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[[Image:GTA IV Number Plate.JPG|thumb|200px|right|An unassigned [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]] license plate in a pre-release screenshot for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].]]
[[File:VehicleLicensePlate-GTASA-LosSantos.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]] plate in GTA San Andreas, one of the earliest dynamic license plates in the GTA series.]]
 
'''[[:wp:Vehicle registration plate|Vehicle license plates]]''' are introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] with the player's ability to explore in a three-dimensional environment making plates viewable. The feature has very little use aside from cosmetic purposes.
'''[[wp:Vehicle registration plate|Vehicle license plates]]''' are introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] with the player's ability to explore in a three-dimensional environment making plates viewable. The feature has very little use aside for cosmetic purposes.


== Description ==
== Description ==
License plates in GTA III and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] are static textures, with all plates in GTA III reading ''LC R29'' and all in GTA Vice City illegible but have a Florida state plate.
License plates in GTA III and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] are static textures, with all plates in GTA III reading ''LC R29''. In GTA Vice City there are a few different variants of plates, including a Florida one, however all of them are illegible.


License plates are dynamic in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], generating random 7 character license numbers that consist of both letters and numbers, and are divided into groups of four and three characters. Each of the three major cities in [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]] have their own plates and some vehicles have their own custom license numbers.
License plates are dynamic in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], generating a random 7 character number in the format '''AB'''12 3'''CD''', divided into groups of four and three characters. Each of the three major cities in [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]] have their own plates and some vehicles have their own custom license numbers. Note, however, that during a session of play, all cars of the same model will have the same number plate (for example, all [[Landstalker|Landstalkers]] will have the same plates). These will change if a new session of play is started, even if stored in a garage.


For [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], license plates in both games feature a "LC" (Liberty City) and "VC" (Vice City) prefix, respectively, followed by a four-digit number. While still more varied than in GTA III and GTA Vice City, the games only offer a limited number of license numbers, with each of them specific to certain vehicles models.
For [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], license plates in both games feature a "LC" (Liberty City) and "VC" (Vice City) prefix, respectively, followed by a four-digit number. While still more varied than in GTA III and GTA Vice City, the games only offer a limited number of license numbers, with each of them specific to certain vehicles models.


In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], license plates do not have an actual letter-number combination. Every vehicle that has a license plate has "LIBERTY CITY" in large blue capital letters. If a player zooms in with the analog sticks, or with a sniper rifle, they can see that it says "Liberty City State" . These license plates are almost an exact clone of the current [[wp:New York (state)|New York]] license plates, as seen [http://www.netstate.com/states/links/images/ny_license_plate.jpg here]. It is possible that the plates were intended to have a letter-number combination, much like the vehicles in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], but it may have been forgotten during the game's development.
In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], license plates do not have an actual letter-number combination. Every vehicle that has a license plate has "LIBERTY CITY" in large blue capital letters, with the exception of the immovable trailers found ingame, which all bear the registration "ON-10N EC". Beneath the registration name is "[[Liberty City State]]". These license plates are based directly on current [[wp:New York (state)|New York]] license plates, as seen [http://www.netstate.com/states/links/images/ny_license_plate.jpg here]. It is possible that the plates were intended to have a letter-number combination, much like the vehicles in GTA San Andreas.


=== Gallery ===
The license plates in [[Grand Theft Auto V]] are registered in the [[San Andreas in GTA V|state of San Andreas]] and come in five varieties modelled after the designs of [[wp:Vehicle registration plates of California|various Californian baseplates]]: yellow on black (like those used from 1963 to 1969), yellow on blue (like those used from 1969 to 1982), blue on white with the state name in red block capitals over faint yellow stripes (like those used from 1982 to 1987), blue on white with the state name in red italics (like those used from 1994 to the present day), and blue on white with "SA EXEMPT" in red, reserved for emergency vehicles. A sixth variety, similar to the 1982-1987 plates but with a more colourful background, is seen in the game's first trailer, but doesn't appear in the final game. A seventh plate is exclusive to the [[Pigalle]] - the plate is in a European style, with the [[Lampadati]] logo to the left. The plate numbers are dynamic, following an eight-character format that consists of a two-digit numbers followed by three letters and a three-digit number (i.e. "12ABC123"), similar to the format used on Californian plates since 1980 ("1ABC123"). The player can create custom vanity plate numbers via the [[iFruit]] app.
<center> <gallery>
Image:Vehicle license plate (GTA3).jpg|The license plate in GTA III.
Image:Vehicle license plate (GTAVC) (variant 1).jpg|The "Floridian" plate in GTA Vice City, common on most road vehicles.
Image:Vehicle license plate (GTAVC) (variant 2).jpg|The anadorned Vice City plate in GTA Vice City, used on most industrial vehicles and low-grade vehicles.
Image:Vehicle license plate (GTASA) (Los Santos).jpg|A Los Santos plate in GTA San Andreas.
Image:Vehicle license plate (GTASA) (San Fierro).jpg|A San Fierro plate in GTA San Andreas.
Image:Vehicle license plate (GTASA) (Las Venturas).jpg|A Las Venturas plate in GTA San Andreas. Note the license number is reversed for this particular vehicle due to design error.
Image:Vehicle license plate (GTALCS).jpg|A license plate in GTA Liberty City Stories.
Image:Vehicle license plate (GTAVCS).jpg|A license plate in GTA Vice City Stories.
Image:Vehicle license plate (GTA4) (unnumbered).jpg|The unnumbered license plate used on road vehicles in GTA IV.
Image:Vehicle license plate (GTA4) (numbered).jpg|The numbered license plate used on trailers in GTA IV.
</gallery> </center>


