Vehicle registration plates of Myanmar (Burma) were introduced in 1999 and are administered by the Road Transport Administration Department. The latest format of the plates was introduced in July 2021. The current plates contain a three letter regional code and a numeral representing the township (such as YGN-38 for Yangon Region, Dagon Township) above a six character alphanumeric serial number, and the model of the registered vehicle below the serial number.[1]
A private vehicle plate. Two numbers have been redacted to protect the owner's identity.A commercial vehicle plate. Two numbers have been redacted to protect the owner's identity.
Initially registering with Burmese characters, the department began using Latin characters in September 2013.[1] There are several types of license plates in Myanmar, coloured differently depending on vehicle and service as shown in the table below.
Wa State, an autonomous self-governing state located in the east of the country, has its own license plate design. The passenger license plates have two letters, a hyphen and four to six digits, and the first letter always starts with W. Dimensions and colors are the same as those in the rest of Myanmar.