TYPE |
INFORMATION |
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOTORCYCLE PLATES Singles all years.
Numbers began at 1 1913-71.
Numbers in bold are highest ordered or assigned.
1921-26 different-color plates are Trailer plates.
1913 1000 1933 1556* 1953 5000*
1914 1207 1934 1381 1954 5000*
1915 1500 1935 1311 1955 5000*
1916 1171 1936 743 1956 2979
1917 1171 1937 1138 1957 2442
1918 990 1938 466 1958 3817
1919 1283 1939 2300* 1959 4298*
1920 1283 1940 2250 2288* 1960 2042
1921 270 1941 2350 1961 5013*
1922 1942 2400 1962 4893*
1923 1500* 1943 2250 1963 5813*
1924 1500* 1944 2250 1964 6400 9234*
1925 1500* 1945 2250 1965 11500 15280*
1926 1500* 1946 2550 1966 15000 17065*
1927 1200* 1947 3490 4493* 1967 20000*
1928 1500* 1948 4500 4997* 1968 22000*
1929 1500* 1949 5000* 1969 26000*
1930 1500* 1950 5000* 1970 27500*
1931 111 1951 5000* 1971 31000*
1932 158 1952 5000*
1972 100001 - 138000*
1973 100001 - 140000
COLORS 1921-54 same as tabs. (T) = Same as Truck.
1919 White/Black 1970 Blue/White (T)
1921 Silver/Red (Trailer Black/Yellow)1971 White/Blue (T)
1922 ? 1972 Red/White (T)
1951 Blue/White 1973 Black/White (T)
1953 White/Blue 1974-78 Orange/White
1954 Yellow/Black
1974-78 BASE
1974 Type 1 10001 - 167000 (157,000)
1977 Type 2 N00-001 - N28-521 (28,521)
1978 Type 1a N38 679 - N47 745 (9,067)
1978 Type 3 N50-363 - N58-870 (8,508)
1978 Type 4 N61-248 - N61-673 (426)
(TOTAL 218,673)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Square dies, no hyphen, no sticker box
Type 2 - Square dies, hyphen, no sticker box
Type 3 - Round dies, hyphen, no sticker box
Type 4 - Round dies, hyphen, sticker box top center
1979-86 BASE
1979 (Und.) Type 1 M00-001 - M99-999 (99,999)
1981 "DEC 81" Type 1a L00-001 - L99-999 (99,999)
1983 "MAR 84" Type 1b K00-001 - K99-999 (99,999)
Type 1c J00-001 - J12-014 (12,014)
1984 "MAY 85" Type 1cc J92-013
(TOTAL 312,012)
Monthly Staggered Registration began 4/1/1979, expire "MAR 80",
same as passenger.
Replaced August 1985 to July 1986.
1986-2023 BASE
1985 "JUL 86" Type 1 J6 7000 - J9 9999(J7 0122) (33,000)
1986 "FEB 87" Type 1a H0 0000 - H9 9999 (100,000)
1987 "MAR 88" Type 1b N0 0000 - N9 9999 (100,000)
1991 "SEP 92" Type 1c C0 0000 - C9 9999 (100,000)
1996 "APR 97" Type 1d M0 0000 - M9 9999 (100,000)
2001 "OCT 01" Type 1e E0 0000 - E7 6236 (76,237)
Type 2 E?
2003 "NOV 04" Type 2a K4 2269 - K9 9999 (57,731)
2006 "NOV 07" Type 2b L0 0000 - L9 9999 (100,000)
2010 "OCT 11" Type 2c S0 0000 - S5 6344 (56,345)
2010 "OCT 11" Type 3 S59946 - S99999 (40,054)
2012 "JUL 13" Type 3a U00000 - U99999 (100,000)
2014 "OCT 15" Type 3b W00000 - W99999 (92,736)
2017 "NOV 18" Type 3c Y00000 - Y99999 (100,000)
2018 "SEP 19" Type 3d Z00000 - Z13090 (13,091)
(TOTAL 1,146,091)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Astrographic dies (509,237)
Type 2 - Waldale dies (214,076)
Type 3 - No flag center (353,145)
2007-11 OLYMPIC BASE
4-16-07 "OCT 07" V2 0000 - V2 5660 (5,661)
Last issued May 2010.