rowspan="2" |Usage period

! colspan="2" |Image

!Letter

!Plate

!Bottom trim

!Four-or-more-wheelers (cars, trucks, buses, etc.)

!Two-or-three-wheelers (motorcycles, autorickshaws, etc.)

| rowspan="3" |For privately owned vehicles. Trucks that are registered for private use were issued with this plate, so are the ambulances. Superseded by the black on white color scheme but still valid during 5-year transition period.

|220x220px

|Blue trim

|January 2020–July 2022 (regular registration plates, currently used by temporary license plate until regular plate issued)

|220x220px

|White plates before change by FE-Schrift used for privately owned vehicles. Trucks that are registered for private use were issued with this plate, so are the ambulances.

|Black

|White

|–

|July–November 2022 (regular registration plates)

|220x220px

Special code examples

Vehicle category (Jakarta only)

In Jakarta, these codes are applied based on vehicle categories. These include:

– Code for Double Cabin Pickups
///// – Code for sedans
/// – Code for pickups
– Code for trucks
////// – Code for minibuses
/ – Code for ambulances
// – Code for SUVs
/ – Code for government staff
/ – Code for taxis
////// – Code for Minibuses

For example, indicates that the vehicle is a pickup, while indicates that the vehicle is a minibus.

State officials

thumb|A plate with special suffix plates for government, military, police, and civil officials

A separate format exists for private vehicles belonging to government, military or police officials. Because most of these agencies are based in Jakarta, vehicles belonging to state officials use the suffix, along with the four numbers that are assigned to the vehicle. The sub-area suffix is replaced with suffix code, indicating the vehicle belongs to a state official, followed by another letter that indicates the corresponding agency or institution of the state official.

- Vehicle registration code intended for civil officials.
, , and suffixes are intended for civil officials under the Echelon 2 rank role.
- Vehicle registration code intended for Indonesian National Armed Forces
- Vehicle registration code intended for Indonesian Army officials.
- Vehicle registration code intended for Indonesian Navy officials.
- Vehicle registration code intended for Indonesian Air Force officials.
- Vehicle registration code intended for Indonesian National Police officials.

For example, indicates that the vehicle belongs to a civilian official, whilst indicates that the vehicle belongs to a police official.

On 27 January 2023, the Traffic Corps of the Indonesian National Police announced that special plates would be discontinued in October 2023, due to often being misused by numbers of people. By July 2023, the special plates has been replaced by plates (not to be confused with the vehicle registration number for Depok city, which has a format ).

The application of the ZZ* plates first introduced in Riau Islands province in May 2023.

Special plate designs

Military and police vehicles

Military and police vehicles have their own colors and alpha-numeric conventions, including their insignia and/or the rank of the officer owning the vehicle, especially for high-ranking officers.

Army-personnel vehicles are yellow on green background, plus a yellow star on the top. Navy-personnel plate is yellow on light blue, plus a yellow anchor. Air Force-personnel plate is yellow on dark blue, plus a red and white air force roundel. Police plate is yellow on black. Personnel in Armed Forces Headquarters uses yellow numbers on red background plates. Slightly similar, Ministry of Defense vehicles also uses yellow on red plates, only replacing Armed Forces' insignia with the Ministry's insignia. This is also being implemented on other military vehicles, such as motorcycles, jeeps, trucks, and tanks.

Military and Ministry of Defense vehicles use the numerical convention where "N" is for numbers from "0" to "9" for registration and "S" denotes a special suffix number/letter which denotes the type of office or unit in which the person who owns the vehicle belongs to.

The suffix codes are:

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"

!colspan=2|15px Armed Forces

!colspan=2|15px Army

!colspan=2|20px Navy

!colspan=2|15px Air Force

!colspan=2|20px Ministry of Defense

!colspan=2|20px National Police

!Suffix!!Department!!Suffix!!Department!!Suffix!!Department!!Suffix!!Department!!Suffix!!Department!!Suffix!!Department

|Armed Forces Headquarters

|Army Headquarters

|Navy Headquarters

|Air Force Headquarters

|Ministry of Defense

|National Police Headquarters

|Staff and Command School

|Army Strategic Reserve Command (KOSTRAD)

|1st Fleet

Command

|1st Air Operations Command

|National Defense Institute

|Aceh Police Region

|Military Academy

|Army Special Forces Command (KOPASSUS)

|2nd Fleet Command

|2nd Air Operations Command

|Directorate General of Materials, Facilities and Services

|North Sumatra Police Region

|Legal Development Agency

|Military Regional Command (KODAM Jakarta Raya)

