TYPE |
INFORMATION |
ONTARIO MOTORCYCLE PLATES Singles 1907-16, 1943-47, 1967-on.
Pairs 1917-20.
Triples 1921-42, 1948-66.
Numbers began at 1 all years. Assuming no F,G used 1952-54.
LETTERS NOT SEEN:
1907-10 413 1929 3-858* 1948 C28 B (12,025*)
1911 854 1930 4-239* 1949 D30 C (13,026)
1912 842 1931 5-812* 1950 D809 (13,805*)
1913 2426 1932 3-398 1951 D993 (13,989*)
1914 3601 1933 4-905* 1952 H315 E (15,309*)
1915 3137 1934 4-816* 1953 E55 C (14,050*)
1916 4555* 1935 4-867* 1954 H224 (15,218*)
1917 4479 1936 4-724* 1955 D696 (13,692*)
1918 5519* 1937 3-903 1956 D841 (13,837*)
1919 6195* 1938 4-731 1957 D333 C (13,329*)
1920 6347* 1939 5940* 1958 C757 (12,754*)
1921 5498* 1940 5903* 1959 C845 (12,842*)
1922 5-201* 1941 5962* 1960 C350 (12,347*)
1923 4216 1942 5066 1961 C279 (12,276*)
1924 3837 1943 4953 1962 A466 (10,465*)
1925 3-898 1944 4725 1963 9027 (9,027*)
1926 3-813* 1945 6715* 1964 B8 (11,006*)
1927 2-979 1946 7911*
1928 3-855* 1947 A125*
VARIATIONS
1917-20: 1 plate of each pair is double-sided.
1921-38: Rear plate has 2 top slots,
set of front plates has 2 bottom center holes.
COLORS (If different than passenger)
1944 Black/Orange 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 White/Blue
1952 Black/Yellow 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980 Blue/White
1965-67 FORMATS 1 - 9999, No F,G,I,M,O,Q,S,W,X seen,
A1 - Z999, except in 2-letter series.
1A - 999Z, (Prefixes/suffixes expected)
AA1 - ZZ99
Prefixes not seen: Suffixes not seen:
1965 362B (15) A T Z ---------------
1966 621Y (28) D Z A C J P U -
1967 925Z (33) B H TU Y B HJ R Y
AB28,AS40,BF6,BZ76,CA7
1968 52699* 1974 89390*
1969 48146* 1975 88490*
1970 52635* 1976 97798, Z1 - Z2080*
1971 64799* 1977 99274, Z1 - Z4914*
1972 70939* 1978 79949, Z1 - Z6106*
1973 70236* 1979 98845, Z1 - Z2055*
1980-95 BASE No G,I,O,Q,U used.*
1980 "1980" Type 1 1 - 99999 (99,999)
1980 "1980" Type 1a Z635 - Z8668 (8,034)
1981 "81" Type 2 Y3929 - S9240 (55,307)
1982 "82" Type 3 R6312 - H4450 (63,682)
1983 "OCT 83" Type 3a 001AA - 999EZ (109,890)
1985 "MAR 85" Type 3b 001NA - 999ZZ (241,758)
1991 "SEP 91" Type 3c FA001 - KZ999 (87,912)
(TOTAL 673,986)
Description of Types: (Reported ranges)
Type 1 - Dated "1980", no sticker box (Z1 - Z9999 = 109,998)
Type 2 - Undated, sticker box (Y0001 - S9999 = 59,994)
Type 3 - Undated, no sticker box (R0001 - H9999 = 69,993)
(TOTAL = 679,535)
Monthly Staggered Registration began 1983, expire "JUN 83",
same as passenger.
Types 2-3: Prefix letters issued in reverse order Y,X,W etc. but
numbers progress normally.
*Type 3b: OA-OZ, TO issued; O assumed used for all 000AA series.
1995-2024 GRAPHIC BASE Assuming no G,I,O,Q,U used.
1995 "JUL 95" Type 1 LA001 - LZ999 (20,979)
1996 "DEC 96" Type 1a 1A001 - 9Z999 (188,811)
2004 "JUL 04" Type 1b 001A1 - 999Z9 (188,811)
2009 "DEC 09" Type 1c 0001A - 9999Z (209,979)
2013 "APR 14" Type 1d 0A0A1 - 5K6W6 (185,381)
(TOTAL 793,961)
Type 1c: Any ending in 0 might conflict with 001OA-999OZ issued
c.1986.
Type 1d: Progression assumed 0A0A1 - 9A9A9, 0A0B1 etc.
Letters not seen:
LA000 - C FH KL WX Z
0A000 - L
000A0 - E P STV XY
0000A - CD HJK N R VW