How to get diplomatic numbers
Decoding red diplomatic plates
States
001 – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
002 – Federal Republic of Germany
003 – Canada
004 – United States of America
005 – Japan
006 – Kingdom of Spain
007 – French Republic
008 – Kingdom of Belgium
009 – Hellenic Republic
010 – Kingdom of Denmark
011 – Italian Republic
012 – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
013 – Kingdom of the Netherlands
014 – Kingdom of Norway
015 – Republic of Turkey 016 –
Australia
017 – Republic of Austria
018 – People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
019 – Arab Republic of Egypt
020 – Republic of Rwanda
021 – Argentine Republic
022 – Islamic State of Afghanistan
023 – Union of Myanmar
024 – Republic of Bolivia
025 – Federative Republic of Brazil
026 – Republic of Burundi
027 – Republic of Ghana
028 – People’s Republic of Bangladesh
029 – Republic of Guinea
030 – Republic of Zambia
031 – Republic of Peru
032 – Republic of India
033 – Republic of Indonesia
034 – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
035 – Republic Iraq
036 – Islamic Republic of Iran
037 – Ireland
038 – Republic of Iceland
039 – Kingdom of Cambodia
040 – Republic of Kenya
041 – Republic of Cyprus
042 – Republic of the Congo
043 – Republic of Costa Rica
044 – State of Kuwait
045 – Lao People’s Democratic Republic
046 – Republic of Liberia
047 – Ливанская Республика
048 – Социалистическая Народная Ливийская Арабская Джамахирия
049 – Республика Мали
050 – Королевство Марокко
051 – Мексиканские Соединенные Штаты
052 – Королевство Непал
053 – Федеративная Республика Нигерия
054 – Республика Венесуэла
055 – Новая Зеландия
056 – Исламская Республика Пакистан
057 – Буркина Фасо
058 – Republic of Senegal
060 – Somali Democratic Republic
061 – Republic of Sudan
062 – Republic of Sierra Leone
063 – Kingdom of Thailand
064 – United Republic of Tanzania
065 – Republic of Tunisia
066 – Republic of Uganda
067 – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
068 – Republic of the Philippines
069 – Republic of Finland
070 – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
071 – Republic of Chad
072 – Swiss Confederation
073 – Kingdom of Sweden
074 – Republic of Ecuador
075 – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
076 – Republic of Angola
077 – Democratic Republic of the Congo
078 – Republic of Colombia
079 – Republic of Cameroon
080 – Republic of Guinea-Bissau
081 – Portuguese Republic
082 – Republic of Bulgaria
083 – Republic of Hungary
084 – Socialist Republic of Vietnam
086 – Republic of Poland
087 – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
088 – Republic of Cuba
089 – Mongolia
090 – People's Republic of China
091 – Romania
093 – Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
094 – Republic of Benin
095 – Republic of Gabon
096 – Cooperative Republic of Guyana
097 – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
098 – Republic of Madagascar 099
– Malaysia
100 – Republic of Niger
101 – Republic of Singapore
102 – Togolese Republic
103 – Central African Republic
104 – Jamaica
105 – Republic of Yemen
107 – State of Palestine
108 – Republic of Nicaragua
109 – Republic of Mozambique
110 – Republic of Equatorial Guinea
111 – Sovereign Order of Malta
112 – Malta
113 – Republic of Cape Verde
115 – Republic of Zimbabwe
116 – United Arab Emirates
117 – Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
118 – Republic of Namibia
120 – Sultanate of Oman
121
– State of Qatar 124 – Republic of Korea
125 – Republic of Chile
126 – Republic of Panama
127 – State of Israel
128 – Republic of Macedonia
129 – Republic of Albania
131 – Holy See
132 – Republic of Lithuania
133 – Syrian Arab Republic
134 – Republic of Estonia
135 – Republic of Latvia
136 – State of Bahrain
137 – Republic of South Africa
138 – Republic of Armenia
140 – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
141 – Republic of Slovenia
Republic of Uzbekistan
143 – Kyrgyz Republic
144 – Republic of Croatia
145 – Republic of Azerbaijan
146 – Ukraine
147 – Republic of Moldova
148 – Czech Republic 149 –
Slovak Republic
150 – Republic of Belarus
151 – Republic of Tajikistan
152 – Turkmenistan
153 – Republic of Kazakhstan
154 – Republic of Guatemala
155 – Bosnia and Herzegovina
156 – State of Eritrea
157 – Republic Paraguay
158 – Georgia
159 – State of Brunei – Darussalam
Diplomatic license plates
Red numbers:
222 MM 000 55 passenger cars of heads of diplomatic missions
