Find the Class of a Vehicle from the Vehicle Number

Nipuna Marasinghe
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A vehicle has two number plates, one at the front and one at the back. Those number plates include English letters and numbers. Some people can tell what kind of vehicle it is by the sound of the vehicle. When you are on the road, you must have seen different types of number plates. But you cannot tell exactly what class the vehicle belongs to from that number plate, right? Today in MotorGuide, we will tell you how to know the class of the vehicle from the vehicle number.

What is a vehicle number plate?

Vehicles have different types of number plates. Also, the number plates have English letters. These English letters indicate the province in which the vehicle is registered. Two English letters are used for all nine provinces. So the number plate indicates the province in which the vehicle is registered. eth 2022 idan ena number plate wala palatha pennum karana akshara enne na.

Number plates from numbers 1 to 27

Vehicles starting with the number 1 to 27 can be shown as petrol vehicles. So in the vehicles you see If the numbers are from 1 to 27, those vehicles are called petrol vehicles.

Number 20

If the number plate of the vehicles you see has the number 20, those vehicles are petrol vans or dual purpose vehicles.

Numbers 22 - 30

If the number plate of the vehicle has the numbers 22 to 30, those vehicles are called diesel, heavy vehicles.

Numbers 31 - 32

These are mostly diesel vehicles. Petrol converted to diesel vehicles came from 31 32 numbers.

Numbers 34 - 38 and 40 - 48

If the number plate of a vehicle has the numbers 34 to 38, those vehicles are called petrol heavy vehicles. A vehicle If the number plate has numbers from 40 to 48, then the vehicle is a diesel heavy vehicle.

Numbers 50 - 59

Dual purpose light diesel vehicles (Vans, Jeeps, Crew cabs)

Numbers 60 - 63

If the number plate of a vehicle has numbers from 60 to 63, then the vehicle is a diesel heavy vehicle.

Numbers 64 - 65

Dual purpose diesel vehicles and diesel converted vehicles

Numbers 70 - 79

If the number plate of a vehicle has numbers from 70 to 79, then the vehicle is a diesel tractor vehicle.

Numbers 80 - 160

If the number plate of a vehicle has numbers 80 If the numbers are from 160 to 160, the number plate belongs to motorbikes.

Number 200 - 208

If the number plate of a vehicle has the numbers from 200 to 208, it is a petrol three-wheeler.

Number 250 - 254

If the number plate of a vehicle has the numbers from 250 to 254, it is a light diesel vehicle (dual purpose).

Number 300 - 302

If the number plate of a vehicle has the numbers from 300 to 302, it is a petrol car.

Number 39 - 49

If the number plate of a vehicle has the number 39, it is a petrol heavy vehicle. Similarly, vehicles with a number plate with the number 49 on a vehicle are classified as diesel vehicles.

Number 50 - 59

Vehicles with the number 50 to 59 are classified as double cars.

Number 325

If the number plate of a vehicle is 325, then it is a converted vehicle.

Permit vehicles

The vehicles imported and used under permit vehicles are known as fz - 98 - 99 - dpl category vehicles.

Nameplates with English letters

G-H-J

Under the new number system, all vehicles were registered with these numbers. Later, the letters were broken down as follows according to the category. English letters can be seen on the front and rear number plates of the vehicles. You can also find out what class the vehicle belongs to from the English letters.

K and CXX

The triple letter K and C indicate cars.

M-T-U-V-W-X-BXX

All these letters came for Bikes. The letter B and three letters are used to regulate number plates for bikes to this day.

Q-Y-AXX

The letter Q and three letters from A are used to regulate three-wheelers.

P-DXX

Dual purpose wahana sadaha danatath yedena akshara namawaliya thamai P akuru saha D triple letters.

LA - LYD

The letters LA - LYD indicate lorries.

L

A number plate with the letter L indicates buses and heavy vehicles.

N

N indicates buses.

LW

LW Ambulances are shown.

LZ

Letters with LZ indicate herz.

RA - RR

If RA - RR is shown, then those are tractors.

This is how you find out the class a vehicle belongs to. So if you were not aware of this, now you understand how to find out the class a vehicle belongs to from the number plate of a vehicle.

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