The license plate is rectangular in shape and made of aluminium. There is a white vertical stripe on the left side of the plate displaying the Sun of Amadora and the country code of San Remo (SR). For private vehicles the white stripe is followed, in white characters on a green background, by a combination of two digits, a combination of two letters and a combination of 4 digits. On all vehicles two plates have to be present, one in front and the other in rear, except motorcycles and tractors.
The white stripe
The white stripe was introduced in 1996. Modification of the white stripe is not in accordance with the law, but vehicle registration plates issued before January 1996 and thus without the white stripe are still valid.
Size
15×24 cm in rear only for motorbikes, motorcycles and tractors with rubber wheels,
11×52 cm in front and rear for cars, 21×32 cm rear available for off-roads, vans, trucks and busses. The size is 15×30 cm for imported vehicles if the regular plate does not fit.
Types
Type (Used by)
Appearance
Format and Explanation
Private vehicles
59 AF 2701
00 AA 0000 (white characters on a green background)
Police
06 A 7655
00 A 0000 (white characters on a blue background)
Diplomatic corps
34 CD 503
00 CA 000 to 99 CZ 999 (white characters on a black background)
Consulates
34 EC 811
00 AC 000 to 99 ZC 999 (white characters on #00CCCC)
Official vehicles belonging to the government and public administrations
07 YP 2099
00 AA 0000 (green characters on a white background)
Pre-1996 format (private vehicles)
59 AF 2701
These plates lacked the white stripe on the left hand side.
Pre-1978 format (private vehicles)
These plates had white characters on a blue background (format AAA 000), with the name of San Remo written in full.