|3rd Fleet Command

|3rd Air Operations Command

|West Sumatra Police Region

|Military Supply Agency

|Education & Training Command

|Military Sealift Command

|Material Maintenance Command

|Riau Police Region

! or

|Presidential Security Force (PASPAMPRES)

|Military Regional Command (KODAM Iskandar Muda)

|Marine Corps

|Doctrine, Education and Training Command

|South Sumatra Police Region

|Army Academy

|Command and Staff College

|Quick Reaction Forces Command (KOPASGAT)

|West Kalimantan Police Region

|Command and Staff College

|Main Naval Bases from 1–14

|Metro Jaya Police Region

|Army Territorial Center

|West Java Police Region

|Infantry Armament Center

|Central Java Police Region

|Cavalry Armament Center

|East Java Police Region

|Artillery Armament Center

|Bali Police Region

|Military Police Center

|East Kalimantan Police Region

|Directorate of Engineers

|South Kalimantan Police Region

|Directorate of Supplies and Transportation

|South Sulawesi Police Region

|Directorate of Equipment

|North Sulawesi Police Region

|Directorate of Supplies and Transportation

|Maluku Police Region

|Directorate of Health

|Papua Police Region

|Directorate of the Adjutant General

|Central Kalimantan Police Region

|Directorate of Topography

|Central Sulawesi Police Region

|Directorate of Finance

|Southeast Sulawesi Police Region

|Directorate of Law

|West Nusa Tenggara Police Region

|Information Service

|East Nusa Tenggara Police Region

|Mental Development Service

|Banten Police Region

|Psychology Service

|Yogyakarta Special Region Police Region

|Research and Development Service

|Lampung Police Region

|Information and Data Processing Service

|Jambi Police Region

|Aviation Service

|Bengkulu Police Region

|Military Area Commands from 1–18

|Bangka Belitung Islands Police Region

|Gorontalo Police Region

|North Maluku Police Region

|Riau Islands Police Region

|West Papua Police Region

|West Sulawesi Police Region

|North Kalimantan Police Region

Government officials

Executive branch

thumb|A [[Mercedes-Benz W116 with the plate. The car was used by former Presidents Suharto, B. J. Habibie, and Abdurrahman Wahid.]]

Vehicle registration plates belonging to senior government officials like the president or vice president always begins with which stands for Republik Indonesia and are followed by a number. For example, the president's registration plate is , and the vice president's is . Other senior officials such as government ministers, the chairman of the House of Representatives, the commander of the National Armed Forces and the chief of the National Police also share the same convention and are assigned the numbers after the President and vice president. These plates are used for everyday activities and have a black on white design.

There are some very special numbers, which are and for the president and vice president, respectively. These numbers are used for ceremonial purposes, such as presidential/vice-presidential inaugurations, national day ceremonies and armed forces day. On inauguration day, at the time the new president and vice president take the oath, the plates are moved from the former presidential/vice-presidential cars to the new car. These numbers are also used for all ceremonial presidential/vice-presidential cars, and have a white-on-red design.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"

!Code

!Officeholder

! or

|President of Indonesia

! or

|Vice President of Indonesia

|The First Lady

|The Second Lady

|Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly

|Speaker of the House of Representatives

|Speaker of the Regional Representative Council

|Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

|Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court

|Chief of the Audit Board

|Chief of the Judicial Commission

|Governor of Bank Indonesia

|Chief of the Financial Services Authority

|Minister of State Secretariat

|Coordinating Minister for Politic, Legal and Security Affairs

|Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs

|Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs

|Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs

|Minister of Home Affairs

|Minister of Foreign Affairs

|Minister of Defense

|Minister of Religious Affairs

|Minister of Law and Human Rights

|Minister of Finance

|Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology

|Minister of Social Affairs

|Minister of Manpower

|Minister of Industry

|Minister of Trade

|Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources

|Minister of Public Works and Housing

|Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

|Minister of Communication and Informatics

|Minister of Agriculture

|Minister of Environment and Forestry

|Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration

|Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Chief of the National Land Agency

|Minister of National Development Planning/Chief of the National Development Planning Agency

|Minister of State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform

|Minister of State-Owned Enterprises

|Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises

|Minister of Youth and Sports

|Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives

Public Prosecution Service

The Public Prosecution Service of Indonesia () uses a special vehicle registration plate format for its official fleet, regulated through a regulation issued by the Attorney General. The plate consists of three primary elements: the emblem positioned on the left, a registration number sequence, and a two-character regional code placed at the end. The regional code, which indicates the vehicle’s registration area, may be written in either Arabic or Roman numerals. The plates use a distinctive color scheme: the section behind the emblem is dark green, the area containing the registration number is dark brown, and the main background is golden yellow.

