Democratic Republic of East Timor

Regular legal standard number plate from East Timor.
Country	East Timor
Country code	None
Current series
Size	372 mm × 134 mm 14.6 in × 5.3 in
Serial format	Not standard
Colour (front)	Black on white
Colour (rear)	Black on white
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Vehicle registration plates of East Timor are Australian standard 372 mm × 134 mm, and use Australian stamping dies. East Timor requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates.^[1] Vehicle registration numbers consist of five digits, and display the letters TL or TLS, short for Timor Lorosae, the name for East Timor in Tetum (or Timor-Leste, the name of the country in Portuguese). The current format started in 2002.

Vehicle types

Vehicle types[2]
Type	Example	Meaning
Private
Official	11-111A TLS

Government vehicles have a similar format, but with four digits and the letter 'G'.

Portuguese Timor

When the country was a Portuguese colony, known as Portuguese Timor, vehicle registrations followed the same format to those used in Portugal, and other colonies, using the prefix T (for Timor) or alternatively TP for Timor Português or Portuguese Timor in Portuguese in white letters on a black background.

Indonesian rule

Following its invasion and occupation by Indonesia in 1975, East Timor (known as Timor Timur in Indonesian) was declared the country's 27th province. As a result, the letters DF were used for registrations in East Timor. This format was used until 1999, following the disintegration of East Timor from Indonesia.