Vehicle registration plates of Lithuania

Standard vehicle registration plates in Lithuania bear three letters and three numbers (e.g. ABC 123) in black lettering on a white background. The plates are usually of the standard EU dimensions, but can also be manufactured in the American dimensions for special import vehicles. All plates issued since 2004 also bear a blue EU identification stripe on their left-hand edge. Those issued between the restoration of Lithuanian independence in 1990 and the country's accession to the European Union in 2004 bore a similar stripe with a small Lithuanian flag in place of the flag of Europe.

A current-style Lithuanian registration plate
A plate of the type issued before 2004

Area designations

Until 2004 the second of the three letters in each registration mark indicated the geographical administrative area in which the vehicle had been registered, as follows:

Code County Example
A Alytus County AAA 123
J Tauragė County (but code from first letter of Jurbarkas) AJA 123
K Kaunas County AKA 123
L Klaipėda County ALA 123
M Marijampolė County AMA 123
P Panevėžys County APA 123
S Šiauliai County ASA 123
T Telšiai County ATA 123
U Utena County AUA 123
V Vilnius County AVA 123

Special types

Temporary

Vehicles issued temporary registration in Lithuania are noted by red alphanumeric characters on white background.

Types
Dealer plate
  • Vehicles imported to Lithuania or vehicles exported from Lithuania (For up to 90 days):
24214AA 
  • Vehicles sold by vehicle selling companies or organizations (professional or trade number plates):
A2873 78 

Diplomatic Corps
Diplomatic plate

Reserved and used by diplomatic corps. Have green background and white letters. The letters are grouped 01 3 123 and do not have blue sidebar on the left side of the plates. First two numbers denote embassy codes:

CodeCountry or Organization
01 Sweden
02 Germany
03 France
04 Latvia
05 Denmark
06 Canada
07 United Kingdom
08 Italy
09 Norway
10 Finland
11  Holy See
12 Turkey
13 Czech Republic
14 United States
15 China
16 Poland
17 Poland
18 Estonia
19 Russia
20 Russia
21 Romania
22 Ukraine
23 Belarus
24 Kazakhstan
25 Georgia
26 Japan
27 Austria
28 Belgium
29 Netherlands
30 Hungary
31 Spain
32 Sovereign Military Order of Malta
33 Democratic Republic of Congo
34 Ireland
35 Portugal
36 Moldova
37 Azerbaijan
38 Bulgaria
39 Armenia
41 Israel
80 Nordic Council of Ministers
81World Bank
82European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
83 World Health Organization
84 United Nations Development Program
85International Organization for Migration
86 European Commission
87 United Nations
88European Institute for Gender Equality

Taxicabs
Taxi registration plate of Lithuania

Taxicabs have special plates, with yellow background and black text. The first letter is "T" (corresponds to the first letter of the word "taksi" in Lithuanian) and is followed by five numbers.

These plates have been revised on the 3rd of April, 2018 to have a white background instead of a yellow one. Plates with yellow backgrounds will still be valid and the registration centres will issue plates with a yellow background while stocks last.

Military transport

Military transportation has black background and white text registration plates. They do not have the side-field, only the flag.

LK321A

Technical check sticker

The registration plate has a special spot, usually between the letters and numbers but occasionally to the left of the letters, to attach a sticker certifying the compulsory biannual technical inspection to check for compliance with safety/emissions standards. The sticker is no longer compulsory from 2015.

Confusion with Swedish plates
Swedish standard plate

Lithuanian standard plates are almost identical to Swedish standard plates. The Stockholm congestion tax system uses automatic number plate recognition to identify plates, and this system can not distinguish between Swedish and Lithuanian plates. Non-Swedish cars do not have to pay this tax (update: now cars registered in other countries are also liable to this tax), but a Swedish owner will be charged if there is one with same number, which is likely. The false tax will be cancelled after a manual check if the owner complains. Swedish taxes must be paid on time anyway and will be refunded if there is an error.

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