Georgian registration marks consist of three letters, a hyphen and three numbers (for example, ABC - 123), and a black font on a white background. Number plates are issued in the Latin alphabet. Georgian license plates have the same size as the average European license plate, and, as a rule, have a drawing of the Georgian coat of arms, followed by the initial “GEO” on the left side of the plate.
Variations of Georgian license plates
License plates vary depending on the age of the vehicle, where it was registered and what the car is used for (this includes ordinary violators, university use, charitable organizations, car dealers, rental cars).
Car designations
Initially, the first letter of the registration number was provided in accordance with the territory in which the vehicle is registered:
- A - Tbilisi
- B - Adjara
- C - Abkhazia
- F - Zugdidi
- N - Akhaltsikhe
- R - Telavi
- S - Bolnisi
But at present it is discarded, and registration marks are assigned without any system. Anyone can buy a combination that he likes. Some commercial organizations bought all numerical sequences within one three-letter combination (for example, all TBC license plates belong to TBC Bank, and all MZE license plates belong to Mze TV Company). All ambulances have license plates on the PSP (after the pharmaceutical company sponsors an ambulance), and fire trucks have license plates on the SOS.
Abkhazia and South Ossetia
The self-proclaimed republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia issue their own license plates: a Russian sample in Abkhazia and a Soviet one in South Ossetia. Since 2004, these numbers have been banned for use on the territory controlled by the government of Georgia; while Georgian license plates cannot be used in the territory controlled by the separatists.