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Letters I, O, Q, U, Y, Z are not used.
Since alpha-numeric plates were introduced in 1970, the province developed series based on a 10-character progression for no other reason than the archaic license-office rotary stamps of the day were still keyed to all-numeric plates that were the B.C. style up to that year. Hence the 10-letter "roll-over" in series progression as shown below. For the next 15 years, new bases started alternately with either L or A leading the prefixes. The 1970 base started with AAA, 1973 with LAA, 1978 with AAA, and the current (1985) base with LAA-000.

1st series (alpha-numeric): LAA - LKK, MAA - MKK, NAA - NKK, etc., through XAA - XKK.
2nd series: LLA - LXK, MLA - MXK, NLA - NXK, etc., through XLA - XXK.
3rd series: LLL - LXX, MLL - MXX, NLL - NXX , etc., through XXL - XXX.
4th series: LAL - LKX, MAL - MKX, NAL - NKX, etc., through XAL - XKX.
5th series: AAA - AKK, BAA - BKK, CAA - CKK, etc., through KAA - KKJ.
6th series: AAL - AKX, BAL - BKX, CAL - CKX, etc., through KAL - KKX.
7th series: ALL - AXX, BLL - BXX, CLL - CXX, etc., through KLL - KXX.
8th series: ALA - AXK, BLA - BXK, CLA - CXK, etc., through KLA - KXK.
9th series (numero-alpha): AAA - AKK, BAA - BKK, CAA - CKK, etc., through KAA - KKJ.
10th series: AAL - AKX, BAL - BKX, CAL - CKX, etc., through KAL - KKX.
11th series: ALA - AXK, BLA - BXK, CLA - CXK, etc., through KLA - KXK.
12th series: ALL - AXX, BLL - BXX, CLL - CXX, etc., through KLL - KXX.
13th series (current): LAA - LKK, NAA - NKK, PAA - PKK, etc., through XAA - XKK.
(Note: The M-prefixed numero-alpha plates are reserved for the Olympics issue, at least through MKX. It seems likely that with the out-of-sequence appearance of plates in the LAL - LKX grouping, they should be leading the 14th series, even though if it followed the pattern established in the earlier alpha-numeric issues it would be pushed to the final, or 16th, series on the list. In B.C. one never knows for sure.)

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Type Plate Notes Reporter
Passenger - 15th series 747 RLD NEW Spotted on 5/14/11: Passenger 15th series 823 LLE, while 14th series was still at WKP.
061 LTF and 161 LTF also reported, as well as an LTD series. This is another mysterious out-of-sequence plate spotted on the road 7/9/11. There was a block from LLB-LLD in mid-late May (shouldn't have been on the road until later this month), and now this one which shouldn't have shown up till late August, early September.
Out of sequence low: 605 LTC spotted 2011-07-21 by E. Morgan
Out of sequence suffixes LTC, LTD, LTE and LTF all spotted.
More from E. Morgan: Out of sequence low: 080 LTC, Abbotsford Out of sequence high: 713 LTF, Chilliwack Out of sequence block issued primarily in the Fraser Valley (Abbotsford - Mission - Chilliwack) throughout July and August 2011. Regular sequence plates in neighboring Langley have now overtaken the out of sequence block, making further low and high sightings within it impossible.
BC appears to have skipped MLA-MXK, despite those plates not being used for Olympics passenger plates. 		Milan Kenjalo
2/03/12
Passenger - 14th series 923 XKW BC passenger plates began using 3M reflective sheeting with a security/ date code hologram, somewhere between 042 TAN and 114 TAN in January 2011.
Non-Hologram high: 066 TAN
Hologram low: 095 TAN
LAL - LKX, MAL - MKX, NAL - NKX, etc., through XAL - XKX.
Instead of going to the 13th series, British Columbia jumped to the 14th series in the system, which should not have come into use until 2014, however, the 13th series began to appear as a concurrent issue. See notes at the top of the page for sequence of issue.
As with the 13th series, VAL through VKX have been skipped as they're reserved for Veterans' passenger plates.
More from E. Morgan: 875 XKW to 924 XKW recently issued in Aldergrove, BC. Non-hologram high: 055 TAN, also in Aldergrove which issued 000 to 074 TAN (I've seen up to 073 TAN in traffic but couldn't verify hologram or lack thereof.) Hologram low: 103 TAN, issued somewhere in the Abbotsford area. The agent location of the box containing 075 to 099 TAN is still unknown - none of these plates have been seen by me as yet.
E. Morgan
9/11/11
Passenger - 13th series 777 XKJ LAA - LKK, NAA - NKK, PAA - PKK, etc., through XAA - XKK.
The series progressed from TKK to WAA since the letter U is not used, and the V series is used for Veteran. 		E. Morgan
5/17/10
Passenger - 12th series 868 KXX ALL - AXX, BLL - BXX, CLL - CXX, etc., through KLL - KXX.
Upon reaching 999 KXX, the next series should begin at 000 LAA if BC follows the pattern. See the notes at the top of the page for more information regarding the sequence of issue. 		E. Morgan
3/26/09
Passenger - 11th series 999 KXK ALA - AXK, BLA - BXK, CLA - CXK, etc., through KLA - KXK.
