What City is the License Plate from? Check the Coverage Area Here!
09 April 2025
Vehicle plates with the prefix code BB come from which city? The plates come from several cities and regencies as follows.
What City is BB Plate From?
- Sibolga City = BB – A*/L*/M*. Example: BB 8181 AL.
- Padangsidimpuan City = BB – F*/H*. Example: BB 8181 HI.
- Gunung Sitoli City = BB – T*. Example: BB 8181 TO.
- North Tapanuli Regency = BB – B*. Example: BB 8181 BI.
- Samosir Regency = BB – C*. Example: BB 8181 CU.
- Humbang Hasundutan Regency = BB – D*. Example: BB 8181 DO.
- Toba Samosir Regency = BB – E*. Example: BB 8181 EI.
- South Tapanuli Regency = BB – G*. Example: BB 8181 GU.
- Padang Lawas Regency = BB – J*. Example: BB 8181 JO.
- North Padang Lawas Regency = BB – K*. Example: BB 8181 KK.
- Central Tapanuli Regency = BB – N*. Example: BB 8181 NI.
- North Nias Regency = BB – Q*. Example: BB 8181 QU.
- Mandailing Natal Regency = BB – R*. Example: BB 8181 RU.
- West Nias Regency = BB – U*. Example: BB 8181 US.
- Nias Regency = BB – V*. Example: BB 8181 VO.
- South Nias Regency = BB – W*. Example: BB 8181 WI.
- Dairi Regency = BB – Y*. Example: BB 8181 YO.
- Pakpak Bharat Regency = BB – Z*. Example: BB 8181 ZU.
To find out the list of license plate codes in Indonesia, you can check the information here "Complete List of License Plate Codes Throughout Indonesia"
How to Check BB Plate Vehicle Tax
Because several cities and regencies above are included in the coverage of North Sumatra Province. To check the amount of vehicle tax bills, you can use the following methods.
1. Check via Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD)
Here’s how.
- Open your phone and select the phone menu.
- Then type *368*117#.
- Then press the call icon.
- Next, a message “Polda Sumut” will appear on the phone screen. In the message, there are options to choose number 1 for “e-Samsat Sumut”. Number 2 for “Tax Info”, and number 9 for “Back”.
- Then select number 2, and send the message.
- Then another message will appear saying “Enter Police Number Without Spaces”.
- Then enter the vehicle license plate code you want to check in the message column. Example: BB8181ZU.
- Next, press the “Send” button, then a message will appear saying “Enter TNKB Color (BLACK/RED/YELLOW).
- Enter the color of the vehicle to be checked according to TNKB. Example: Black.
- Then press the “Send” button, and it will show the information “Vehicle Tax is Still Valid” for the tax status that is paid off. However, if there are tax arrears, the amount of tax bills that must be paid will appear.
2. Check via the e-Samsat North Sumatra website
Here’s how.
- Open your laptop or phone browser, then access the site https://bprrd.sumutprov.go.id
- Then enter the vehicle license plate in the “NO. POLISI” column
- Then select the vehicle color according to TNKB in the “WARNA TNKB” menu.
- Then press the “CHECK STATUS” button, and the tax status will appear along with the tax bill if there are any tax arrears.
3. Check via the e-Samsat North Sumatra application
Here’s how.
- Download and install the “e-SAMSAT SUMUT BERMARTABAT” application on your phone.
- Then select the “VEHICLE INFO” menu on the application page.