Legislative branch

In May 2021, the Indonesian House of Representatives () introduced their owned special registration plates, in order to supervise their member's driving behavior. The plate design is similar to the Ministry of Defence's plate, but painted in black and white combination with the seal of the House of Representatives. The codes are:

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"

!Code

!Division

|Speaker of the House of Representatives

! to

|Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives

|Faction Leaders

|Faction Secretaries

|Faction Treasurers

|PDI-P faction

|Golkar faction

|Gerindra faction

|NasDem faction

|PKB faction

|Demokrat faction

|PKS faction

|PAN faction

|PPP faction

! to

|Chief of Commission I – XI

! to

|Deputy Chief of Commission I – XI

|Legislation Agency

|Inter-parliament Cooperation Agency

|Household Affairs Agency

|Budget Agency

|State Financial Accountability Agency

|General Secretariat

|Expertise Agency

|Deputy of Assembly

|Deputy of Administration

|Main Inspector

|Chief of General Bureau

For members of the parliament, the format is xx- where xx is the member number and is the faction number.

Foreign countries and international organizations

thumb|right|An Indonesian diplomatic plate on a vehicle owned by the [[Norway|Norwegian embassy in Jakarta]]Registration plates for vehicles belonging to the government of foreign countries or international organizations follow a different convention. They used to have black letters on a white background with black trim on the bottom. In June 2022, the black trim was scrapped, so the plates would look similar to regular personal vehicle plates.

The plates have the letter (abbreviation of Corps Diplomatique, French for Diplomatic Corps) followed by two or three digits denoting the country or organization, followed by up to three digits of the serial number. For example, a car with number is owned by Vietnam. Generally, the number is reserved for an ambassador's official vehicle.

The order of numbers is based on when they recognized Indonesia as a country. The United States was originally assigned ; due to the stigma associated with the number 13, they asked the Indian delegation to exchange numbers.

The list of countries and organizations follows:

{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible"

!Code

!Country/organization

|-http://192.168.0.1/html/home.htm

|UNDP

|Universal Postal Union

|UNICEF

|UNESCO

|Food and Agriculture Organization

|World Health Organization

|Asian Development Bank

|World Bank

|International Monetary Fund

|International Labour Organization

|UNHCR

|WFP

|ESCAP

|UNIC

|International Finance Corporation

| Permanent Mission of Indonesia for ASEAN

|UNIDO

|Red Cross

| ASEAN Headquarters

|AIPO

|ASEAN Foundation

|UTUSAN

|CIFOR

|UNFPA

|International Organization for Migration

| United Nations Office for Coordination of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Indonesia (UNORCID)

|Islamic Development Bank

|International Fund for Agricultural Development

Consulates also use the same format but instead of using the letters , they use .

Some foreign countries and international-organization vehicles in Jakarta use the format and a normal white on black plate. Where stands for five random digits, and stands for the country or organization code.

Vanity plates

thumb|200px|An example of a vanity plate in Indonesia using the [[FE-Schrift typeface since 2019 These "vanity" plates are no different from regular plates in terms of format, and are simply regular plates sold at a higher value.

Because the convention is not flexible to include a full word, people try creative uses of numbers and letters. For example, Idris Sardi, a violin player, uses (B 10 LA) for his vehicle. It is a play on the word BIOLA which means "violin" in Indonesian. Leoni, a famous actress and singer, uses L 30 NI for her car. Even the former president Megawati Soekarnoputri chooses "M 3 GA" for her personal vehicle, as the plate resembles her broadly known nickname. Edhie Bhaskoro Yudhoyono, former president Yudhoyono's younger son, has "B 24 EB", which "EB" is being his name initial. With the new format of three suffix alphabets, many vanity or personal registration plates are possible to be created. For example, a Toyota Fortuner owner may choose the plate B 42 NER which sounds like B four-two-NER. Syahrini, an Indonesian singer, has "B 1 SYR" as her registration plate number, with "SYR" being her initials.

References

External links

Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 22 Tahun 2009 Tentang Lalu Lintas Dan Angkutan Jalan – law regulating registration plates, among other things
Indonesian license plates – Operation of Indonesian license plates

Registration area codes

Defunct area codes

Post-colonial era

1980s

21st century

Electric vehicles

Temporary registration plates

Former color scheme

Special code examples

Vehicle category (Jakarta only)

State officials

Special plate designs

Military and police vehicles

Government officials

Executive branch

Public Prosecution Service

Legislative branch

Foreign countries and international organizations

Vanity plates

See also

References

External links