Vehicle registration plates of Cambodia
 EU-sized plate from Cambodia. | |
| Country |  Cambodia |
|---|---|
| Country code | KH[1] |
| Current series | |
| Serial format | Not standard |
| Colour (front) | Blue on white |
| Colour (rear) | Blue on white |
Cambodian vehicle license plates are the license plates attached to most motorized road vehicles in Cambodia, which are required by law. Cambodian license plates display the name of the province where the vehicle was registered. The owner must register the car in the province they live; this can be a different province from where the owner has his official residence (as shown in the housing register). If the title to the car is transferred to someone else, and the new owner lives in a different province, the number usually changes. Since 2009, Cambodia's official UN road code is KH (previously KMH and K).
Types
[edit]Common types
[edit]The current Cambodian vehicle license plate format, used since April 1, 2004, has one class number, one or two letters of Latin alphabet, four numbers (from 0001 to 9999) and the name of the province in Khmer in which the car was registered at the top and at the bottom in English. (Ex. រតនគិរី 2D-0008 RATANAKIRI; ព្រះសីហនុ 2D-0088 PREAH SIHANOUK; ភ្នំពេញ 2D-0888 PHNOM PENH; ប.មានជ័យ 2D-8888 BANTEAY MEANCHEY).
| Class | Plate color | Text color | First number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorcycles | White | Black | 1 |
| 1–7 seats private automobile* | White | Black | 2 |
| Private automobile with more than 7 seats** | Black | White | 3 |
| Agricultural vehicle | Green | Yellow | 4 |
| Engineering vehicle | Orange | Black | 5 |
| Truck trailer | White | Black | 7 |
| Special vehicle | White | Black | 9 |
* Most 4-door pickups are included in this type.
** Usually a van or a lorry with more than seven seats.
There are plans to add another letter after the license plate numbers of Phnom Penh are full. For example, it starts from "1 AA 0001" to "1 AA 9999", then starts at "1 AB 0001", and continues again. In Phnom Penh, the motorcycle plate already started in 2012.
Personalised number plates
[edit]In June 2019, a sub-decree was announced allowing car owners to transfer registration plates to new vehicles, and purchase customised number plates for a premium fee.[2]
Personalised plates are obtained via an online portal where vehicle owners search for existing plates for sale, or create a plate. Prices for customised plates can reach up to 1,000,000,000KHR (approximately USD250,000).
Custom plates feature the word កម្ពុជា "Kampuchea" and can contain up to 9 alpha-numeric characters.
The program has become a highly lucrative source of revenue for the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, raising more than US$70M net through sales of personalised number plates from 2019 to February 2022[3]
International Organisations & Non Government Organisations
[edit]NGOs and international organisations can be issued plates signifying their organisational status. Plates are light blue with white text, with the designation ONG or OI in capital letters, representing the French spelling, Organisation Non Gouvernementale and Organisation Internationale.
Police
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Cars owned by the police get the red plate with "នគរបាល" as the province of registration.
Embassy and consulate
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Embassy and consulate vehicles have their own license plates with a yellow background and blue text.
Royal vehicles
[edit]The royal family's license plate has two yellow letters in Khmer script (រន) and three yellow numbers on a blue plate.
Temporary plates
[edit]Until 1993, new cars not yet getting the real plate get the five-digit number plate.
When people use registered cars temporarily outside Cambodia, they may have English temporary plates. The English plates are the same number as the real plates and used for that car only. The plate has the province name in English at the bottom, instead of in Khmer. Today this is used for every car.
