Vehicle registration plates of Lithuania


Standard vehicle registration plates in Lithuania bear three letters and three numbers in black lettering on a white background. The plates are usually of the standard EU dimensions, but can also be manufactured in the American dimensions for special import vehicles. All plates issued since 2004 also bear a blue EU identification stripe on their left-hand edge. Those issued between the restoration of Lithuanian independence in 1990 and the country's accession to the European Union in 2004 bore a similar stripe with a small Lithuanian flag in place of the flag of the European Union.

Area designations

Until 2004 the second of the three letters in each registration mark indicated the geographical administrative area in which the vehicle had been registered, as follows:
CodeCountyExample
AAlytus CountyAAA 123
JTauragė County AJA 123
KKaunas CountyAKA 123
LKlaipėda CountyALA 123
MMarijampolė CountyAMA 123
PPanevėžys CountyAPA 123
SŠiauliai CountyASA 123
TTelšiai CountyATA 123
UUtena CountyAUA 123
VVilnius CountyAVA 123

Special types

Temporary

Vehicles issued temporary registration in Lithuania are noted by red alphanumeric characters on white background.

Types

Reserved and used by diplomatic corps. Have green background and white letters. The letters are grouped 01 3 123 and do not have blue sidebar on the left side of the plates. First two numbers denote embassy codes:
CodeCountry or Organization
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
41
80 Nordic Council of Ministers
81World Bank
82European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
83 World Health Organization
84 United Nations Development Program
85International Organization for Migration
86 European Commission
87
88European Institute for Gender Equality

Taxicabs

s have special plates, with yellow background and black text. The first letter is "T" and is followed by five numbers.
These plates have been revised on the 3rd of April, 2018 to have a white background instead of a yellow one. Plates with yellow backgrounds will still be valid and the registration centres will issue plates with a yellow background while stocks last.

Military transport

Military transportation has black background and white text registration plates. They do not have the side-field, only the flag.

Technical check sticker

The registration plate has a special spot, usually between the letters and numbers but occasionally to the left of the letters, to attach a sticker certifying the compulsory biannual technical inspection to check for compliance with safety/emissions standards. The sticker is no longer compulsory from 2015.

Confusion with Swedish plates

Lithuanian standard plates are almost identical to Swedish standard plates. The Stockholm congestion tax system uses automatic number plate recognition to identify plates, and this system can not distinguish between Swedish and Lithuanian plates. Non-Swedish cars do not have to pay this tax, but a Swedish owner will be charged if there is one with same number, which is likely. The false tax will be cancelled after a manual check if the owner complains. Swedish taxes must be paid on time anyway and will be refunded if there is an error.