Vehicle registration plates of New Jersey Vehicle registration plates of New Jersey The U.S. state of New Jersey first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1903. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1908, when the state began to issue plates. Plates are currently issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. Passenger plates were issued in pairs 1908 to present except for 1944, 1945, and 1946. New plates were issued every year until 1943 due to wartime restrictions. From 1943 until 1952 plates were issued yearly. Between 1953 and 1956 metal tabs were issued for re-validation of plates. In 1956
Vehicle registration plates of France Vehicle registration plates of France Vehicle registration plates are mandatory number plates used to display the "registration mark" of a vehicle registered in France. They have existed in the country since 1901. It is compulsory for most motor vehicles used on public roads to display them. In French, vehicle registration plates are called ' or '. The latter makes a reference to the national mining administration, which was responsible for issuing the plates in the early 20th century. Since 1901, various systems have been successively introduced, the most recent dating from 2009. The registration plates issued since 2009 use a