== Custom plates ==
== Custom plates ==
Custom plates were first explored in GTA Vice City, where [[Love Fist (vehicle)|Love Fist's limousine]] features ''LUVFIST'' plates, the only instance in the game where a custom license number exists. With the use of more flexible license in GTA San Andreas, more vehicles would appear with customized license numbers. However, the custom license plates cannot be saved in garages; once it is in a garage, the plate will become random.
{{main|Custom Vehicle License Plates}}


=== List ===
Custom plates are typically vanity plates featured on special vehicles, such as vehicles belonging to certain individuals or custom vehicles. Such plates has been seen in use in both GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas, but for the latter, they cannot be saved in garages as they will simply revert to a usual seven digit plate. Protagonist plates in GTA V and GTA Online can be customized via the [[iFruit]] mobile companion app only once, but the customized plate can be given to any owned vehicle.
{|class="wikitable"
 
!License number
== Gallery ==
!Image
<gallery width="auto" perrow="6" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="120">
|Note
File:Vehiclelicenseplate-GTAIII.jpg|The license plate in GTA III. A handful of vehicles, such as the [[Landstalker]], still feature this plate in GTA Vice City.
|-
File:Vehiclelicenseplate-GTAVC-variant1.jpg|The "Floridian" plate in GTA Vice City, common on most road vehicles.
|4GEDIT
File:Vehiclelicenseplate-GTAVC-variant2.jpg|The unadorned Vice City plate in GTA Vice City, used on most industrial vehicles and low-grade vehicles.
|[[Image:Mafia Sentinel.jpg|130px]]
File:VehicleLicensePlate-GTASA-LosSantos.jpg|A Los Santos plate in GTA San Andreas.
|[[Marco Forelli]]'s [[Sentinel]] from the mission [[Saint Mark's Bistro]] (Forget it)
File:VehicleLicensePlate-GTASA-SanFierro.jpg|A San Fierro plate in GTA San Andreas.
|-
File:VehicleLicensePlate-GTASA-LasVenturas.jpg|A Las Venturas plate in GTA San Andreas.
|A2TMFK
File:Vehiclelicenseplate-GTALCS.jpg|A license plate in GTA Liberty City Stories.
|[[Image:2205 full.jpg|130px]]
File:Vehiclelicenseplate-GTAVCS.jpg|A license plate in GTA Vice City Stories.
|[[Big Smoke]]'s [[Glendale]] (A reference to the Cypress Hill song "''A to the Mother Fucking K''", although this was a song released a year after which GTA:SA was set) (may also mean 'A 2 Timing Mother Fuck', as Big Smoke does betray Grove Street)
File:Vehiclelicenseplate-GTAIV-prerelease.png|An unassigned "Liberty City State" license plate in a pre-release screenshot for GTA IV.
|-
File:Vehiclelicenseplate-GTAIV-unnumbered.jpg|The unnumbered license plate used on road vehicles in GTA IV.
|CFC 1888
File:Vehiclelicenseplate-GTAIV-numbered.jpg|The numbered license plate used on trailers in GTA IV.
|
File:Vehiclelicenseplate-GTAV.png|A "San Andreas" plate as seen in the first trailer for GTA V, the design of which does not feature in the final game.
|[[Packer]] from the mission [[Cop Wheels]]
File:Vehiclelicenseplate-GTAV-black.png|A black plate in GTA V.
|-
File:Vehiclelicenseplate-GTAV-blue.jpg|A blue plate in GTA V.
|CHUNKY
File:Vehiclelicenseplate-GTAV-capitals.jpg|A white plate with block capital font and faint yellow lines in GTA V.
|
File:Vehiclelicenseplate-GTAV-italics.jpg|A white plate with italic font in GTA V.
|[[Bullet]] by the [[Burger Shot]] in [[Calton Heights]]
File:Vehiclelicenseplate-GTAV-exempt.jpg|An "SA EXEMPT" plate, reserved for emergency vehicles in GTA V.
|-
File:Pigalle-GTAV-licenseplate.jpg|The unique plate of the [[Pigalle]].
