The Maldives requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates.

Maldivian license plates always had white font on a black base. Until 1984, they showed a number with up to four digits.^[1]

In 1984 an additional graphic was placed behind the number and in 1998 letters were added to the numbers.^[2]

The current system was introduced in 2003. Background colour, in combination with the first letter on the left denotes the type of vehicle.

Colour[3]	Prefix
	P = Private , C = Commercial , G = Government
	T = Taxi
	D = Diplomatic

System

Vehicle Category		Serial letters	Serial number
	A1 = Motorcycle, 50cc / invalid carriages. A0 = Motorcycle, 50cc and above. B1 = Light passenger vehicles, seating capacity 9 or less. B2 = Heavy passenger vehicles, seating capacity 10 to 20. B0 = Heavy passenger vehicles, seating above 20. C1 = Light goods vehicles, up to 2 tons. C2 = Medium goods vehicles, more than 2 tons -4 tons. C0 = Heavy goods vehicles, above 4 tons.