What Area is License Plate BN? Come on, Find the Answer Here!

BN plates may often be seen on the roads, but do you know the origin of the vehicle plates? To answer the origin of these plates, let's take a look at the following review.

Which Region Does BN Plate Come From?

Vehicles with BN plates come from the Bangka Belitung Islands region, and the areas that use this code as the front code of vehicle license plates are as follows.

Pangkal Pinang City: BN – A*
Bangka Regency: BN – B*
Central Bangka Regency: BN – C*
West Bangka Regency: BN – D*
South Bangka Regency: BN – E*
Belitung Regency: BN – F*
East Belitung Regency: G*

That is the information regarding the BN plate code originating from the Bangka Belitung Islands region, which includes Pangkal Pinang City, Bangka Regency, Central Bangka, West Bangka, South Bangka, Belitung, and East Belitung. To find out the list of license plate codes in Indonesia, you can check the information here "Complete List of License Plate Codes Across Indonesia"

How to Check BN Plate Vehicle Tax

Do you already know how to easily check the online vehicle tax for BN plates without queuing? If not, let's look at how to check vehicle tax online as follows.

1. Check via e-Samsat.id site

The first way you can do when you want to check the vehicle tax amount for BN plates is to check the vehicle tax online by visiting the e-Samsat.id site. The steps are as follows.

Open the browser application on your phone or laptop.
Then type the e-Samsat.id site page as follows https://e-samsat.id/kepulauan-bangka-belitung/ and click the search button.
Next, you will be directed to the main page of the e-Samsat.id site. On that page, there will be fields for plate, number, series, and chassis number. Fill in those fields with your vehicle's license plate number along with the series number and the last five digits of the vehicle's chassis number.
Next, select “South Sumatra Province” in the “Select Province” column. This is because the Bangka Belitung Islands were previously part of South Sumatra Province as it is located on the eastern part of Sumatra Island (bordering South Sumatra).
Then click the “Check Now” button and the amount of the vehicle tax bill will appear along with the data of the checked vehicle.

2. Check via SAMOLNAS (National Online Samsat) application

The second way, you can utilize the National Online Samsat (SAMOLNAS) application which you can download from Playstore or Appstore. The steps are as follows.

Download the SAMOLNAS application on your phone and install it.
Then open the application, and select the “Registration” menu on the main page of the application.
Next, you need to fill in the vehicle license plate data in the “NRKB/NO.POLISI” column.
Fill in your ID number in the “NIK/(No.KTP)” column.
Fill in the last five digits of the vehicle's chassis number in the “NO.RANGKA” column.
Fill in a contactable phone number in the “CONTACT (NO.PHONE)” column.
Fill in an active email address in the “EMAIL” column.
If all columns are filled in correctly, then click the “Continue” button.
Next, you will receive a message regarding the amount of the vehicle tax bill along with the tax payment code sent to the email you registered earlier.
Bring the payment code proof to Samsat if you want to make a payment.

3. Check via SIGNAL (National Digital SIM) application

In addition to the applications above, you can also use the SIGNAL application as follows.

Download and install the SIGNAL application on your phone.
Register an account by filling in personal data, email and password, phone number, and a selfie.
If the account is registered, open the application and select the “Add Motor Vehicle Data” menu.
Then select “Annual Tax Validation” and fill in the vehicle license plate number along with the last five digits of the chassis number in the available fields.
Once done, the application will automatically display the amount of the vehicle tax bill.

Among the three methods above, which one is the easiest? Besides checking vehicle tax, checking when to service your vehicle at an official Daihatsu workshop is also important, so that the vehicle's performance is always optimal.