In which European countries do I have to have a country indicator on my car?
In Europe, a lot of cars have country indicators that indicate the country of origin and that look like this:
I heard that in some European country this is necessary to have. Since I don't want to deface my car if not absolutely necessary, I'd like to know in which European countries I'm required to have this country indicators.
My license plate looks like this:
Best Answer
I think that you wouldn't need such a sticker in Europe if the sign of the country is incorporated into the registration plate. But I'm afraid that's not the case with your plates and therefor you will need a sticker.
The Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, Article 37 says:
- Every motor vehicle in international traffic shall display at the rear, in addition to its registration number, the distinguishing sign of the State in which it is registered.
- This sign may either be placed separately from the registration plate or may be incorporated into the registration plate.
- When the distinguishing sign is incorporat ed into the registration plate, it must also appear on the front registration plate of the vehicle if such is obligatory.
Here is a list of the coutries that signed the convention.
"FL" on your plates looks more like region/city code and not like a country code. According to the Vienna Convention (Annex 3.3.d) FL on your plates would not be recognized as a distinguishing sign and you need to a separate sticker.
The distinguishing sign of the State of registration shall be positioned so as to be easily identifiable and so that it cannot be confu sed with the registration number or impair its legibility. The distinguishing sign shall therefor e be at least of a different colour from the registration number, or have a different background colour to that reserved for the registration number, or be clearly separated, preferably by a line, from the registration number;
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Answer 2
If you have such a license plate, you will need have a country-identifying sticker if driving abroad with that car.
Someone already posted a Wikipedia link to the Vienna conventions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Convention_on_Road_Traffic
It is quite clearly stated (in this summary) that "A distinguishing sign of the country of registration must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. This sign may either be placed separately from the registration plate or may be incorporated into the vehicle registration plate.". The symbol in your license plate is insufficient for this.
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