Vehicle registration plates of Libya

Black on White Libya's current series of license plates entered circulation in 2013, after Libyan Revolution and the overthrow of Gaddafi.

Foreigner-owned Private vehicle license plates are black on white and follow the format [NN /# - 1 to 9999].

The plate consists of a 2 or 3 digit code in a blue square (NN), indicating the country of the owner of the vehicle.

Diplomatic and consular license plates are black on red, and follow the format [1 to 99 - NN هيئة سياسية].

This type of plate does not have "ليبيا" (Libya) written on it, but instead, "هيئة سياسية", in Ruqʿah script.

Agricultural vehicle license plates are black on yellow and follow the format [ز# - 1 to 999999].

Commercial vehicle license plates are black on yellow and follow the format [ن# - 1 to 999999].

Semi-truck (Trucks that carry Semi-trailers, collectively referred to as 18-wheeler) license plates are black on yellow and follow the format [ج# - 1 to 999999].

Instead of ليبيا (Libya), these license plates carried the term الجماهيرية (Al-Jamahiriya) either on the right hand side or the right top corner in Ruqʿah script.

The plate consisted of a 1 or 2 digit code corresponding to Municipality in Libya, similar to the current series.

For the Italian colonial troops, however, special military service plates were used with the initials SOM (Somalia) or T (Tripolitania) in front.

Ford Mustang with a Libyan vehicle registration plate from Tripoli in the United Kingdom.
Italian African Police rear plate