Vehicle registration plates of Egypt


Egyptian vehicle registration number plates are used for official identification purposes for motor vehicles in Egypt. The international vehicle registration code for Egypt is EG.

Appearance

The current vehicle registration plates, which have been used since 2008, are rectangular in shape and made of aluminum.
The top part has the word "Egypt" in English and Arabic in black font on backgrounds of different colors depending on the type of license the vehicle is given. Motorbikes have smaller plates which are similar but much with light blue and dark blue the only colors available.
The most recent version used Calibri typeface for English text EGYPT/'POLICE' and Square Kufic typeface for Arabic text since 2022.
The vehicle registration number consists of two parts:
  • Numeric part: three digits for Cairo license plates, four digits for all other governorates
  • Alphabetical part: two letters for Giza license plates, three letters for all other governorates
Plate codeGovernorate Vehicle RegistrationImage
0000-..Giza Governorate
000-...Cairo Governorate
0000-..أCairo Governorate
0000-..سAlexandria Governorate
0000-..قQalyubia Governorate
0000-..رSharqia Governorate
0000-..مMonufia Governorate
0000-..بBeheira Governorate
0000-..دDakahlia Governorate
0000-..عGharbia Governorate
0000-..لKafr El Sheikh Governorate
0000-..فFaiyum Governorate
0000-..وBeni Suef Governorate
0000-..نMinya Governorate
0000-..ىAsyut Governorate
0000-..هـSohag Governorate
0000-. ص أQena Governorate
0000-. ص قLuxor Governorate
0000-. ص وAswan Governorate
0000-. ط دDamietta Governorate
0000-. ط مDamietta Governorate
0000-. ج مDamietta Governorate
0000-. ج ىDamietta Governorate
0000-. ط عPort Said Governorate
0000-. ط بPort Said Governorate
0000-. ط صIsmailia Governorate
0000-. ط نIsmailia Governorate
0000-. ط سSuez Governorate
0000-. ط رRed Sea Governorate
0000-. ط أNorth Sinai Governorate
0000-. ط جSouth Sinai Governorate-
0000-. ج هـMatrouh Governorate-
0000-. ج بNew Valley Governorate-

Numbers go from 1 to 9 and are chosen randomly. They are followed by a one to three letters.
Note : These plate codes do not apply for army, police and diplomatic vehicles.
Use of Latin letters and Western Arabic numerals below Arabic letters and Hindu–Arabic numerals was abandoned early due to the unease of reading the Arabic letters and numbers because they were too small.
To reduce the risk of confusion on account of the visual similarity between Arabic letters, only a limited number of letters are used. They and the Latin letters the Egyptian government uses to correspond to them are:
Arabic letterLatin letter
أA
بB
جG
دD
رR
سS
صC
طT
عE
فF
قK
لL
مM
نN
هـH
وW
یY

Size

Standard license plates are of 17x35 cm.

Design and format

The top rectangle in the license plate is color-coded according to the type of vehicle being licensed.
  • Private vehicles: Light Blue
  • Taxis: Orange
  • Trucks: Red
  • Buses and some government vehicles: Gray
  • Limousines and tourist buses: Beige
  • Diplomatic Vehicles: Green, Instead of letters, there are numbers on the plate, ### - ##
  • Vehicles with unpaid customs: Yellow; foreign vehicles that cross into Egypt are required to carry this type of license plate during their stay in Egypt and pay the fees associated with it, as well as purchasing an Egyptian vehicle insurance and receiving a temporary Egyptian ownership title. In most common cases, such as tourists crossing from neighboring countries, the plate is valid for two weeks. It is additionally used for old cars belonging to the Port Said free-trade zone.
  • Police vehicles: Dark blue; additionally, the Arabic and English for "Police" replace "Egypt" in the upper bar. The writing at the top is white, as opposed to black.
  • ''Motorcycles: Light Blue, same as private vehicles, the registration code is shown in two lines''

Older versions

Before the introduction of the new alphanumeric plate system in August 2008, Egyptian vehicle registration numbers were purely numeric, and registered by governorate and registration type. Privately owned vehicles were generally given white plates with black lettering; other vehicles' plates were color-coded, with the entire plate being in the applicable color, as follows:
  • Taxis: Orange
  • Trucks: Red
  • Government-owned vehicles, including police: Blue, sometimes with a white bar
  • Public buses: Gray
  • Vehicles with unpaid customs: Yellow
Private vehicle, Cairo, early 2000sPrivate vehicle, Cairo, 1990s
Private vehicle, Cairo, 1980sPrivate vehicle, Cairo, 1970s