Make sure your order meets the required conditions
Read more about the conditions for ordering a registration plate below under Conditions for ordering a registration plate.
Under certain conditions, you can change your vehicle’s plate type or registration number at an inspection station. You can also order an additional plate for your vehicle.
If you are the vehicle’s owner or holder, you can order a registration plate at an inspection station:
- with the vehicle’s former registration number
- with or without the EU symbol (change of plate type)
- to be used as an additional registration plate
- with a black background
- with a non-standard plate type
- to replace a lost or damaged plate.
Read more about the conditions for ordering a registration plate below under Conditions for ordering a registration plate.
You can also order a new registration plate to replace a lost or damaged one through Traficom’s My e-Services portal, provided the plate has not been stolen.
How to order a registration plate to replace a lost or damaged one in My e-Services
Do the following
Place your order at an inspection station that offers registration services
Take a valid identity document with you.
If necessary, also take any document required for ordering the registration plate. See detailed instructions below under Conditions for ordering a registration plate.
Pay for the new registration plate when placing the order.
Collect the registration plate from the inspection station two weeks after placing your order
You will not receive a separate notification when the plate arrives.
If you have ordered a new plate to replace a damaged one, you may use either the damaged plate or a temporary registration plate until the new one is ready for collection. However, a temporary plate may only be used for up to one month after placing the order. The temporary plate can, for example, be a clearly visible registration number written on cardboard. Return the damaged plate to the inspection station when collecting the new one.
If you have ordered a new plate to replace a lost one, use a temporary registration plate until the new one is ready for collection.