222 M 000 55 cars, trucks, utility vehicles and buses of diplomatic missions, consular offices, international organizations and their employees
Signs on a yellow background (obsolete):
222 M 000 55 cars, trucks, utility vehicles and buses of foreign press, radio, television, as well as representative offices of foreign banks and firms, their employees
MM 000 M 55 cars, trucks, utility vehicles and buses owned by other legal entities and citizens of foreign countries, as well as stateless persons
where 0 and M are any numbers from 0 to 9 and any letter (A, B, E, K, M, N, O, P, S, T, X, U), indicating the number and series of the vehicle registration plate
222 - code number used on registration plates to designate vehicles of accredited diplomatic missions, consular offices, international (interstate) organizations, foreign banks and firms, foreign press, radio, television
55 - digit of the region code of the Russian Federation used on vehicle registration plates
Designations on red numbers:
CD - ambassador's car
T - technician (technical position at the embassy)
K - correspondent (journalist)
M - merchant (trade and economic representative)
H - a foreign citizen who came to Moscow for a long time (501-520) or to another place in the country (521)
Names of states:
The codes on the red number are first the country, then the serial number of the car in the fleet.
001 - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
002 - Federal Republic of Germany
004 - United States of America
006 – Kingdom of Spain
007 - French Republic
008 – Kingdom of Belgium
009 - Hellenic Republic
010 – Kingdom of Denmark
011 - Italian Republic
012 – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
013 – Kingdom of the Netherlands
014 – Kingdom of Norway
015 - Republic of Turkey
017 - Republic of Austria
018 – Algerian People's Democratic Republic
019 - Arab Republic of Egypt
020 - Republic of Rwanda
021 - Argentine Republic
022 – Islamic State of Afghanistan
023 - Union of Myanmar
024 - Republic of Bolivia
025 - Federative Republic of Brazil
026 – Republic of Burundi
027 - Republic of Ghana
028 - People's Republic of Bangladesh
029 - Republic of Guinea
030 – Republic of Zambia
031 - Republic of Peru
032 - Republic of India
033 - Republic of Indonesia
034 – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
035 - Republic of Iraq
036 - Islamic Republic of Iran
038 - Republic of Iceland
039 – Kingdom of Cambodia
040 - Republic of Kenya
041 – Republic of Cyprus
042 - Republic of the Congo
043 – Republic of Costa Rica
044 – State of Kuwait
045 - Lao People's Democratic Republic
046 – Republic of Liberia
047 - Lebanese Republic
048 – Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
049 – Republic of Mali
050 – Kingdom of Morocco
051 - United Mexican States
052 – Kingdom of Nepal
053 - Federal Republic of Nigeria
054 – Republic of Venezuela
055 – New Zealand
056 - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
057 – Burkina Faso
058 - Republic of Senegal
060 - Somali Democratic Republic
061 - Republic of Sudan
062 – Republic of Sierra Leone
063 – Kingdom of Thailand
064 - United Republic of Tanzania
065 - Tunisian Republic
066 - Republic of Uganda
067 - Eastern Republic of Uruguay
068 - Republic of the Philippines
069 - Republic of Finland
070 – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
071 - Republic of Chad
072 – Swiss Confederation
073 – Kingdom of Sweden
074 – Republic of Ecuador
075 - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
076 - Republic of Angola
077 - Democratic Republic of the Congo
078 - Republic of Colombia
079 - Republic of Cameroon
080 - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
081 - Portuguese Republic
082 - Republic of Bulgaria
083 - Hungarian Republic
084 - Socialist Republic of Vietnam
086 - Republic of Poland
087 - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
088 - Republic of Cuba
090 - People's Republic of China
093 - Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
094 - Republic of Benin
095 - Gabonese Republic
096 - Cooperative Republic of Guyana
097 – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
098 – Republic of Madagascar
100 - Niger Republic
101 - Republic of Singapore
102 - Togolese Republic
103 - Central African Republic
105 - Republic of Yemen
107 – State of Palestine
108 - Republic of Nicaragua
109 – Republic of Mozambique
110 – Republic of Equatorial Guinea
111 – Sovereign Order of Malta
113 – Republic of Cape Verde
114 - West Berlin (?)