|CUFFS
</gallery>
|[[Image:2164.full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Barbara Schternvart]]'s [[Ranger]] (A reference to her job as a police officer)
|-
|DBP
|
|[[Banshee]] next to the [[Cobra Marital Arts Gym]]
|-
|FELTCH
|[[Image:2204.full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Tampa]] during [[Emmet]]'s training mission ([[Nines and AK's]])
|-
|G1RUYHUN
|
|[[Admiral]] from the mission [[You've Had Your Chips]]
|-
|GROVE4L
|[[Image:1792.full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Sweet]]'s [[Greenwood]] (Grove for Life)
|-
|GOLD
|
|Driving school [[Hotknife]], which is awarded when the player completes all test in gold.
|-
|H CARMAN
|
|[[Patriot]] from the mission [[Intensive Care]]
|-
|HO 2 HO
|[[Image:2166 full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Jizzy B]]'s [[Broadway]]
|-
|HOM
|
|[[Walton]]s from the mission [[Body Harvest]]
|-
|HOMEGIRL
|[[Image:2070.full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Denise Robinson]]'s [[Hustler]] (A reference to her association with gang life)
|-
|J LOMAX
|
|[[Windsor]] form the mission [[A Home in the Hills]]
|-
|LA5H L3Y
|
|[[BF Injection]] from the mission [[Cut Throat Business]]
|-
|LVA4L
|[[Image:2165 full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Cesar Vialpando]]'s [[Savanna]] ([[Varrios Los Aztecas|Los Varrios Aztecas]] for Life)
|-
|N13 LLF
|
|[[Club]] from the mission [[Customs Fast Track]]
|-
|NOS
|
|[[Michelle Cannes]]'s [[Monster]] (A reference to nitrous oxide car boasts and Michelle's job as a mechanic)
|-
|OMEGA
|[[Image:Toreno's Car.jpg|130px]]
|[[Mike Toreno]]'s [[Washington]]
|-
|OUTTHERE
|[[Image:2071 full.jpg|130px]]
|[[The Truth]]'s [[Camper|Mothership]]. Like the [[Camper]], the rear license plate is mirrored.
|-
|PREACHER
|
|[[PCJ 600]] from the mission [[Highjack]]
|-
|PULASKI
|[[Image:2169 full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Eddie Pulaski]]'s [[Buffalo]]
|-
|SHERM
|[[Image:2069.full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Ryder]]'s [[Picador]]
|-
|SPANK
|[[Image:2168 full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Millie Perkins]]'s [[Club]] (A possible reference to a drug's nickname or her sexual fetishes)
|-
|SWAG
|
|[[Boxville]] from the mission [[Home Invasion]]
|-
|TAMMY
|
|Walton from the mission [[Don Peyote]]
|-
|TH3 P1G5
|
|Los Santos [[Police Car]] from the mission [[Home Invasion]]
|-
|TIM
|
|Walton from the mission Don Peyote
|-
|TIMEBOMB
|
|Tampa car bomb used during the mission [[Yay Ka-Boom-Boom]]
|-
|TRAUMA
|[[Image:2163.full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Katie Zhan]]'s [[Romero]] (A reference to her job as a nurse)
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Vehicle Details]]
* [[Vehicle Details|Vehicle details]]
 
[[Category:Miscellaneous]]
[[Category:Miscellaneous]]
[[Category:Transport]]
[[Category:Transport]]

Latest revision as of 20:07, 3 July 2014

A Los Santos plate in GTA San Andreas, one of the earliest dynamic license plates in the GTA series.

Vehicle license plates are introduced in Grand Theft Auto III with the player's ability to explore in a three-dimensional environment making plates viewable. The feature has very little use aside from cosmetic purposes.

Description

License plates in GTA III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City are static textures, with all plates in GTA III reading LC R29. In GTA Vice City there are a few different variants of plates, including a Florida one, however all of them are illegible.