The current high is the last possible plate in the 11th series. 		E. Morgan
8/02/07
Passenger - 10th series 915 KKX AAL - AKX, BAL - BKX, CAL - CKX, etc., through KAL - KKX.
The current high of KKX is the last possible combination in the 10th series. 		Plate Finder Number One
5/10/09
Passenger - 9th series 632 KKJ (numero-alpha): AAA - AKK, BAA - BKK, CAA - CKK, etc., through KAA - KKJ.
007 AAA reported as a low. KKJ is the last possible combination in the 1st series since KKK was not used. 		Plate Finder Number One
8/27/09
Passenger - 8th series KXJ 744 ALA - AXK, BLA - BXK, CLA - CXK, etc., through KLA - KXK. Adriaan Bergink
5/11/10
Passenger - 7th series KXX 999 ALL - AXX, BLL - BXX, CLL - CXX, etc., through KLL - KXX.
The current high is the last possible 7th series plate. 		E. Morgan
1/14/11
Passenger - 6th series KAN 987 AAL - AKX, BAL - BKX, CAL - CKX, etc., through KAL - KKX. David Brown
8/04/10
Passenger - 5th series KJA 249 AAA - AKK, BAA - BKK, CAA - CKK, etc., through KAA - KKJ. Milan Kenjalo
2/01/11
Passenger - 4th series XKV 620 LAL - LKX, MAL - MKX, NAL - NKX, etc., through XAL - XKX. Milan Kenjalo
2/22/11
Passenger - 3rd series XXX 996 LLL - LXX, MLL - MXX, NLL - NXX , etc., through XXL - XXX. E. Morgan
1/05/12
Passenger - 2nd series XWC 471 LLA - LXK, MLA - MXK, NLA - NXK, etc., through XLA - XXK. Milan Kenjalo
3/02/11
Passenger - 1st series XKK 882 (alpha-numeric): LAA - LKK, MAA - MKK, NAA - NKK, etc., through XAA - XKK.
David Allyn Brown spotted the fourth plate issued, LAA-003, in April 2010. 		E. Morgan
11/21/10
Non-passenger Plates
Collector Motorcycle B9 0061 Finally using Waldale dies. It took nearly 5 years to use up the stockpile of Astrographics plates of this type.
B8 prefix exhausted, now issuing B9 prefix. 		E. Morgan
8/06/11
Collector Vehicle B22 607 Waldale dies
The B59 nnn series has just been completed and B10 - B39 (which was skipped) is now being issued. The B60 nnn series is for Collector multi-vehicle plates. High: B6 0503 		E. Morgan
8/06/11
Commercial Trailer 0128 8D Y suffix, then V, W, B, now C
Some (all?) commercial trailers are receiving Permanent Non-Expiring decals as of Aug 31/06.
Now with holograms.
Non-hologram high: 9649 6C
Hologram low: 9915 3C 		E. Morgan
9/28/11
Dealer D6 3148 E. Morgan
12/08/11
Dealer - Motorcycle/Trailer DM 4583 Small 5" x 8" plate, for test-driving motorcycles and trailers. E. Morgan
4/11/10
Farm G5 1753 A0-0000 series exhausted, new series G0-0000 now being issued. E. Morgan
12/21/11
Farm Tractor F6 9047 Series started in 1985 at F6-6000 and ran to F7-0999 in 1989. F6-6373 reported as a low. E. Morgan
6/16/11
Industrial X5 4049 Used on vehicles for contruction, such as Bobcats, backhoes, and steamrollers. E. Morgan
1/19/11
Logging T3 5568 In 1989, the current series (no longer quarterly) commenced at T0-0000 and has been issued sequentially. E. Morgan
9/08/10
Manufacturer MA 1127 EXTREMELY rare - the current high is only the 1128th plate of this type issued in BC since 1985. Plate Finder Number One
6/17/09
Motorcycle S81002 Recently progressed from E to K to L prefix, now issuing S. With the C, E, H, J, K, M, and N series used up and the L series nearly gone, this leaves only W, and possibly Y.
Motorcycle plates redesigned between S5 6609 and S61422, with larger dies remininscent of Alberta MC plates, no break between second and third digit, and logo on lower left.
Low for new dies: S59402 		Milan Kenjalo
9/25/11
Passenger Carrier 810 081 Small plate for buses, taxis etc, replaced former Motor Carrier permit in 2005 E. Morgan
7/14/08
Prorate 0657 5P After P9 9999, changed to 0000 0P. From 0000 0P to somewhere between 0214 2P and 0225 7P, BC Prorated plates had a double sticker well. It's back to a single well as of 0224 7P. E. Morgan
11/10/11
Repairer R2 0223 Used to road test unlicensed vehicles brought in to a repair garage for servicing.
Plate Finder Number One
5/20/09
Restricted 05794 X Used on ATVs, golf carts, and snowmobiles that are to be driven on or across a public road. Series to follow AT 9999 will be 00000 X. Waldale dies. Changed from Astrographics to Waldale dies somewhere between 00 350X and 03635 X.
