Passenger Plates
1992 - 1999
1992November - December
AAA1000 - AAR9999
Fully reflectorized graphic plates were issued for the first time in November 1992.
These plates have 7 digits, in AAA0000 format, and the little New Jersey separator is gone.
The letters O and I are no longer used on standard passenger plates from this point forward (Q was never used).




1993AAA1000 - ADJ9999
BA-100A - CN-999Z







A short while after the release of the 7-digit plates, they were discontinued because of "poor readability". Huh ?
(Block letters, 3-alpha, 4-numeric, how simple can ya get ????)
The last 7-digit passenger plate issued was ADJ9999.
Vanity: ADK1000
If the 7-digit series would have continued, this plate would have been issued next.
Jeff Fazekas

Vanity: AKD1000
A variation on a theme.
Or an accident at the plate shop. Whichever.
Jeff Fazekas

A new series starting at BA-100A was issued in May 1993.
(The 7-digit series was still issued as plates were used up, and ended at ADJ9999 in July 1993.)




1994CP-100A - GJ-999Z

The "D" series was reserved for DEALER plates.




1995GK-100A - LE-999Z

The "H" series was reserved
for HANDICAPPED plates.
The "I" series
was not issued.



1996LF-100A - PL-999Z






The "O" series
was not issued.

1997PM-100A - VK-999Z (UM-999Z)
The "Q" series
was not issued.


The "S" series was not issued (matched "Shore" series).
The "T" series was reserved for TRAILER plates.
There was an anomaly with the distribution of the U and V series.
In August 1997, we saw UA,UB,UC,UD, then UW,UX,UY,UZ in September.
August 1997

August 1997

September 1997

In late September 1997, UE and VA appeared at the same time, and the
U's and V's were issued concurrently until UV and VZ were reached in April 1998. |
October 1997

October 1997

November 1997

PREFIXES BY APPROX. MONTH OF ISSUE AUG 1997 - APR 1998
Aug 1997 | UA UB UC UD | Jan 1998 | UN VL VM VN
| Sep 1997 | UW UX UY UZ UE VA | Feb 1998 | UP UR VP VR
| Oct 1997 | UF UG UH UJ VB VC | Mar 1998 | UT UU VT VU VW
| Nov 1997 | UK VE VF VG VH | Apr 1998 | UV VX VY VZ
| Dec 1997 | UL UM VJ VK | Apr 1998 | WA WB ... back to normal
| PREFIXES SKIPPED: US VD VS VV
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1998(UN-100A) VL-100A - YZ-999Z
January 1998

February 1998

March 1998

Once UV and VZ were reached in April 1998, numbering continued normally with WA, WB, WC, etc.


The "X" series was reserved for COMMERCIAL plates.


1999ZA-100A - ZY-999Z



This series ended with ZY-999Z in May 1999. (ZZ was reserved for the "NJ History" graphic plates.)
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