Vehicle registration plates of Cape Verde "CMP 12" where CMP stands for "Câmara Municipal da Praia". In adaption to the European system, registration plates can also be decorated with variations of the national flag of Cape Verde on the left. The font of the plates (at least of private vehicles) can be freely chosen. The official car of the president of the republic is registered as "PR CV". Other government vehicles have yellow plates with black letters, sometimes with the letter "G" added at the end. For special vehicles, green and red plates with white letters are issued. Vehicle registration plates of Cape Verde The license
Vehicle registration plates of France is geographical. Until 2009, car plates had to be changed whenever the owner moved to another département or bought a car from a person living in a different département. The 1950 format uses a N X NN format, composed of a series of one to four numbers, one to three letters and a two-digit code corresponding to the département where the car is registered. The international code for French plates is "F" (France). Called "" ("vehicle registration system"), shortened in "SIV", the current scheme was adopted in France in 2009 (15 April for new vehicles; 15 October for second-hand ones).