115 – Republic of Zimbabwe
116 - United Arab Emirates
117 - Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
118 - Republic of Namibia
120 – Sultanate of Oman
121 – State of Qatar
124 - Republic of Korea
125 – Republic of Chile
126 - Republic of Panama
127 – State of Israel
128 – Republic of Macedonia
129 – Republic of Albania
130 – International organizations
131 - Holy See
132 – Republic of Lithuania
133 – Syrian Arab Republic
134 - Republic of Estonia
135 – Republic of Latvia
136 – State of Bahrain
137 - South African Republic
138 – Republic of Armenia
140 – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
141 – Republic of Slovenia
142 - Republic of Uzbekistan
143 – Kyrgyz Republic
144 – Republic of Croatia
145 – Republic of Azerbaijan
147 – Republic of Moldova
148 - Czech Republic
149 – Slovak Republic
150 – Republic of Belarus
151 – Republic of Tajikistan
153 - Republic of Kazakhstan
154 - Republic of Guatemala
155 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
156 – State of Eritrea
157 - Republic of Paraguay
159 – State of Brunei Darussalam
499 – Commission of the European Communities
500 – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
503 – League of Arab States
504 – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
505 – International Monetary Fund
506 – International Organization for Migration
507 – International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
508 – International Committee of the Red Cross
509 – International Finance Corporation
510 - United Nations Industrial Development Organization
511 - United Nations
512 - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
514 – International Bank for Economic Cooperation
515 – International Investment Bank
516 - International Organization of Space Communications "Intersputnik"
517 – International Center for Scientific and Technical Information
518 – International Scientific and Technical Center
520 – International Labor Organization
521 - International organization for economic, scientific and technical cooperation in the field of electrical industry "Interelectro"
522 - Coordination Center of the Intergovernmental Commission for Cooperation in the Field of Computing Technology
523 – Interstate Economic Committee of the Economic Union
524 - European Space Agency in the Russian Federation
525 – Eurasian Patent Organization
526 – Taipei-Moscow Coordination Commission for Economic and Cultural Cooperation
527 - Headquarters for coordinating military cooperation of member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Diplomatic numbers: decoding codes and colors
Recently, my friend was cut off on the road by a car with red license plates. He was afraid to report this violation to the traffic police because he thought that the owners of these signs had serious privileges on the road. It should be understood that such signs do give their owners several advantages on the road, but this does not exempt them from complying with traffic rules. But how are diplomatic numbers deciphered? What does this or that code mean? And what privileges do these signs give? We will look at these questions below.
What do red numbers on a car mean?
Certain categories of persons are entitled to receive special diplomatic numbers. Such signs have a slightly different alphanumeric structure, and they will be deciphered differently. Diplomatic numbers have a red fill, and the letters have a white fill. This designation allows other traffic participants and traffic police officers to clearly determine that the owner of this car has a special status. The following persons can receive diplomatic badges:
- Diplomatic service employees (consuls, ambassadors, diplomats and some other employees of relevant ministries who are entitled to receive red badges by law).
- Representatives of international organizations (for example, UN employees).
- Some other persons with special status are employees of foreign trade organizations, major reporters, and so on.
- Transit vehicles with a special status.
Decoding
All red diplomatic numbers registered in Russia have a certain structure. Knowing the decoding of each letter and number, you can easily understand what this or that sign means. The breakdown of the diplomatic code is presented in the table below:
Let's now look at some decryption examples:
- Let's say you come across a car with code 004 D 1 77RUS. In this case, the decoding will be as follows: 004 - the car belongs to a US citizen, D - this person is a diplomat, 1 - at the American consulate this car has number 1, 77RUS - the car is registered in the Moscow region.
- Let's now try to decipher the vehicle with code 001 CC 020 78RUS. The decoding will be as follows: 001 - the vehicle belongs to a British citizen, CC - this person is a consul, 020 - at the consulate this car has number 20, 78RUS - the car is registered in the Leningrad region.
What privileges do diplomatic badges provide?
