International Identifier Codes
By Sarah GandertonWhen driving in a foreign country a vehicle must display a badge to show its country of origin, known as an international Identifier code. These were introduced by international convention in 1909, and updated in 1926. And by 1949 were made legal in all countries by the United Nations.
The code is usually displayed on a white oval sticker on the rear of the vehicle, or more recently the code appears in a small box on the vehicle’s number plate. If towing a trailer or caravan, the country code must also appear on there. It should be displayed on the back of the vehicle as close to the rear number plate as possible.
When driving a British registered vehicle in another country the GB code will need to be displayed, but here is a list of many of the other official country codes, which might appear on British Roads:
Afghanistan AFG
Albania AL
Alderney GBA
Algeria DZ
Andorra AND
Angola ANG
Anguilla AIA
Argentina RA
Armenia ARM
Australia AUS
Austria A
Azerbaijan AZ
Bahamas BS
Bahrain BRN
Bangladesh BD
Barbados BDS
Belarus BY
Belgium B
Bolivia BOL
Belize BZ
Botswana RB
Brazil BR
Bulgaria BG
Cambodia K
Cameroon CNB
Canada CDN
Chad TCH
Chile RCH
China RC
Colombia CO
Costa Rica CR
Cuba C
Cyprus CY
Denmark DK
Dominican
Republic DOM
Ecuador EC
Egypt ET
El Salvador ES
Estonia EST
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The Coopers Driving School Team
