Vehicle registration plates of Panama

Panama requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates.[1] Current plates are North American standard 12 × 6 inches (300 × 152 mm).[2]

2018 motorcycle license plate

All vehicles are required to display plates on the back of the vehicle. Front license plates are not required. Additionally, taxis in Panama are also required to display plates on the sides. This is done not with actual metal plates, but by a large decal of the license plate.

1925-1956
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1957 to 2012
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2013 to present

In 2013 a new numbering scheme was started. It has usually two letters followed by four digits. The single letter "M" is used for motorcycles and "T" for taxis. Government vehicles use "G" The letter "D" is used for demo cars.

In 2018 a variant of FE-Schrift became mandatory.

References
  1. "License Plates of Panama".
  2. "Panama Y2K".

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