Vehicle registration plates of Barbados
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Slogan | None |
Image | First issued | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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By parish
The breakdown is as follows.[4]
Parish | Letter |
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Parish of St. Andrew | A |
Parish of St. Peter | E |
Parish of St. George | G |
Parish of St. John | J |
Parish of St. Lucy | L |
Parish of St. Michael | M |
Parish of St. Joseph | O |
Parish of St. Philip | P |
Parish of St. James | S |
Parish of St. Thomas | T |
Parish of Christ Church | X |
Syntax
For the parish of
On the licence plate, the number can go up to 4 digits. So for example, a person whose licence plate is L999 lives in St. Lucy and has registered his or her vehicle in that parish.
Depending on the number of people living in a particular parish there are sometimes other letters following the first letter to create a licence plate such as MA 999 or XF 700. This is especially so in Christ Church and St. Michael where the populations are large.
As of November 2008, Barbados had approximately 126,361 registered vehicles on the roads.[5]
Special registration
- Coat of arms with a wreath of flowers - President (A single metallic emblem on black)[6]
- B - Mini buses (Blue on white)
- BM - Public buses
- BT - Tour bus
- C - Commercial vehicles (excluding B, BM, Z, ZM & ZR)
- CD - Consular and diplomatic vehicles (Yellow on blue)
- D - Defence Force Vehicles
- H - Hired rental vehicles (Blue on white)
- HL - Hired Limousine. (White on red)
- MP - Member of Parliament (Prime Minister bears "MP2"), other government-owned vehicles such as police force, civil service and government agencies (White on green)
- ML - Vehicles owned by Government Departments, run by Statutory Boards.
- Z - Taxis (Blue on white)
- ZM - Maxi taxi
- ZR - Private or contract buses or minivans (Blue on white)
- MO - (preceded by up to 4 numbers) - Motor Dealers (Red on white)
- SL- (also preceded by up to 4 numbers) - Special License Vehicles
International markings
The international code, which should be shown to the rear of the vehicle on a black-on-white oval, and to be carried by Barbadian vehicles when circulating outside Barbados is 'BDS'.
Owners may use white on black plates, front and rear, or black on white (front) and yellow(rear).
See also
References
- ^ "Barbados Y2K".
- ^ "Number plate codes: International".
- ^ "Annex 4. Distinguishing Sign of Vehicles in International Traffic".
- ^ Laws of Barbados. "Chapter 289 - Highways Act". www.barbadosparliament-laws.com. First Schedule. Parliament of Barbados. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Traffic Snarl
- ^ #SNAPSHOT: A look at the license plate for the official car of the President of Barbados; the Presidential Standard replaces the Crown of the Governor General #BIMRepublic, Twitter, November 30, 2021
External links
- BARBADOS 2010 UPDATE, by Jean-Emmanuel Chevry Archived 2020-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- License Plates Of The World, Barbados
- Barbados plates, The License Plates Portal