Existing codes among the ordinary series – Cars – 2008-2010

6. Between 2008 and 2010

Between 25 June 2008 and 10 November 2010 the DIV issued code 12 plates (e.g. 111-AAA) with series ranging from 001-AAA to 502-CFC. Dimensions: 340 mm x 110 mm; all are made in 2008 style.

Code 12:

A series (started on 25 June 2008, first issued for cars registrated via the internet, and afterwards for all cars as of 19 March 2009 when the last code 11 plate – YZZ-999 – was issued in Oostende)

• Issued codes: AAA, AAB, AAC, AAD, AAE, AAF, AAG, AAH, AAI, AAJ, AAK, AAL, AAM, AAN, AAQ, AAR, AAS, AAT, AAU, AAV, AAW, AAX, AAY, AAZ, ABA, ABB, ABC, ABD, ABE, ABF, ABG, ABH, ABI, ABJ, ABK, ABL, ABM, ABN, ABP, ABQ, ABR, ABS, ABT, ABU, ABV, ABW, ABX, ABY, ABZ, ACA, ACB, ACC, ACD, ACE, ACF, ACG, ACH, ACI, ACJ, ACK, ACL, ACM, ACN, ACP, ACQ, ACR, ACS, ACT, ACU, ACV, ACW, ACX, ACY, ACZ, ADA, ADB, ADC, ADD, ADE, ADF, ADG, ADH, ADI, ADJ, ADK, ADL, ADM, ADN, ADP, ADQ, ADR, ADS, ADT, ADU, ADV, ADW, ADX, ADY, ADZ, AEA, AEB, AEC, AED, AEE, AEF, AEG, AEH, AEI, AEJ, AEK, AEL, AEM, AEN, AEP, AEQ, AER, AES, AET, AEU, AEV, AEW, AEX, AEY, AEZ, AFA, AFB, AFC, AFD, AFE, AFF, AFG, AFH, AFI, AFJ, AFK, AFL, AFM, AFN, AFP, AFQ, AFR, AFS, AFT, AFU, AFV, AFW, AFX, AFY, AFZ, AGA, AGB, AGC, AGD, AGE, AGF, AGG, AGH, AGI, AGJ, AGK, AGL, AGM, AGN, AGP, AGQ, AGR, AGS, AGT, AGU, AGV, AGW, AGX, AGY, AGZ, AHA, AHB, AHC, AHD, AHE, AHF, AHG, AHH, AHI, AHJ, AHK, AHL, AHM, AHN, AHP, AHQ, AHR, AHS, AHT, AHU, AHV, AHW, AHX, AHY, AHZ, AIA, AIB, AIC, AID, AIE, AIF, AIG, AIH, AII, AIJ, AIK, AIL, AIM, AIN, AIP, AIQ, AIR, AIS, AIT, AIU, AIV, AIW, AIX, AIY, AIZ, AJA, AJB, AJC, AJD, AJE, AJF, AJG, AJH, AJI, AJJ, AJK, AJL, AJM, AJN, AJP, AJQ, AJR, AJS, AJT, AJU, AJV, AJW, AJX, AJY, AJZ, AKA, AKB, AKC, AKD, AKE, AKF, AKG, AKH, AKI, AKJ, AKK, AKL, AKM, AKN, AKP, AKQ, AKR, AKS, AKT, AKU, AKV, AKW, AKX, AKY, AKZ, ALA, ALB, ALC, ALD, ALE, ALF, ALG, ALH, ALI, ALJ, ALK, ALL, ALM, ALN, ALP, ALQ, ALR, ALS, ALT, ALU, ALV, ALW, ALX, ALY, ALZ, AMA, AMB, AMC, AMD, AME, AMF, AMG, AMH, AMI, AMJ, AMK, AML, AMM, AMN, AMP, AMQ, AMR, AMS, AMT, AMU, AMV, AMW, AMX, AMY, AMZ, ANA, ANB, ANC, AND, ANF, ANG, ANH, ANI, ANJ, ANK, ANL, ANM, ANN, ANP, ANQ, ANR, ANS, ANT, ANU, ANV, ANW, ANX, ANY, ANZ, APA, APB, APC, APD, APE, APF, APG, APH, API, APJ, APK, APL, APM, APN, APP, APQ, APR, APS, APT, APU, APV, APW, APX, APY, APZ, AQA, AQB, AQC, AQD, AQE, AQF, AQG, AQH, AQI, AQJ, AQK, AQL, AQM, AQN, AQP, AQQ, AQR, AQS, AQT, AQU, AQV, AQW, AQX, AQY, AQZ, ARA, ARB, ARC, ARD, ARE, ARF, ARG, ARH, ARI, ARJ, ARK, ARL, ARM, ARN, ARP, ARQ, ARR, ARS, ART, ARU, ARV, ARW, ARX, ARY, ARZ, ASA, ASB, ASC, ASD, ASE, ASF, ASG, ASH, ASI, ASJ, ASK, ASL, ASM, ASN, ASP, ASQ, ASR, ASS, AST, ASU, ASV, ASW, ASX, ASY, ASZ, ATA, ATB, ATC, ATD, ATE, ATF, ATG, ATH, ATI, ATJ, ATK, ATL, ATM, ATN, ATP, ATQ, ATR, ATS, ATT, ATU, ATV, ATW, ATX, ATY, ATZ, AUA, AUB, AUC, AUD, AUE, AUF, AUG, AUH, AUI, AUJ, AUK, AUL, AUM, AUN, AUP, AUQ, AUR, AUS, AUT, AUU, AUV, AUW, AUX, AUY, AUZ, AVA, AVB, AVC, AVD, AVE, AVF, AVG, AVH, AVI, AVJ, AVK, AVL, AVM, AVN, AVP, AVQ, AVR, AVS, AVT, AVU, AVV, AVW, AVX, AVY, AVZ, AWA, AWB, AWC, AWD, AWE, AWF, AWG, AWH, AWI, AWJ, AWK, AWL, AWM, AWN, AWP, AWQ, AWR, AWS, AWT, AWU, AWV, AWW, AWX, AWY, AWZ, AXA, AXB, AXC, AXD, AXE, AXF, AXG, AXH, AXI, AXJ, AXK, AXL, AXM, AXN, AXP, AXQ, AXR, AXS, AXT, AXU, AXV, AXW, AXX, AXY, AXZ, AYA, AYB, AYC, AYD, AYE, AYF, AYG, AYH, AYI, AYJ, AYK, AYL, AYM, AYN, AYP, AYQ, AYR, AYS, AYT, AYU, AYV, AYW, AYX, AYY, AYZ, AZA, AZB, AZC, AZD, AZE, AZF, AZG, AZH, AZI, AZJ, AZK, AZL, AZM, AZN, AZP, AZQ, AZR, AZS, AZT, AZU, AZV, AZW, AZX, AZY, AZZ.
• Forbidden codes: AAP ('aap' :: 'ape' in Dutch), ANE ('âne' :: 'ass', 'donkey', 'idiot' in French). (+ AVN for NATO personel?)
  
