Editing Vanity plate (section)

==Other countries/territories==
[[File:2005 Victoria registration plate TTAM vanity.jpg|thumb|right|A custom plate from [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]].]]
[[File:2007 Mercedes-Benz W209 CLK 350 Cabriolet in Iran.jpg|thumb|right|A custom plate from [[Shemiran]], [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] which reads 66Q666/Iran 11 ([[Persian language|Persian]]: ۶۶۶ق۶۶/ایران ۱۱).]]
[[File:Latvian personalized license plate.JPG|thumb|Latvian vanity plate.]]
[[File:Croatian customized license plate.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Croatian vanity plate]]

In [[Vehicle registration plates of Australia|Australia]] the various states offer personalised plate schemes, with some states having a yearly fee to maintain the cherished number. In the Australian states of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and [[Queensland]] the proceeds from the sale of custom plates and personalised plates go towards road safety activities.

{{As of|2022}}, [[Austrian car number plates|Austria]], [[Andorra]], [[Vehicle registration plates of Belgium|Belgium]], [[Vehicle registration plates of Cambodia|Cambodia]], [[Vehicle registration plates of Croatia|Croatia]], [[Danish car number plates|Denmark]], [[Vehicle registration plates of Swaziland|Eswatini]], [[Vehicle registration plates of Finland|Finland]], [[Hong Kong car number plates|Hong Kong]], [[Latvian car number plates|Latvia]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Malta]], [[Norwegian car number plates|Norway]], [[Polish car number plates|Poland]], [[Slovenian car number plates|Slovenia]], [[Vehicle registration plates of Iceland|Iceland]], [[Swedish licence plates|Sweden]], [[Vehicle registration plates of South Africa|South Africa]], and  also allow such license plates. Additionally, [[Turkish licence plates|Turkey]] allows for one to pay to add a blue section to their plate to display personalized text, however this isn't considered part of the plate number.

German car registration law does not allow license plates such as these, but it is possible to select the two letters after the district designation and up to four numbers thereafter for a small fee. It is common in Germany for car owners to register license plates with their initials and a year or number of significance to them. For example, a man by the name of Jonathan Walter living in Berlin and born in 1966 might opt to register B–JW 1966, providing it is still available, Japan and Brazil have a similar system. Combinations of letters that result in the names of organisations of the National Socialism such as SS, SA or HJ are banned in Germany. 

On November 19, 2007, Dutch [[Member of Parliament]] [[Paul de Krom]] proposed that vanity plates be introduced in the [[Netherlands]] as well, after having seen them while visiting the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nu.nl/news/1321073/10/VVD_wil_nummerbord_met_eigen_tekst.html |title=VVD wil nummerbord met eigen tekst |access-date=March 12, 2008 |publisher=Nu.nl |language=nl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317192341/http://www.nu.nl/news/1321073/10/VVD_wil_nummerbord_met_eigen_tekst.html |archive-date=March 17, 2008 |df=mdy }}</ref> One barrier his proposal would have to overcome would be that the RDW ({{ill|Netherlands Vehicle Authority|nl|RDW (Dienst Wegverkeer)}}) links license plates to the actual cars as opposed to their owners. Additionally, vowels are not allowed on Dutch license plates specifically because otherwise license plates could (unintentionally) spell a word, so allowing vanity plates would be a strange match with current law. On 25 January 2024, the [[Party for Freedom|PVV]] again proposed that vanity plates may be introduced in the country as well.

In [[Poland]], there is an option to buy an individual number plate for an extra charge. The plate looks the same as an ordinary one, there is a letter showing the country district, then one number and then up to five letters of free choice.

In the [[United Arab Emirates]], regular number plates consist of five digits and one optional character (depending on the emirate). So-called "distinguished plates" have a special combination of digits (12345, 55555, etc.) or less than five digits and are sold at public auctions, the profit of which is used for charities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/car-plate-auction-raises-dh100m-1.78710 |title=Car plate auction raises Dh100m |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109180458/http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/car-plate-auction-raises-dh100m-1.78710 |archive-date=November 9, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> Very low numbers fetch very high prices, the record being the number one plate from Abu Dhabi, sold for 52.2 million Dirhams ({{US$|14{{nbsp}}million|link=yes}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aJ8EZTdrItjs |title=Abu Dhabi License Plate Fetches $14 Million, Sets World Record |website=[[Bloomberg News]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103135255/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aJ8EZTdrItjs |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref> In Dubai, plate number one (without additional letter) is registered to the car of [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Sheikh Mohammed]], ruler of Dubai.

On June 15, 2017, it became possible to apply for a personalized license plate in [[Norway]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vegvesen.no/kjoretoy/Eie+og+vedlikeholde/skilt/personlig-bilskilt/sok-om-personlig-bilskilt|title=Søk om personlig bilskilt|website=Statens vegvesen|access-date=September 9, 2019}}</ref> The person registering the plate must complete an online application and pay a fee of 9000 [[Norwegian krone]]r (about US$1058). If the license plate is considered appropriate and the application is approved by an employee, the applicant will have to pay the fee within a certain time limit. If the fee is not paid, the application is denied and the sign goes back into the pool and can be reserved by others. The service was reportedly so popular that the government's Public Roads website crashed within minutes of launch.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/2000-sokte-om-personlige-bilskilt-pa-25-minutter-1.13560664|title=2000 søkte om personlige bilskilt på 25 minutter|last=NRK|work=NRK|access-date=2017-06-16|language=no}}</ref>

[[File:CZ značka na přání.jpg|thumb|A Czech request plate; the O is actually a zero]]
The [[Czech Republic]] has allowed request plates since January 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/personalized-car-license-plates-to-be-available-soon|title=Personalized car license plates to be available soon {{!}} Radio Prague|website=Radio Praha|date=December 29, 2015|language=en|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref> While standard plates for automobiles, trucks, buses or trailers have 7 characters (grouped 3+4), request plates have 8 characters (3+5). For motorcycles, a standard plate has 6 characters (2+4), a request plate 7 characters (2+5). The whole string has to contain at least one digit. Plates must not contain vulgar or defamatory expressions, nor names of authority offices. As with the standard plates, they cannot contain the letters G, O, Q, or W. A single plate costs a CZK 5000 charge, the whole pair CZK 10000 charge, preliminary reservation CZK 500 up to 3 months. When the plate is lost or stolen, a duplicate cannot be emitted.