Licence plates in Austria
Red-white-red stripes
A white plate with red stripes along the top and bottom and an A band is Austrian.
- Red-white-red stripes along the top and bottom edges.
- District letters, a small coat of arms, then the number.
- Blue EU band with A.
9 photos, grouped by the clue they show.
Key clue Red-white-red stripes 9
Austria: what its plates look like
Austrian plates are white with red-white-red stripes along the top and bottom, the colours of the Austrian flag.
They start with district letters and a small coat of arms of the state, then the number, with a blue EU band with A.
Each district has its own letters, like W for Vienna or G for Graz.
Look-alikes: how to tell them apart
Austria vs 
Germany
Switzerland
Germany has no red stripes and uses round stickers. Switzerland has no EU band.
Questions about plates in Austria
Why do Austrian plates have red stripes?
The red-white-red stripes repeat the colours of the Austrian flag.
What do the first letters mean?
They are the district code, followed by the coat of arms of the federal state.