• Codes that should/could have been forbidden: AAS ('carrion' in Dutch), ACV ('Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond' :: catholic trade union), APE, ASS, AXE.
  
• Codes that can be read in a funny way: AJT, AKK, APD, APP, APQ, APT
  
• Total:

B series (issued as of the end of October 2009)

[Codes written between square brackets are those that I have not seen yet but that have presumably been issued.]

• Issued codes: BAA, BAB, BAC, BAD, BAE, BAF, BAG, BAH, BAI, BAJ, BAK, BAL, BAM, BAN, BAP, BAQ, BAR, BAS, BAT, BAU, BAV, BAW, BAX, BAY, BAZ, BBA, BBB, BBC, BBD, BBE, BBF, BBG, BBH, BBI, BBJ, BBK, BBL, BBM, BBN, BBP, BBQ, BBR, BBS, BBT, BBU, BBV, BBW, BBX, BBY, BBZ, BCA, BCB, BCC, BCD, BCE, BCF, BCG, BCH, BCI, BCJ, BCK, BCL, BCM, [BCN], BCP, [BCQ], BCR, BCS, BCT, BCU, BCV, BCW, BCX, BCY, BCZ, BDA, BDB, BDC, BDD, BDE, BDF, BDG, BDH, BDI, BDJ, BDK, BDL, BDM, BDN, BDP, BDQ, BDR, BDS, BDT, BDU, BDV, BDW, BDX, BDY, BDZ, BEA, [BEB], BEC, BED, BEE, BEF, BEG, BEH, BEI, BEJ, BEK, BEL, BEM, BEN, BEP, BEQ, BER, BES, BET, BEU, BEV, BEW, BEX, BEY, BEZ, BFA, BFB, [BFC], BFD, BFE, BFF, BFG, BFH, BFI, BFJ, BFK, BFL, BFM, BFN, BFP, BFQ, BFR, BFS, BFT, BFU, BFV, BFW, BFX, BFY, BFZ, BGA, BGB, BGC, BGD, BGE, BGF, BGG, BGH, BGI, BGJ, BGK, BGL, BGM, BGN, BGP, BGQ, BGR, BGS, BGT, BGU, [BGV], [BGW], [BGX], BGY, BGZ, BHA, BHB, BHC, BHD, BHE, BHF, BHG, BHH, BHI, BHJ, BHK, BHL, BHM, BHN, BHP, BHQ, BHR, BHS, BHT, BHU, BHV, BHW, BHX, BHY, BHZ, BIA, BIB, BIC, [BID, probably forbidden], BIE, BIF, BIG, BIH, BII, BIJ, BIK, [BIL, forbidden], BIM, BIN, BIP, [BIQ, probably forbidden], BIR, BIS, [BIT, forbidden], BIU, BIV, BIW, BIX, BIY, BIZ, BJA, BJB, BJC, BJD, BJE, BJF, BJG, BJH, BJI, BJJ, BJK, BJL, BJM, BJN, BJP, BJQ, BJR, BJS, BJT, [BJU], [BJV], BJW, BJX, BJY, BJZ, BKA, BKB, BKC, BKD, BKE, BKF, BKG, BKH, BKI, BKJ, BKK, BKL, BKM, BKN, BKP, BKQ, BKR, BKS, BKT, BKU, BKV, BKW, BKX, BKY, BKZ, [BLA], BLB, BLC, BLD, BLE, BLF, BLG, BLH, BLI, BLJ, BLK, BLL, BLM, BLN, [BLP], [BLQ], [BLR], [BLS], [BLT], [BLU], [BLV], [BLW], [BLX], [BLY], [BLZ], BMA, BMB, BMC, BMD, BME, BMF, [BMG], BMH, BMI, BMJ, [BMK], BML, BMM, BMN, BMP, BMQ, BMR, BMS, BMT, BMU, BMV, BMW, BMX, BMY, BMZ, BNA, BNB, BNC, BND, BNE, BNF, BNG, BNH, BNI, [BNJ], BNK, [BNL], [BNM], [BNN], BNP, BNQ, BNR, [BNS], BNT, BNU, BNV, BNW, BNX, BNY, BNZ, BPA, BPB, BPC, BPD, BPE, BPF, [BPG], BPH, BPI, BPJ, BPK, BPL, BPM, [BPN], [BPP], [BPQ], [BPR], [BPS], BPT, [BPU], BPV, BPW, BPX, BPY, BPZ, BQA, BQB, BQC, BQD, BQE, BQF, BQG, [BQH], [BQI], [BQJ], [BQK], BQL, BQM, [BQN], BQP, BQQ, BQR, [BQS], BQT, BQU, BQV, BQW, [BQX], BQY, BQZ, BRA, BRB, [BRC], BRD, BRE, [BRF], BRG, [BRH], BRI, BRJ, BRK, [BRL], BRM, BRN, [BRP], BRQ, BRR, BRS, BRT, BRU, BRV, BRW, BRX, BRY, BRZ, BSA, BSB, BSC, BSD, BSE, [BSF], BSG, [BSH], [BSI], [BSJ], [BSK], [BSL], [BSM], [BSN], [BSP], [BSQ], BSR, BSS, BST, BSU, BSV, BSW, BSX, [BSY], BSZ, BTA, BTB, BTC, BTD, BTE, BTF, BTG, BTH, [BTI], BTJ, [BTK], BTL, BTM, [BTN], [BTP], [BTQ], BTR, BTS, BTT, BTU, BTV, BTW, BTX, [BTY], BTZ, [BUA], [BUB], BUC, BUD, [BUE], BUF, BUG, BUH, BUI, BUJ, BUK, [BUL], BUM, BUN, BUP, [BUQ], BUR, BUS, BUT, [BUU], [BUV], [BUW], [BUX], [BUY], [BUZ], BVA, BVB, BVC, [BVD], [BVE], BVF, BVG, [BVH], BVI, BVJ, BVK, BVL, [BVM], BVN, BVP, BVQ, BVR, BVS, BVT, [BVU], BVV, BVW, BVX, BVY, [BVZ], BWA, BWB, [BWC], [BWD], BWE, BWF, [BWG], [BWH], BWI, BWJ, [BWK], BWL, BWM, BWN, BWP, BWQ, BWR, [BWS], BWT, BWU, BWV, [BWW], BWX, BWY, [BWZ], [BXA], [BXB], BXC, [BXD], BXE, BXF, BXG, BXH, BXI, [BXJ], [BXK], BXL, [BXM], BXN, [BXP], BXQ, BXR, BXS, BXT, [BXU], BXV, BXW, BXX, BXY, BXZ, [BYA], BYB, BYC, BYD, BYE, BYF, BYG, BYH, [BYI], BYJ, [BYK], BYL, [BYM], BYN, BYP, BYQ, BYR, BYS, BYT, BYU, BYV, BYW, BYX, BYY, BYZ, [BZA], BZB, BZC, [BZD], BZE, BZF, BZG, BZH, BZI, BZJ, BZK, [BZL], BZM, BZN, BZP, BZQ, [BZR], [BZS], [BZT], [BZU], BZV, [BZW], [BZX], [BZY], BZZ (highest spotted series, 29 September 2010)
• Spotted: 511 codes/625
• Codes that have been fordidden: BIL ('bil' = 'buttock' in Dutch), BIT ('bite' = 'cock, dick' in French) (+ perhaps BID ('bid'; 'bide' :: 'belly' or 'failure' in French) and BIQ ('bique' :: 'goat' in French); both combinations had not been issued ten years ago)
  
