Vehicle registration plates of Austria

They are used to verify street legality, proof of a valid liability insurance and to identify and recognise the vehicle.

The licence plates are made of metal; the imprinted text is in black letters and digits on a white background.

Since November 1, 2002 the common design comprises a blue section on the left with the EU circle of stars and the country code ('A') like other vehicle registration plates of the European Union.

Moped plates are in different appearance and shape, they show white letters on a red background.

In general, the alphanumeric combination that goes after the coat of arms must consist of at least three characters and begin with a letter and end with a number.

Since 2017, electric plates have been introduced in Austria,[2] these special plates are given only to electric vehicles and are exempt from parking charges in Vienna, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Wels, Linz, Graz, Mödling, Zell am See, Klosterneuburg and Krems.