License plates are dynamic in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, generating a random 7 character number in the format AB12 3CD, divided into groups of four and three characters. Each of the three major cities in San Andreas have their own plates and some vehicles have their own custom license numbers. Note, however, that during a session of play, all cars of the same model will have the same number plate (for example, all Landstalkers will have the same plates). These will change if a new session of play is started, even if stored in a garage.

For Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, license plates in both games feature a "LC" (Liberty City) and "VC" (Vice City) prefix, respectively, followed by a four-digit number. While still more varied than in GTA III and GTA Vice City, the games only offer a limited number of license numbers, with each of them specific to certain vehicles models.

In Grand Theft Auto IV, license plates do not have an actual letter-number combination. Every vehicle that has a license plate has "LIBERTY CITY" in large blue capital letters, with the exception of the immovable trailers found ingame, which all bear the registration "ON-10N EC". Beneath the registration name is "Liberty City State". These license plates are based directly on current New York license plates, as seen here. It is possible that the plates were intended to have a letter-number combination, much like the vehicles in GTA San Andreas.

The license plates in Grand Theft Auto V are registered in the state of San Andreas and come in five varieties modelled after the designs of various Californian baseplates: yellow on black (like those used from 1963 to 1969), yellow on blue (like those used from 1969 to 1982), blue on white with the state name in red block capitals over faint yellow stripes (like those used from 1982 to 1987), blue on white with the state name in red italics (like those used from 1994 to the present day), and blue on white with "SA EXEMPT" in red, reserved for emergency vehicles. A sixth variety, similar to the 1982-1987 plates but with a more colourful background, is seen in the game's first trailer, but doesn't appear in the final game. A seventh plate is exclusive to the Pigalle - the plate is in a European style, with the Lampadati logo to the left. The plate numbers are dynamic, following an eight-character format that consists of a two-digit numbers followed by three letters and a three-digit number (i.e. "12ABC123"), similar to the format used on Californian plates since 1980 ("1ABC123"). The player can create custom vanity plate numbers via the iFruit app.

Custom plates

Main article: Custom Vehicle License Plates

Custom plates are typically vanity plates featured on special vehicles, such as vehicles belonging to certain individuals or custom vehicles. Such plates has been seen in use in both GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas, but for the latter, they cannot be saved in garages as they will simply revert to a usual seven digit plate. Protagonist plates in GTA V and GTA Online can be customized via the iFruit mobile companion app only once, but the customized plate can be given to any owned vehicle.

Gallery

  • The license plate in GTA III. A handful of vehicles, such as the Landstalker, still feature this plate in GTA Vice City.

    The license plate in GTA III. A handful of vehicles, such as the Landstalker, still feature this plate in GTA Vice City.

  • The "Floridian" plate in GTA Vice City, common on most road vehicles.

    The "Floridian" plate in GTA Vice City, common on most road vehicles.

  • The unadorned Vice City plate in GTA Vice City, used on most industrial vehicles and low-grade vehicles.

    The unadorned Vice City plate in GTA Vice City, used on most industrial vehicles and low-grade vehicles.

  • A Los Santos plate in GTA San Andreas.

    A Los Santos plate in GTA San Andreas.

  • A San Fierro plate in GTA San Andreas.

    A San Fierro plate in GTA San Andreas.

  • A Las Venturas plate in GTA San Andreas.

    A Las Venturas plate in GTA San Andreas.

  • A license plate in GTA Liberty City Stories.

    A license plate in GTA Liberty City Stories.

  • A license plate in GTA Vice City Stories.

    A license plate in GTA Vice City Stories.

  • An unassigned "Liberty City State" license plate in a pre-release screenshot for GTA IV.

    An unassigned "Liberty City State" license plate in a pre-release screenshot for GTA IV.

  • The unnumbered license plate used on road vehicles in GTA IV.

    The unnumbered license plate used on road vehicles in GTA IV.

  • The numbered license plate used on trailers in GTA IV.

    The numbered license plate used on trailers in GTA IV.

  • A "San Andreas" plate as seen in the first trailer for GTA V, the design of which does not feature in the final game.

    A "San Andreas" plate as seen in the first trailer for GTA V, the design of which does not feature in the final game.

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    A black plate in GTA V.

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    A blue plate in GTA V.

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    A white plate with block capital font and faint yellow lines in GTA V.

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    A white plate with italic font in GTA V.

  • Error creating thumbnail: File missing

    An "SA EXEMPT" plate, reserved for emergency vehicles in GTA V.

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    The unique plate of the Pigalle.

See also

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