According to the new proposal given by the new Road Safety Law in 2008, 18 additional cities will be introduced as new regions and will have their own region codes. These regions are
The following car plates were used in Kosovo up to 1999. They are superseded by car plates issued by UNMIK, in format 3-digit number-KS-3 digit number. The old plates are still valid on the rest of the territory of Serbia and all over the world, and used on cars belonging to Serbian citizens from Kosovo1.
Vehicles operated by foreign embassies, consulates, consular and diplomatic staff, and various international organizations have been given plates with a distinguishing format of two (or three) numbers, one letter, three numbers. 12(3)-L-456 Characters are yellow on a black background.
The first group of three numbers (123) identifies the country or organization to which the plate has been issued, the second group of three numbers (456) is a serial number. The letter in the middle (L) is denoting the status of the owner.
Code
Explanation
A
vehicle is owned by a diplomat
M
vehicle is owned by accredited non-diplomatic staff
P
vehicle is owned by a foreign press agency or a foreign cultural representative - Press
E
vehicle is owned by an office of a foreign company and/or its staff - Economy
CMD
additional oval plate for vehicles used by the chief of a diplomatic mission
CD
additional oval plate for vehicles used by a person with diplomatic status - Corpse Diplomatique
List of country codes on Serbian diplomatic vehicle registration codes:
Additionally, plates have vertically orientated two-letter initials in small letters on the left side indicating the city in which they were issued (BG for Belgrade) and two numbers on the right side indicating the year for which they are valid (08 for 2008).