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 the Channel Islands Ireland– Guernsey), the island's international vehicle registration code, is sometimes included. Registration number 1 is reserved for, and displayed on the Bailiff of Guernsey's car. The official car of the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey has no number plate. His private cars have G1 and G2 as registration numbers. Guernsey hire cars sport a black 'H' on a yellow background on a separate square plate. From 2012 some number plates beginning with 0 and 00 were released to generate revenue for the island. Registration codice_1 is a highly desirable plate especially for fans of James Bond or "007" - the plate