• Codes that could/should have been forbidden: BEF ('ik bef' -> 'beffen' :: 'to practice oral sex', in colloquial Dutch)
  
• Codes that can be read in a funny way: BAD ('bath' in Dutch), BAF ('baffe' :: 'slap' in French), BAG, BAH (interjection expressing rejection), BAK ('car' in informal Dutch), BAL ('ball' in Dutch), BAN ('in de ban van iets zijn' :: 'to be under the spell of something' in Dutch), BAR, BAS ('low' or 'tights' in French), BAT ('il bat' :: 'he beats' in French), BAV ('bave' :: 'saliva' in French), BBQ, BEC ('beak' in French), BED ('bed'), BEE ('bee'), BEF ('BEF' also used to be the Belgian currency's abbreviation, from 'Belgische frank'), BEI ('bee' in Dutch, 'near' in German), BEK ('beak' or 'mouth' in Dutch), BEL ('beautiful' in French), BET ('bête' :: 'idiot' in French), BEZ (pronounced like 'baise' :: '[he] fucks' in French), BHV ('Brussel-Halle-Vilvoorde', name of a constituency which the Flemings want to be split, while the Walloons don't, which creates a big fuss), BIC ('biro', 'ballpen'), BID ('bide' :: 'belly' or 'failure' in French), BIG ('piglet' or 'big' in Dutch), BIL ('arse' in Dutch), BIN, BIP, BIS, BIT ('bite' = 'cock' in French; 'bit'), BIZ ('bise' :: 'kiss' in French), BNP ('BNP Parisbas – Fortis' is the biggest bank in Belgium, or the extreme right British National Party), BRT ('BRT' is the former name of the Flemish public television network), BRU ('bru' means 'son-in-law' in French, 'Bru' is a brand of sparkling water), BUG, BUL ('bulle' :: 'bubble' in French), BUM ('homeless person' or 'bottocks' in informal English), BUS, BUT ('goal' in French)
  
• Note that all B-plates ranging from 001-BAA to 999-BHZ were made in 2009, while plates coming after 001-BIA were made in 2010.
  
• Total: 625 x 999 = 624,001 – (2 x 999) = 622,003 (as of 29 September 2010)

C series (issued as of mid-September 2010 until 10 November 2010; first one spotted on 21 September)

[Codes written between square brackets are those that I have not seen yet but that have presumably been issued.]

• Issued codes: CAA, CAB, [CAC], [CAD], [CAE], [CAF], [CAG], CAH, [CAI], CAJ, [CAK], CAL, CAM, CAN, CAP, CAQ, CAR, CAS, CAT, [CAU], [CAV], [CAW], CAX, [CAY], [CAZ], CBA, [CBB], CBC, CBD, CBE, CBF, CBG, CBH, CBI, CBJ, CBK, CBL, [CBM], [CBN], CBP, CBQ, CBR, CBS, CBT, CBU, CBV, CBW, [CBX], [CBY], CBZ, CCA, CCB, [CCC], CCD, CCE, [CCF], CCG, [CCH], [CCI], [CCJ], [CCK], [CCL], CCM, CCN, [CCP], [CCQ], CCR, [CCS], CCT, CCU, CCV, [CCW], [CCX], [CCY], [CCZ], [CEA], [CEB], CEC, [CED], CEE, [CEF], [CEG], [CEH], CEI, [CEJ], CEK, CEL (highest spotted series, 04 November 2010)
  
• Spotted: 49 codes / 87
  
• Forbidden codes: CDA, CDB, CDC, CDD, CDE, CDF, CDG, CDH, CDI, CDJ, CDK, CDL, CDM, CDN, CDP, CDQ, CDR, CDS, CDT, CDU, CDV, CDW, CDX, CDY, CDZ (in order to avoid confusion with diplomatic CD plates, just as was the case for CD* series in code 11 plates)
• Codes which could be read in a funny way
• Total: 87 x 999 = 86,913 plates (as of 05 November 2010)