State Plates
[edit]Government vehicles use state plates which include the word State,(រដ្ឋ) and numerical designation for the administrative body responsible.
| Plate number | State body (Khmer) | State body |
|---|---|---|
| រដ្ឋ-01 | ព្រឹទ្ធសភា | Senate |
| រដ្ឋ-02 | រដ្ឋសភា | State Assembly |
| រដ្ឋ-03 | រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល | Royal Government |
| រដ្ឋ-04 | ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ | Constitutional Council |
| រដ្ឋ-05 | ទីស្តីការគណរដ្ឋមន្រ្តី | Office of the Council of Ministers |
| រដ្ឋ-06 | ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ | Ministry of National Defense |
| រដ្ឋ-07 | ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ | Ministry of Interior |
| រដ្ឋ-08 | ក្រសួងទំនាក់ទំនងរដ្ឋសភា-ព្រឹទ្ធសភា និងអធិការកិច្ច | Ministry of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection |
| រដ្ឋ-09 | ក្រសួងការបរទេស និងសហប្រតិបត្តិការ | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation |
| រដ្ឋ-10 | ក្រសួងសេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ | Ministry of Economy and Finance |
| រដ្ឋ-11 | ក្រសួងពត៌មាន | Ministry of Information |
| រដ្ឋ-12 | ក្រសួងសុខាភិបាល | Ministry of Health |
| រដ្ឋ-13 | ក្រសួងរ៉ែ និងថាមពល | Ministry of Mines and Energy |
| រដ្ឋ-14 | ក្រសួងផែនការ | Ministry of Planning |
| រដ្ឋ-15 | ក្រសួងពាណិជ្ជកម្ម | Ministry of Commerce |
| រដ្ឋ-16 | ក្រសួងអប់រំ យុវជន និងកីឡា | Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports |
| រដ្ឋ-17 | ក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| រដ្ឋ-18 | ក្រសួងវប្បធម៌ និងវិចិត្រសិល្បៈ | Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts |
| រដ្ឋ-19 | ក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន | Ministry of Environment |
| រដ្ឋ-20 | ក្រសួងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ជនបទ | Ministry of Rural Development |
| រដ្ឋ-21 | ក្រសួងសង្គមកិច្ច អតីតយុទ្ធជន និងយុវនីតិសម្បទា | Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation |
| រដ្ឋ-22 | ក្រសួងប្រៃសណីយ៍ និងទូរគមនាគមន៍ | Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications |
| រដ្ឋ-23 | ក្រសួងធម្មការ និងសាសនា | Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts |
| រដ្ឋ-24 | ក្រសួងកិច្ចការនារី | Ministry of Women's Affairs |
| រដ្ឋ-25 | ក្រសួងសាធារណការ និងដឹកជញ្ជូន | Ministry of Public Works and Transport |
| រដ្ឋ-26 | ក្រសួងយុត្តិធម៌ | Ministry of Justice |
| រដ្ឋ-27 | ក្រសួងទេសចរណ៍ | Ministry of Tourism |
| រដ្ឋ-28 | ក្រសួងរៀបចំដែនដី នគរូបនីយកម្ម និងសំណង់ | Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction |
| រដ្ឋ-29 | ក្រសួងធនធានទឹក និងឧត្តុនិយម | Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology |
| រដ្ឋ-30 | ក្រសួងព្រះបរមរាជវាំង | Ministry of Royal Palace |
| រដ្ឋ-31 | ក្រសួងមុខងារសាធារណៈ | Ministry of Civil Service |
| រដ្ឋ-32 | រដ្ឋលេធិការដ្ឋានអាការចរស៊ីវិល | State Secretariat of Civil Aviation |
| រដ្ឋ-33 | ឧត្តមក្រុមប្រឹក្សាចៅក្រម | Supreme Council of Judges |
| រដ្ឋ-34 | អគ្គលេខាដ្ឋានរដ្ឋសភា-ព្រឹទ្ធសភា | General Secretariat of the National Assembly-Senate |
| រដ្ឋ-35 | ធនាគារជាតិនៃកម្ពុជា | National Bank of Cambodia |
| រដ្ឋ-36 | អង្គការជាតិ | National Organization |
| រដ្ឋ-37 | រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ | Phnom Penh Capital |
| រដ្ឋ-38 | ខេត្តកណ្តាល | Kandal Province |
