Австрийские автомобильные номерные знаки

Austria vehicle license plates

Austrian car number plates are mandatory vehicle registration plates displaying the registration mark (Kennzeichen) of motor vehicles in Austria. They are used to verify street legality, proof of a valid liability insurance and to identify and recognise the vehicle.

The licence plates are made of metal; the imprinted text is in black letters and digits on a white background. Since November 1, 2002 the common design comprises a blue section on the left with the EU circle of stars and the country code ('A') like other vehicle registration plates of the European Union. On the top and bottom, there are red white red tribands, the national colours of Austria. Two plates have to be present on each car (front and rear). Dealer plates show white letters on a green background, temporary plates show white letters on a cyan background, and foreign trailers show white letters on a red background. For motorbikes and cars with smaller areas for plates, smaller licence plates are available with two lines of text. Moped plates are in different appearance and shape, they show white letters on a red background.

In Austria, it is possible to obtain a customized registration plate by payment of €228.30 for registration and €21.00 for the plates themselves. An example of a customized plate is XX ∇ ABC 1. In general, the alphanumeric combination that goes after the coat of arms must consist of at least three characters and begin with a letter and end with a number. The letters and numbers must each be grouped together in a block. This makes such plates easily distinguishable from standard ones.

Since 2017, electric plates have been introduced in Austria, these special plates are given only to electric vehicles and are exempt from parking charges in Vienna, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Wels, Linz, Graz, Mödling, Zell am See, Klosterneuburg and Krems.

Export transit plates are vehicle plates that are issued to vehicles that are being exported, the plate is used for vehicles that need to get to their desired export destination, but are not allowed to use regular licence plates because they have been deregistered abroad. For motor vehicles the cost of an export transit plate is €197.3. The export transit plates are valid for 3 to 21 days.

Code City, District and official vehicles NotesA Federal officials Federal president's plateAM Amstetten B Bregenz, Burgenland official BA Bad Aussee sub district Suspended on July 1, 2013; replaced with LI. BB Bundesbahnen (Federal Railways) Obsolete, ÖBB vehicles now use W ∇ XXX BB platesBD Kraftfahrlinien Bundesbus (Bus Service) Since 2008 for Postbus coaches only, until 1997 also for ÖBB coachesBG Bundesgendarmerie (Federal gendarmerie) Obsolete since July 2005, when Gendarmerie and police merged BH Bundesheer (Federal Army) BL Bruck an der Leitha BM Bruck Mürzzuschlag Since 2013, Bruck an der Mur until 2012. BN Baden BP Bundespolizei (Federal police) Since July 2005 for all new registered police carsBR Braunau am Inn BZ Bludenz DL Deutschlandsberg DO Dornbirn E Eisenstadt Also for the city of Rust, Burgenland. EF Eferding EU Eisenstadt Umgebung Eisenstadt surrounding areaFB Feldbach Suspended on July 1, 2013; replaced with SO. FE Feldkirchen FF Fürstenfeld Suspended on July 1, 2013; replaced with HF. FK Feldkirch FR Freistadt FV Finanzverwaltung (Financial Administration) since 2005FW Feuerwehr (Fire brigade) since February 2020G Graz GB Gröbming sub district GD Gmünd GF Gänserndorf GK Consular corps in Styria GM Gmunden GR Grieskirchen GS Güssing GU Graz Umgebung Graz surrounding area. HA Hallein HB Hartberg Suspended on July 1, 2013; replaced with HF. HE Hermagor HF Hartberg Fürstenfeld Since July 1, 2013. HL Hollabrunn HO Horn I Innsbruck IL Innsbruck Land Innsbruck countryside area. IM Imst JE Jennersdorf JO St. Johann im Pongau JU Judenburg Suspended on July 1, 2012; replaced with MT. JW Justizwache (Justice police) K Klagenfurt KB Kitzbühel KG Klosterneuburg KI Kirchdorf an der Krems KF Knittelfeld Suspended on July 1, 2012; replaced with MT. KK Consular corps in Carinthia KL Klagenfurt Land KO Korneuburg KR Krems Land Krems countryside area. KS Krems City KU Kufstein L Linz LA Landeck LB Leibnitz LE Leoben City LF Lilienfeld LI Liezen LL Linz Land Linz countryside area. LN Leoben (district) Leoben countryside area. LZ Lienz MA Mattersburg MD Mödling ME Melk MI Mistelbach MT Murtal Since July 1, 2012. MU Murau MZ Mürzzuschlag Suspended on July 1, 2012; replaced with BM. N Lower Austria official ND Neusiedl am See NK Neunkirchen O Upper Austria official OP Oberpullendorf OW Oberwart P St. Pölten PE Perg PL St. Pölten Land St. Pölten countryside area. PT Post & Telekom Austria (national mail and phone company) Actually for postal cars only. RA Bad Radkersburg Suspended on July 1, 2013; replaced with SORE Reutte RI Ried im Innkreis RO Rohrbach S Salzburg City and official SB Scheibbs SD Schärding, Diplomatic corps in Salzburg SE Steyr Land Steyr countryside area. SK Consular corps in Salzburg SL Salzburg Umgebung Salzburg countryside area. SP Spittal an der Drau SO Südoststeiermark Since July 1, 2013. SR Steyr City ST Styria official SV St. Veit an der Glan SW Schwechat City SZ Schwaz T Tirol official TA Tamsweg TD Diplomatic corps in Tirol TK Consular corps in Tirol TU Tulln UU Urfahr Umgebung V Vorarlberg official VB Vöcklabruck VD Diplomatic corps in Vorarlberg VI Villach City VK Völkermarkt, Consular corps in Vorarlberg VL Villach Land Villach countryside area. VO Voitsberg W Vienna (Wien) WB Wiener Neustadt Land Wiener Neustadt countryside areaWD Diplomatic corps in Vienna WK Consular corps in Vienna WE Wels City WL Wels Land Wels countryside areaWN Wiener Neustadt City WO Wolfsberg WT Waidhofen an der Thaya WU Wien Umgebung Vienna surrounding area; suspended on January 1, 2017; replaced with BL, KO, PL, TUWY Waidhofen an der Ybbs WZ Weiz ZE Zell am See ZT Zwettl ZW Zollwache (Customs officials) Obsolete since 2005 when Zollwache merged with federal police