Vehicle registration plates of the Republic of Ireland Vehicle registration plates of the Republic of Ireland In the Republic of Ireland, vehicle registration plates (commonly known as "number plates") are the visual indications of motor vehicle registration – officially termed "index marks" – which it has been mandatory since 1903 to display on most motor vehicles used on public roads in Ireland. The alphanumeric marks (or "registration numbers") themselves were issued by the local authority in which a vehicle is first registered. The current specification for number plates is the format YYY–CC–SSSSSS. Those issued from 1987 to 2012 had the format YY–CC–SSSSSS. The components are: Since 1991, the
Vehicle registration plates of Tasmania Vehicle registration plates of Tasmania Tasmania requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates. Current regular issue plates are Australian standard 372 mm × 134 mm, and use standard Australian stamping dies. Between 1930 and 1954, Tasmanian plates were issued in the format 3 L0000, where the first numeral represented the year, and the letter the month of issue. In 1954, the style was updated to the W-series plates that ran until 1970. The format and range was WAA·000 to WZZ·999, continuing with the month and year allocations, with the second letter representing the year,