Ordering number plates

You will receive an SMS from us when you can collect your new plates at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office. It takes two to five business days. Your new number plates will have the same registration number as the old ones, and you need to hand in your old plates before you can be issued with new ones.

You need to book an appointment to pick up number plates at a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office. 

Book an appointment at a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office

Changing the size or colour of your plates

If you want your number plates to have a different colour or size, you cannot order the plates on Your Page. Changes require approval through a vehicle test before plates can be issued. You can order number plates before the vehicle test by sending us an email, or you can book an appointment to visit a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office (trafikkstasjon).

Read more about how to apply for small number plates

Others can pick up your number plates for you

If someone other than the owner or co-owner is picking up the number plates, the person picking them up must bring an authorisation letter. The authorisation must be on paper and must contain

• the name of the owner or co-owner giving authorisation
• the signature of the person giving authorisation
• the name of the person who is authorised
• the vehicle's registration number
• proof of identity or a copy of the ID of the owner or co-owner (the person giving authorisation)

Have you purchased a vehicle without number plates?

In order to use the vehicle, you must order number plates and the vehicle must be registered.

As a general rule, number plates that are handed in will be destroyed. You can order new number plates and have them sent to you by post if you register the vehicle on Your Page. You can also order number plates for pick-up at a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office (trafikkstasjon). You can then pick up the number plates without registering the vehicle. Remember to book an appointment before you go to a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office.

Prices of number plates

The price for one number plate is NOK 60 and the price for a set of two plates is NOK 120.

Order small plates/”US plates”

You can also apply for small number plates/”US plates” for your car if there is not enough space to attach the regular number plates.

Do you have a veteran, vintage or classic vehicle?

If you have a car with the type of number plate used before 1971, with one letter or six numbers in the registration number, we cannot provide you with such plates. If you need replacement plates and would like them to have the original size, you will need to order them directly from a manufacturer of such plates.  

If you have a car that was manufactured in 1970 or earlier, or registered for the first time before 1 April 1971, and wish to have original-sized plates, you first need to send an application to the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Norwegian only). The character combination you wish to have on your plates must not be in use already or have been in use previously on other vehicles in the National Vehicle Register.

If you have a plate type that is from 1971 or newer, you can order new number plates from us. If you order from us, please note that the plates will not look like the originals. They will have today’s design. If you have a vehicle that is more than 30 years old, you can also use number plates with the original design. You will have to order these directly from a manufacturer.

No extra plates for bicycle racks

You cannot order an additional plate for your bicycle rack. If you are going to drive with a bicycle rack on your car so that it covers the number plate, the registration number needs to made visible by other means. You have to make sure the registration number of your car is displayed in black, on a durable plate. The plate must be white or aluminium. You can make it yourself, or buy one from a dealer.

Sizes and colours of number plates

Plates come in different colours and sizes, depending on the vehicle type they are used for. Number plates come in five different standard sizes.

For passenger cars:

•  Large plate, narrow version (52 x 11 cm)
• Large plate, tall version (34 x 21 cm)
• “US plates” (American format) (30.3 x 15.3 cm)

For mopeds, snowmobiles, motorcycles and tractors:

• Small plate, narrow version (30 x 8,5 cm)
• Small plate, tall version (22 x 15,2 cm)