What City is License Plate BD from? Here is Its Coverage Area!

From which city does the vehicle with the BD plate originate? And how can one find out the tax status of that vehicle? For more details, please refer to the review below.

What City Does BD Plate Come From?

Vehicles with the front code BD, are the plate code from Bengkulu City, and several districts located in the Bengkulu Province. The coverage area is as follows.

Bengkulu City: BD – A*/C*/E*/L*. Example: BD 8381 EL.
South Bengkulu Regency: BD – B*/M*. Example: BD 8381 MU.
North Bengkulu Regency: BD – D*/S*. Example: BD 8381 SI.
Kepahiang Regency: BD – G*. Example: BD 8381 GO.
Lebong Regency: BD – H*. Example: BD 8381 HO.
Rejang Lebong Regency: BD – K*. Example: BD 8381 KU.
Muko Muko Regency: BD – N*. Example: BD 8381 NO.
Seluma Regency: BD – P*. Example: BD 8381 PO.
Kaur Regency: BD – W*. Example: BD 8381 WU.
Central Bengkulu Regency: BD- Y*. Example: BD 8381 YO.

In addition to the letter code "BD". You can see information about vehicle plate number codes in all regions of Indonesia in this article "Vehicle Plate Number Codes and Their Regions in Indonesia".

How to Check BD Plate Vehicle Tax

The method for checking taxes for vehicles with BD plates can now be easily done online. The steps are as follows.

1. Check via Bengkulu Samsat

The steps are as follows.

Open your mobile phone or laptop, then open a browser application.
Enter the following URL https://samsat.bengkuluprov.go.id/skm/
Then access the site page. The site page will display a page regarding vehicle tax checks.
On that page, there are columns for “Registration Number” and “Survey Date”. To check the vehicle tax, simply enter the vehicle plate number in the “Registration Number” column. Example: BD 8381 EL.
Then press the “FOLLOW SURVEY” button, and the site page will display the vehicle tax bill that needs to be paid.

2. Check via the Bengkulu Samsat application

The steps are as follows.

Open the playstore or appstore application on your phone, then download the Bengkulu Samsat application.
Next, install the application.
Open the application, then select the vehicle tax information menu by pressing the icon with a “Magnifying glass labeled vehicle tax info.”
Next, the application will direct you to the “Police Number” column.
Enter the vehicle plate number code into that column. Example: BD 8381 EL.
Then press the “Show” button.
Next, the application will display a page containing information about the tax bill and vehicle data.

3. Check via the SIGNAL application (National Digital SIM)

In addition to the Bengkulu Samsat application, checking the tax of BD plate vehicles can also be done with the SIGNAL application. The steps are as follows.

Open the playstore or appstore application on your phone, then download the SIGNAL application.
Next, install the application. Don’t forget to register your application account by entering personal data according to your ID card, phone number, email address, and a selfie with your ID card.
Once the account is approved, open the application and select the “Add Motor Vehicle” menu.
Then enter the vehicle plate number you want to check into the provided plate number column.
Then check the box “I guarantee the accuracy of the data provided”.
Then press the "Continue" button, then press the "STNK Registration Confirmation" menu.
Then press the "NRKB" button, and the status and amount of tax will appear on the application page.