Vehicle registration plates of Cape Verde Vehicle registration plates of Cape Verde The license plates in Cape Verde have been derived from the former colonial power Portugal. Previously, Cape Verde used the Portuguese Overseas Territories system, cars in Cape Verde had registrations of the type CVx-1234, where the x was either S (Ilhas de Sotavento) or B (Ilhas de Barlavento). Sotavento and Barlavento are the two island groups that make up Cape Verde. Plates were black with white letters. The modern system keeps the colours of the old system (white letters on black ground), but the registration code is now different for each island. The codes
Vehicle registration plates of Benin Vehicle registration plates of Benin The vehicle registration plates of Benin is a legal form requiring the citizens of Benin to have the car registered. License plates of Benin are made with European shape and size. The current scheme of regular license plates for private vehicles of Benin introduced in the early 1990s. It has the format A1234, later AB1234 where AB - Series 1234 - number. Regular plates have a white background with black signs. At the right side of the plate are image maps of the country in the colors of the national flag under which the code