Welcome

You have discovered the Andrew Turnbull Licence Plate Gallery...an information, hobby, and history website exploring the interesting world of vehicle registration plates.

Above: One recent find was this appropriate licence plate to commemorate the band Walk The Moon! I'm a bit...of a fanatic.

What's going on?

I am still alive, as you'd be well aware of on the front page. That said, I acknowledge that some of the content here has gotten stale...and I'd like to change that!

First off is a new feature: Unsolved Mysteries! Since there are still questions in this hobby that we don't know the answers to.

In 2024, I began my extensive research on Mexico...the fascinating country to our south. The resulting data tables weren't pretty, but they were the culmination of weeks of work. I've continued the effort since, and now present a comprehensive update...with two new tables exploring SPF plates and pre-1966 serial ranges!

Also new: Some text notes on licence plate sticker serials, and The Link Directory. The latter feature is an annotated list of independent licence plate hobby websites that may be worth your while!

I know no borders, and I can't stay loyal to a single state or province for long. I find it far more satisfying to research and collect by type: Take a single concentration (such as antique vehicles, exempt vehicles, or plates from a special year), and see how different jurisdictions each do their own individual twist on the topic.

Notes

I use the spellings "license plate" and "licence plate" interchangeably, sometimes alternating back and forth within the same page...and the same goes for other U.S. and Canadian lexicographical differences. As someone who's written and revised a body of work over multiple decades while living on both sides of the border, this is perhaps inevitable!

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Features

• NEW: Unsolved Mysteries.
• Notes on Licence plates of Mexico:
  • Updated 3/26: Automóviles.
  • Updated 3/26: Camiones.
  • Updated 3/26: Vehículos Fronterizos.
  • Updated 3/26: Motocicletas.
  • NEW: Servicio Publico Federal and other interstate issues.
  • NEW: Pre-1966.
• NEW: Licence plate sticker serials.
• Prison Manufacture of Licence Plates.
• Licence to Proselytize: The noxious trend of theocratic licence plate slogans.
• Gallery of Plate Displays
  • Part 1: International and Canada
  • Part 2: Themed displays
  • Part 3: Individual U.S. states, AL-NH
  • Part 4: Individual U.S. states, NY-WY
• Marriage Equality Run.
• 1985 "Birthyear Run." Beware: Hundreds of thumbnails.
• Ontario licence plates (2017-20):
  • The Ontario Project.
  • A Proposal for a New Ontario Licence Plate Design.
• Wisconsin license plates (2008-13):
  • The Wisconsin Pages.
• West Virginia license plates (2006-08):
  • "Map" Bases, 1976-1995.
  • Non-Passenger Plates, 1976-1995.
  • License Plate Collection.
  • Highs, 1976-2010.
• Oregon license plates (2007-14):
  • Passenger Variations, 1955-date.
  • Updated 3/26: Non-Passenger Variations, 1950-date.
• Licence plate sticker colours:
  • Part 1: The Origin of Stickers.
  • Part 2: 1983-2002.
  • Part 3: 2003-2022.
  • Part 4: Month Stickers.
• The Secrets of Staggered Registration:
  • Part 1: Month Stickers.
  • Part 2: Staggering Methodology.
  • Part 3: Coding the Month.
  • Part 4: Coding the Month II: U.S. territorial possessions.
  • Part 5: Motorcycle Mysteries.
• Potpourri. The original catch-all of license plate collection highlights.

• Want & Trade Lists.
• Tips for Cleaning and Spiffing Up Plates.
• March of the Flats: A commentary.
• License Plates on The Astral Log.
• NEW: The Link Directory.

The Network

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Last update 20 March 2026.