Test Vehicle Plate Number

Source of Definition: D20/79

Source of Data: MVA, Crash report.

Synonyms: License Number; Trailer License Plate Number; Vehicle License Plate Number.

The characters assigned to a registration plate or tag affixed to a test vehicle, assigned by the jurisdiction.

Each jurisdiction defines the patterns of the alphanumeric characters on their plates. This field normally includes numbers and letters. Some jurisdictions also allow other keyboard characters (such as a hash tag "#"). Spaces and hyphens are used as separators, they are not included in this field. Symbols (like a heart) which may appear on a plate, are not included in this field.

Usage Note: For combination trucks and trailers, the number is obtained from the power unit or tractor.

Logical Format (Type/Max Length): AN/10

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plateID type: string