The owner has certain travel privileges:
- Civil servants (police officers, traffic police officers, etc.) are obliged to create road conditions that facilitate the free movement of diplomats on the roads.
- In some cases, a sound warning may be installed on the car - in this case, the vehicle will have the right to priority movement on the road, and all other road users must let such a car pass (at the same time, traffic police officers must facilitate this). Optionally, a car with a flashing light can be accompanied by a motorcade of police cars.
However, please note that diplomats and employees of international organizations are still subject to the rules of the road (subject to privileges), and in case of violation of traffic rules, the driver must suffer a fair punishment.
For example, in the event of an accident, a diplomat must either wait for the traffic police to clarify the details of the accident, or record the accident using a European protocol, and he can leave the scene of the accident in the same cases, which will be valid for ordinary people without special license plates. If the traffic police officer issues a fine, a copy of the resolution will be sent to the consulate, and consulate employees must pay the fine within the standard time frame.
Are red numbers found in other countries?
You should also remember that red numbers are also used in other countries, but their meaning can differ quite significantly:
Who is entitled to diplomatic numbers, their features
The cars of employees of diplomatic missions and consulates of other states located in Russia have special registration plates. They differ from all others in appearance, and also give vehicle drivers some privileges. Therefore, among citizens of the Russian Federation there are those who want to have a registration symbol on a red car. Read the article to find out whether diplomatic plates will help you avoid the attention of traffic police officers, what the numbers on them mean, and whether it’s realistic to get such a badge.
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Decoding country codes on diplomatic numbers
Each symbol on a car registration plate has its own meaning. Diplomats' cars are no exception. The first three digits on the license plate indicate the country. They are followed by letters demonstrating the status of the person who owns the car. Below are the numbers of the registration code of the car itself. The following symbols are the designation of the region of Russia where the car sign was received.
The decoding of diplomatic numbers looks clearer using an example. If the background of the sign is red, the symbols on it are white and their set is 002D038, this means the car is registered to a German diplomat. But to read the information, you should know the designations of each state.
It is worth understanding that diplomatic numbers and country codes are exactly the same only in Russia. In other states, the classification is different; even the background of the plates is not necessarily red.
In addition to embassies and consulates of individual countries, international organizations also operate in Russia. And they are given license plates of diplomatic cars.
The letter designations on car registration plates vary depending on the position of the foreigner or employee of an international organization:
- The CD reveals that it is the ambassador's car;
- D is on the license plate of a diplomat of a lower rank than the previous one;
- T is placed on the car sign of a technical worker who does not have immunity;
- K can be seen on the cars of foreign media journalists accredited in the Russian Federation;
- M belongs to the sales representative;
- H means that the vehicle is registered to a foreigner who intends to live in Russia for a long time;
- P is placed on transit numbers.
When you see a car with a red registration plate, you should not think that it is certainly being driven by an employee of an embassy or an international organization. It is quite possible that a relative of the diplomat is driving the car or riding as a passenger.
And here is more information about whether you can choose license plates for your car.
How to get a red diplomatic license plate for a car
There are many fans of special registration symbols in Russia. There are legitimate opportunities to acquire a beautiful combination of numbers and letters. But not everything is so simple if a car owner with a Russian passport wants to know how to get diplomatic license plates. This type of plate is also issued by the traffic police in the Russian Federation. Documents for receipt are provided by a foreign representative office or office of an international organization. They provide special license plates for:
- its employees, including technical personnel:
- citizens of the same country who are not diplomats but work for the state (for example, journalists, businessmen);
- honorary consuls and their representatives.
A citizen of Russia can also act as the latter (although more often foreigners with no special status use the opportunity). But he should have special merits before the country, whose representative took care of the red license plate. For example, investments in its economy, charity on its territory, cultural contributions, etc.
Essentially, a red registration plate for a car can be purchased unofficially by contacting a dealership employee. A similar thing happened several years ago at the Moldovan Embassy in the Russian Federation, but it ended in a scandal for diplomats. There were 12 of them in Russia, and there were 60 cars with Moldovan special signs.
Theoretically, a Russian citizen can buy a car with a red license plate from a foreigner. But most likely, before re-registration, the previous owner will deregister it, that is, the signs will be taken away. Embassies of civilized countries or representative offices of international organizations try to avoid the possibility of scandals associated with violations of rules or accidents.
