Licence plates in Italy
Blue bands on both ends
A white plate with an I band on the left and a blue band on the right with a year and province is Italian.
- Format AB 123 CD.
- Blue EU band with I on the left.
- A blue band on the right with the year and often a province code.
10 photos, grouped by the clue they show.
Key clue Blue bands both sides 9
Key clue EU band with I 1
Italy: what its plates look like
Italian plates are white with the format AB 123 CD. Like France, they have blue bands on both ends.
The left band holds the EU stars and an I; the right band shows the year and, on many cars, a province code.
The design is the same everywhere in Italy; the province code on the right is optional.
Look-alikes: how to tell them apart
France
SpainFrance also has two blue bands, but uses dashes (AB-123-CD) and an F. Spain has only the left band and the format 1234 ABC.
Questions about plates in Italy
What is the blue band on the right of Italian plates?
It shows the year of registration and, if the owner wants, the code of the province.
How can I tell Italian and French plates apart?
Italian plates have no dashes and an I in the left band; French plates have dashes and an F.