Which Region is License Plate C? Check the Answer Here!

Where does Plate C come from? This question went viral on social media a few months ago. So where does it originate from? To find out the answer, let's take a look at the review below.

Which Region is Plate C From?

From which region does plate C come? The answer is unknown. Why is that? Because in Indonesia, the letter C is not used as the initial or front code of vehicle license plates. Therefore, you will never encounter motor vehicles with plate C even if you drive throughout Indonesia.

Why is Plate C Not Available in Indonesia?

The reason why plate C is not available in Indonesia is that the letter C is not included in the nomenclature of the regional code of Indonesian license plates. Why is that? Because the license plates used in Indonesia have a format that is based on the colonial Dutch era. From this ancient nomenclature, there are two reasons why the letter C and several other letters are not used on license plates in Indonesia.

1. Indonesia used to use the old spelling

During the Dutch colonial period, the Indonesian people tended to use a mix of Dutch and Indonesian. At that time, the spelling used in the Indonesian language was still the old spelling, known as Soewandi spelling.

Why is this spelling called Soewandi? Because the one who patented this spelling on March 17, 1947, was the Indonesian Minister of Education named Soewandi. And at that time, to write vocabulary that used the letter C, the letter C was written as TJ. For example: To write the word “Cukup” at that time, it was written as “Tjukup”.

2. A legacy from the British colonial period

The second reason is due to the events of 1810. In that year, Indonesia was visited by 15,000 British soldiers consisting of 26 Battalions.

To facilitate their efforts, the British divided the assignments of these Battalions to several different regions in Indonesia. Whether by coincidence or design, the number of Battalions was the same as the number of letters in the alphabet.

In short, the British then made road regulations that governed vehicle identity. These British soldiers used license plate codes based on the Battalion codes that successfully occupied regions in Indonesia.

For example: In the Batavia (Jakarta) area, vehicles operating there were marked using the letter B plate code referring to Battalion B, which was able to seize power in Batavia from the Dutch army.

To find out the list of license plate codes in Indonesia, you can check the information here "Vehicle License Plate Codes in Indonesia"

The Use of Plate C for Special Vehicles

Although the use of plate C is not for personal vehicles, in fact, the letter C is used as a plate code for special vehicles.

For example: For official vehicles of consulate staff or vehicles of foreign ambassadors on duty in Indonesia, the letter CC is used as the front code of the license plate.

Meanwhile, for official vehicles of diplomatic members on duty in Indonesia, the letter CD is used as the front code of the vehicle license plate.

In Indonesia, the use of the letter C on vehicle license plates is currently only used as the back code of the license plate. One area that uses the letter C as the back code of the license plate is the Tangerang area.

After reading the review above, you now understand the origin of why the letter C is not used as a vehicle license plate code in Indonesia.