| រដ្ឋ-39 | ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ | Kampong Thom Province |
| រដ្ឋ-40 | ខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង | Kampong Chhnang Province |
| រដ្ឋ-41 | ខេត្តកំពង់ស្ពឺ | Kampong Speu Province |
| រដ្ឋ-42 | ខេត្តកំពង់ចាម | Kampong Cham Province |
| រដ្ឋ-43 | ខេត្តកំពត | Kampot Province |
| រដ្ឋ-44 | ខេត្តកោះកុង | Koh Kong Province |
| រដ្ឋ-45 | ខេត្តកែប | Kep Province |
| រដ្ឋ-46 | ខេត្តក្រចេះ | Kratie Province |
| រដ្ឋ-47 | ខេត្តតាកែវ | Takeo Province |
| រដ្ឋ-48 | ខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ | Banteay Meanchey Province |
| រដ្ឋ-49 | ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង | Battambang Province |
| រដ្ឋ-50 | ខេត្តប៉ៃលិន | Pailin Province |
| រដ្ឋ-51 | ខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់ | Pursat Province |
| រដ្ឋ-52 | ខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ | Preah Sihanouk Province |
| រដ្ឋ-53 | ខេត្តព្រះវិហារ | Preah Vihear Province |
| រដ្ឋ-54 | ខេត្តព្រៃវែង | Prey Veng Province |
| រដ្ឋ-55 | ខេត្តមណ្ឌលគិរី | Mondulkiri Province |
| រដ្ឋ-56 | ខេត្តរតនគិរី | Rattanakiri Province |
| រដ្ឋ-57 | ខេត្តសៀមរាប | Siem Reap Province |
| រដ្ឋ-58 | ខេត្តស្វាយរៀង | Svay Rieng Province |
| រដ្ឋ-59 | ខេត្តស្ទឹងត្រែង | Steung Treng Province |
| រដ្ឋ-60 | ខេត្តឧត្តរមានជ័យ | Oddar Meanchey Province |
| រដ្ឋ-61 | ក្រសួងការងារ និងបណ្តុះបណ្តាលវិជ្ជាជីវៈ | Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training |
Location names
[edit]Cambodian license plates use the Khmer name of the province where its owner (a person or company) is located or registered.
| Province | Name on plate | |
|---|---|---|
| Khmer | English | |
| Banteay Meanchey | ប.មានជ័យ | BANTEAY MEANCHEY |
| Battambang | បាត់ដំបង | BATTAMBANG |
| Kampong Cham | កំពង់ចាម | KAMPONG CHAM |
| Kampong Chhnang | កំពង់ឆ្នាំង | KAMPONG CHHNANG |
| Kampong Speu | កំពង់ស្ពឺ | KAMPONG SPEU |
| Kampong Thom | កំពង់ធំ | KAMPONG THOM |
| Kampot | កំពត | KAMPOT |
| Kandal | កណ្ដាល | KANDAL |
| Kep | កែប | KEP |
| Koh Kong | កោះកុង | KOH KONG |
| Kratié | ក្រចេះ | KRATIE |
| Mondulkiri | មណ្ឌលគិរី | MONDULKIRI |
| Oddar Meanchey | ឧ.មានជ័យ | ODDAR MEANCHEY |
| Pailin | ប៉ែលិន | PAILIN |
| Phnom Penh | ភ្នំពេញ | PHNOM PENH |
| Preah Vihear | ព្រះវិហារ | PREAH VIHEAR |
| Preah Sihanouk | ព្រះសីហនុ | PREAH SIHANOUK |
| Prey Veng | ព្រៃវែង | PREY VENG |
| Pursat | ពោធិ៍សាត់ | PURSAT |
| Ratanakiri | រតនគិរី | RATANAKIRI |
| Siem Reap | សៀមរាប | SIEM REAP |
| Stung Treng | ស្ទឹងត្រែង | STUNG TRENG |
| Svay Rieng | ស្វាយរៀង | SVAY RIENG |
| Takéo | តាកែវ | TAKEO |
| Tboung Khmum | ត្បូងឃ្មុំ | TBOUNG KHMUM |
References
[edit]- ^ "United Nations Treaty Collection".
- ^ Koemsoeun, S. (2019, June). Vehicle registration laws issued. Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved July 11, 2022, from https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vehicle-registration-laws-issued
- ^ Staff, P. (2022, April 25). Personalised plates net more than $70 million. Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved July 11, 2022, from https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/personalised-plates-net-more-70-million
External links
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