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What advantages do diplomatic license plates provide?
They want to buy a red registration plate not only out of vanity. Diplomatic car license plates can save you from the close attention of traffic police officers. But this is where all legal privileges end, unless we are talking about the car of a person with immunity.
Immunity is given to ambassadors and diplomats (consuls, vice-consuls), as well as senior officials of international organizations. That is, cars with the letters CD and D do not have the right to inspect, search, detain, or arrest. The inspector can only:
- monitor compliance with traffic rules;
- stop a car with a license plate, including forcibly, if it sees a serious danger created by its movement;
- request documents for verification;
- draw up a violation report.
At the same time, any contact with the diplomat, driver, or passengers sitting in the car is excluded, as are attempts to enter the cabin. The protocol is sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, a foreign mission.
As for car owners with red license plates who do not have diplomatic immunity, they have the right to be punished for violating traffic rules. But in reality, minor offenses are forgiven even to them. And cars are not even stopped to check documents unless the inspector doubts the authenticity of the license plates. For a serious violation or an accident, the owner of a car with such a registration plate, but without immunity, will still have to answer.
Red diplomatic plates and traffic rules
Traffic rules in all countries are almost the same, as they are based on safety conditions for road users. In this sense, red diplomatic numbers do not provide any privileges. Vehicles on which they are installed must travel according to the same rules as all others. They do not have rights of passage solely because of their owner status, and cannot maneuver where prohibited or drive at speeds higher than the prescribed speed.
The only exceptions are executive cars assembled in a motorcade. They are necessarily accompanied by traffic police vehicles using special light and sound signals. And in this case, red license plates give priority when driving through an intersection, the ability to drive at high speed, overtake, and ignore signs and markings.
But such convoys of embassy or representative cars are rarely formed, only for the purpose of traveling to high-level official events.
And here is more information about how to leave license plates when selling a car.
Legal diplomatic numbers provide many advantages. But it is extremely difficult for an ordinary person to get a red registration plate. And you shouldn’t, having it, count on the opportunity to drive outside the rules, avoiding an accident.
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How to get diplomacy numbers
Red numbers
D - registration plate issued for a car belonging to a diplomatic mission, consular office, international organization or an employee of such a representative office (institution, organization) with diplomatic status. T - registration plate issued to a vehicle of an employee of a diplomatic mission, consular office, international organization that does not have diplomatic status (administrative and technical personnel). The numbers after the letters indicate the number assigned to the vehicle.
The region of Russia, or the last digits on the red number, show in which region this number was issued. Code Diplomatic mission 1 Great Britain 2 Germany 3 Canada 4 USA 5 Japan 6 Spain 7 France 8 Belgium 9 Greece 10 Denmark 11 Italy 12 Luxembourg 13 Netherlands 14 Norway 15 Turkey 16 Australia 17
representative offices, consular offices, international (interstate) organizations, foreign banks and firms, foreign press, radio, television. 111 - serial number. 77 - digit of the region code of the Russian Federation used on vehicle registration plates. CD - ambassador's car D - diplomat T - technician (technical position at the embassy) K - correspondent (journalist) M - merchant (trade and economic representative) H - 501-520 - car of a foreign citizen who has come to Moscow for a long time >521 - to another place in the country P - transit List digital codes used on registration plates to designate vehicles of accredited diplomatic missions, consular offices, international (interstate) organizations, foreign banks and firms, foreign press, radio, television.001 - United Kingdom of Great Britain
used on registration plates to designate vehicles of accredited diplomatic missions, consular offices, international (interstate) organizations, foreign banks and firms, foreign press, radio, television. 111 - serial number. 77 - digit of the region code of the Russian Federation used on registration plates signs of vehicles. CD - ambassador's car D - diplomat T - technician (technical position at the embassy) K - correspondent (journalist) M - merchant (trade and economic representative) H - 501-520 - car of a foreign citizen who has come to Moscow for a long time > 521 - to another place in the country P - transit List of digital codes used on registration plates to designate vehicles of accredited diplomatic missions, consular offices, international (interstate) organizations, foreign
Diplomatic plates are the best privilege on the road
It is worth noting that it is made from a very fragile and rather short-lived alloy. In this sense, Russian diplomatic numbers look more reliable and respectable.
