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![]() Current Italian plate. On the right blue strip, optionally, the year of registration (05 =2005) and the provincial code (BZ =Bolzano) | |
Country | Italy |
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Country code | I |
Current series | |
Size | (front) 360 x 110 mm (rear) 520 x 110 mm |
Material | Metal (Aluminium) |
Serial format | AA·111AA |
Colour (front) | Black on white |
Colour (rear) | Black on white |
Introduced | 28 February 1994 |
Availability | |
Issued by | Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Italy) |
Manufactured by | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
History | |
First issued | 1897 |
The Italian vehicle registration plates (Italian: targhe d'immatricolazione or, simply, targhe) are the compulsory alphanumeric plates used to display the registration mark of motor vehicles registered in Italy. They have existed in the country since 1897.[1]
By law, Italian plates can only be made by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato,[2] assigned by the territorial offices of the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport[3] and permanently attached to a single vehicle from its first registration to its disposal.
The current alphanumeric serial code AA·111AA
was introduced on 28 February 1994 and consists of seven black characters on a rectangular, or squared, white background with a defined format (2 letters, 3 numbers, and then 2 letters) which is issued nationwide, regardless of the local registration office. Starting from 7 February 1999, this format was slightly redesigned adding a blue strip on the left containing the EU flag above the country code I
in order to comply with the common EU format,[4] removing the previous space between the last number and the third letter, and adding a further blue strip on the right for optional stickers of the first registration year and of the provincial code.