After the change from the ‘L’ to the ‘M’ that occurred in the license plates at the beginning of the month, the succession of plates in new vehicles continues at a good pace. This is the last registration set in Spain, today September 15.
According to the dieselogasolina portal, the last one seen (yesterday, Wednesday 14) was the 74** MBD (the missing two digits are hidden due to data protection policy) and the car that was carrying it was a Citroën C4, the new crossover from the French brand, which has combustion and 100% electric versions.
The page has more up-to-date data than the DGT itself, since it usually publishes the last license plate registered the day before, so it is a little out of date, while the web receives its information, which contrasts, from sources such as insurers , dealers and even its own users.
The license plate is the vehicle’s registration number, its “name”, which serves to distinguish it from others, as well as to be able to gather information about it, such as if it has loads, who owns it, if it has insurance or if it has passed the ITV, among other things.
The current registration system used in Spain started in the year 2000, once the previous one was close to exhaustion, which allowed a smaller number of combinations and also had particular features such as the presence of a letter indicating the province in the the vehicle was manufactured.
In comparison, the current format, which combines four numbers and three letters (excluding vowels), will allow up to 80 million vehicles to be registered, a figure that should still take some 20 years to reach, so the longevity of the system seems assured, especially taking into account the drop in the pace of vehicle sales.
