Vehicle registration plates of Honduras

License plates of Honduras

Honduras

Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

are issued by the Honduran Secretaría de Obras Públicas, Transporte y Vivienda (SOPTRAVI, the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Living) and identify motor vehicles in the country.

Honduran license plates are white and feature an outline of the map of Honduras in a variety of colors according to the class of vehicle registered. All license plates bear the slogan "Cuidemos los Bosques" along the top ("Let us take care of the forests") and "Honduras, C.A." along the bottom. They are the same size as North American license plates, 6 by 12 inches.

The initial letter or (two letters) identify the class of vehicle (see table), followed by a four- or five-digit serial number. Personal, commercial and trailer tags also have a one- or two-letter serial letters. The letter Ñ is included in the alphabet used for the serial letters.

Type of plate	Serial Format	Color
Personal	P AB 1234	Green
Commercial	A AB 1234	Yellow
Diplomatic corps	CD 1234
Consular corps	CC 1234
International missions (aid agencies, etc.)	MI 1234	Red-purple
Government-owned vehicle	N 12345	Blue
Trailers	R A 1234
Light trucks	PP 12345	Red

Light truck license plates in the PP format do not have the map of Honduras in the background.

See also