Lost or stolen number plates

If you suspect that someone has stolen your number plate(s) you can file a complaint with the police at politiet.no.
Your report to the police is not valid until the police have processed it and issued you a reference number. A screenshot of your submission of the report to the police is not sufficient documentation.

However, if you have lost your number plate(s), you need to fill in the form “Notification of loss of number plate(s)”(PDF). You must then have the completed form certified by the police. The form must be completed by you and the police before you can report the loss of the number plates to the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.

Once you have reported the loss, and the police have signed and stamped your loss notification, you can report the loss to the NPRA. You can do this yourself in our online self-service facility. In the online facility, you upload the completed Loss Notification form. When the documentation and loss notification have been submitted to us, the notification will be processed by a case officer.

Report the loss of number plates

If you have only lost one sign or it is urgent

If you have only lost one of your two number plates, or if it is urgent to get new plates and report the loss, you can also do this at a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office.

When you go to visit the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office, you need to bring documentation that the loss has been reported to the police. Either a completed loss notification form certified by the police, or a signed and stamped formal complaint if you have filed a complaint with the police.

You also need to bring:

• valid proof of identity
• the remaining plate if only one plate has been lost or stolen

If you are going to continue to use the vehicle, you will receive new plates and a temporary Vehicle Registration Certificate (VRC) immediately.  A new VRC will be sent to you by post. 

You need to book an appointment before you go to a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office.

Book an appointment

In most cases, your new plates will have a new combination of letters and numbers. Some exceptions have been made. Heavy vehicles may in certain cases keep the same letter and number combination. Veteran/vintage/”classic” vehicles (more than 30 years old) may also keep the same registration number. 

Order new plates online

When the processing of your Loss Notification has been completed by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, you will receive a decision letter in your digital postbox. If all the number plates for the vehicle have been reported lost, you can order new number plates to be delivered by post, after the Loss Notification has been approved. 

Go to "Lost or stolen number plates?" when you have received a decision letter to order new ones.

Report the loss of number plates

Pick up new number plates at a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office

If you report the loss at a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office (trafikkstasjon), in most cases you can pick up new number plates at the same time. You will receive a new Vehicle Registration Certificate by post.

The price of new number plates

The price for one number plate is NOK 65 and the price for a set of two plates is NOK 130.  

Notify other enterprises

Remember to notify other enterprises of your new registration number. For example, this will be relevant for toll road companies or parking companies.