Astrographics high - 01 874X 2010-09-05 E. Morgan
Waldale low - 03602 X 2010-09-21 E. Morgan 		E. Morgan
11/26/10
Temporary Permit 6B5C4K For 1 to 14 days, paper permit affixed to rear window, but now Temporary permits can now be good for up to 20 days. This started somewhere before 5G7A6E. Progresses sequentially (1A, 1B, 1C, etc), as opposed to regular BC plates where numbers always change before letters regardless of placement.
Handwritten Temp high: 0L4J1F 2011-07-23 E. Morgan
It appears that Temporary Permits do not use I, O, and Z, but Q, U and Y are used. 		E. Morgan
12/17/11
Trailer USL 77R Same size as Motorcycle.
New dies started between UCT and UCW, but a UCK was spotted with new dies.
Progression: The end letter advances before the number, so the series began at UAA-00A, and worked up through UAA-00B, UAA-00C, and so on. 		E. Morgan
12/08/11
Trailer Floater LF nnnn Follows TF, TG, TH prefix blocks David Brown
8/27/09
Transporter TS 1392 TR series is used up, TS is now used. Plate Finder Number One
6/19/09
Truck EC 5791 NEW Adriaan Bergink reports that Waldale dies seem to have started at 0000 GG. The truck series began at 0000 MA and went through 9999 YY, and then to 0000 AA and up. Andy DeCeunynck reports that the Waldale appear to start around 7000 GF.
This Truck series is nearly used up. Only LS and LT suffixes are left, but the current high in the series is 9988 LR. The last plate should be 9999 LT, but no LS or LT series plates have been reported yet.
The series has now continued at AL 0000, which likely indicates that Olympic Truck, which started at AA 0000, will continue through AK 9999. E. Morgan confirms AL 0001.
All AM and AN series reported so far had a single sticker well, yet some AL series had a double sticker well like the Olympic plates. AL 8433 had a single well, but AL 7432 had a double well. All AR, AS, AV, AW, AX, and AY series so far have a single well. AT was skipped because it was already used for Restricted plates. It was reported that BC was skipped because it is used on sample plates and Vintage Motorcycle, but BC 2445 was spotted on 2009-06-06 by Plate Finder Number One. BT was used, but BS appears to have been skipped. BJ also seems to have been skipped.
Hologram change (same as Pass.) changed between DE 4960 and DE 5058.
DM skipped, as it's already used for Motorcycle & Trailer Dealer plates. 		Milan Kenjalo
1/29/12
Vintage 8312 E. Morgan
10/22/11
Vintage - Motorcycle BC 572 Rare type. The current high is the 537th issued since 1966. E. Morgan
8/27/10
Specialty Plates
Foreign Consulate Consul D17 E. Morgan reports that Foreign Consulate plates will be changing to a white on red AA-000A format, with the first two letters indicating the type of diplomat. Plate Finder Number One
6/29/09
Honourary Consular Officer HC 075A One of four new series of foreign consular plates that are red and white in color.
Diplomatic Representative Level - DL 000A
Career Consular Officer - CC 282A 2011-10-29 E. Morgan
Honorary Consular Officer - HC 000A
Consular Staff - CS 049A 2010-07-23 E. Morgan
Special Representative - SR 012A
E. Morgan
1/07/12
Olympic 996 MJF NEW Olympic plates celebrating the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver went on sale April 16, 2007 and started at 000 MAA for Passenger and AA 0000 for Light Trucks and Commercial. The initial fee is $35, renewal fee is $25. Olympic plates are also available for Farm Truck (G9-0000), Motorcycle (V2-0000), Utility Trailer (UYM-00A), and Commercial Trailer (0000-0U).
No personalized plates will be available.
The mountain design depicts Garabaldi Park, between Vancouver and Whistler, and the slogan "The Best Place on Earth" appears on the plates. These plates will not be available after Dec. 31, 2010.
Official Olympics vehicles used plates from 100 MFA into the nnn MFF range for cars, and AD 3100 to AD 35nn for trucks and vans. Those plates will be off the roads after the Paralympics. 		Milan Kenjalo
1/29/12
Olympic - Commercial Trailer 0034 3U Tom Lindner
3/18/10
Olympic - Farm Truck G9 0388 Started at G9-0000. Plate Finder Number One
5/29/09
Olympic - Motorcycle V2 6907 Tom Lindner
12/10/10
Olympic - Trailer UYM 91G Tom Lindner
8/17/10
Olympic - Truck AF 2299 AA 0006 reported as a low by Jeff Banerd. E. Morgan
1/03/11
Veteran 441VBN New type introduced 2 JUN 04 starting at 000 VAA. E. Morgan
10/29/11
Veteran - Motorcycle V01118 V 00005 reported as a low.
V 02263 was reported in 2007 by Adriaan Bergink, but it must have been issued out of sequence. 		E. Morgan
7/29/11
Veteran Truck 7480LV David Allyn Brown reports that this series is now available in response to complaints that the original Veteran series was limited to passenger cars. Additional plates will be available for this series in the LW and LX suffixes, according to a B.C. Plates web site. E. Morgan
11/10/11