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From Jeff Boland: As of August 1, 2010, Connecticut no longer requires validation stickers of any kind. Windshield stickers are no longer issued, nor are plate stickers (including trailers and motorcycles). All stickers, expired or not, may be removed. There is no longer any visual proof of registration; only the registration certificate carried in the vehicle. Police check all plates for validity solely by means of computer in this cost cutting change.

From Jim Hough: Per revised DMV rules, pickups under 8500 GVW can be registered with passenger plates, instead of previously mandatory Combination plates.

Standard Passenger Plates

2000 Series

996Β·ZZX

Colin McGregor - Aug 13 ’15

The V series was skipped, because Veteran plates are using it.

On January 9, 2013, DMV confirmed that the new format for passenger plates would be 0AAAA0. That format followed 999Β·ZZW. (ZZX, ZZY, and ZZZ were used for Keep Kids Safe plates.)

Note: The highs of 863Β·ZZX and 930Β·ZZX on standard Pass. plates were verified by photos, so it appears that the series was used for both Pass. and Keep Kids Safe.

Graphics started at 100Β·NZN, but older plates are being replaced upon renewal and the same numbers are being issued on the new graphic plates, so older and lower numbers are now being seen. Among our reporters, Tyler Rotondo spotted our non-remake low of 136Β·NZN on 6/1/05, and Corb Moister, Jr. spotted 182Β·NZN on 2/8/05.

Stephen C. spotted the lowest possible 100Β·AAA in Dec. 2012.

2013 Series

5AXΒ·PU7

Michael Fl - Oct 6 ’15

The letters C, I, O, Q, Y, and Z were not used in any position on the 2013 passenger plate series.

0AAAA0 reported as a low by Jeff Boland on 2013-08-21.

The traditional dot separator has returned to standard Pass. plates.

High without dot: 9AGGX8

Low with dot: 1AGΒ·HA1

The dot began at the 9AGGX9/0AGΒ·HA0 break. There were no AGGY or AGGZ plates since Y and Z are not used.

Gunther Frostyburger reports prior to the middle dot appearing at the 0AGΒ·HA0, the letter O, as of 5ABOE2 seen on 08-04-2013, was used as the third letter in this series until then.

Non-passenger Plates

Combination

3663Β·DFCOMB

Matthew Ford - Dec 31 ’15

New series Combination plates are in use.

C, then 'COMB' spelled vertically followed by the number.

Combination plates always had the letter C in the second position in the last series. (It has been used in the first position in earlier series.)

Progression (last series):

1CA - 1CZ, 2CA - 2CZ, 3CA - 3CZ, etc. through 9CZ, then 01C·A01 and up through 99C·Z99, now 1001·CA and up.

Tom Dzamko reports that the current series for Combination plates appears to have started at 01C·A01, which would have followed 9CZ·999.

Tyler Rotondo reports C58·X54 on 2007-11-24, but it is unknown if this is a new series. Kit Foster reports a possible error Combination with 55K C60, which deviates from the current series by having the C in the fourth position instead of the third.

Now it appears that Connecticut is breaking from tradition by advancing from 9999·CZ to the DA series, as of August 2014.

Dealer - New

XBIΒ·1084

M. J. Barnes - Jun 4 ’24

Color scheme changes annually. Expiration month and two-digit year are added to upper corners.

Dealer plates for New car franchise dealers begin with X. The plate number is assigned to the dealer, and the suffix letter is the serial.

Dealer plates beginning with D (see below) are issued to Used car dealers and wholesalers.

Standard design is a fully embossed, non-reflective plate with with the state map in the lower left, and the state name bottom center. DEALER is in the top center. Expiration month is upper left, and expiration year is top right. Colors vary, from a green font to a dark brown (almost black) font, both on an

off-white seemingly non reflective base.

For 2014 and 2015 expirations, plates are now reflective in purple on white.

Factory

2505Factory

Bradley Gallagher - Oct 16 ’07

Factory plates were originally used on vehicles that operated within industrial facilities and more recently on small college-owned electric vehicles. While these vehicles occasionally use public streets, they spend the majority of their time on private property. Plate versions observed include red serial and embossed border or blue serial and embossed border. Blue serial high is 1821.

Student Transportation

S5889SStudent Transport

Adam Garstka - Jan 30 ’16

Type introduced 2007 with red serial and "Student Transport" screened in dark blue at bottom. There are both new issues in the S0000S format as well as remakes of serials from other plate types that may have been previously issued to the vehicle. In both cases, the original vehicle type designation is denoted vertically at right. So far Combination - with embossed "COMB" - and Service Bus - with screened "SERV BUS" - have been spotted.

Specialty Plates

Keep Kids Safe

630Β·ZZX

Michael Fl - Nov 18 ’13

Started in 1997 with the KID suffix, then TOT and ZZZ, now ZZY.

From Tyler Rotondo: Backwards issue will most likely stop at ZZX (and merge with the other "specials" plates) and general issue will stop at ZZW -- then a new general format!

Note: Although the standard Pass. plates were supposed to end at ZZW, and ZZX has been used for Keep Kids Safe plates, ZZX has been confirmed on a standard Pass. plate.

Brendan Ludlow reports 2WWWW9 on 2014-06-25.

Michael Fl reports 986·ZZX on 2015-10-22.

Olympic Spirit

222Β·WIN

Bradley Gallagher - Oct 15 ’05

Tyler Rotondo speculates that Olympics will run from 100·WIN to 999·WIN and then pick up with the other specials, much like the United We Stand plate did. Bradley Gallagher reports several newer issues in the 1AAA1 format, so this seems to be the case. Also, Bradley reports that the town of Windsor uses the WIN suffix on their Municipal plates through 99·WIN.

Specials

1FEA1

Adam Garstka - Sep 23 ’15

Greg Lindberg informs us that many special issues, including Caring For Pets, and Greenways, are using the same format of 1AAA1. Therefore, consecutively numbered plates could be on different issues. The letters I and Q are used on these plates. The original United We Stand plates had 3 numbers followed by the USA suffix. United We Stand plates are specials, but are issued in the 1BAA1 format. End of the 1A series was probably reached (with 1AZZ9), and the 1C series is used for COMB specials, indicating that if the 1D series is now being issued, the 1B series is perhaps for the exclusive use of United We Stand.

United We Stand - Combination

1BCA1COMB

Bradley Gallagher - Feb 15 ’08

"CO" and "MB" embossed vertically above and below separator dot on previous format, but now "COMB" is stacked at right.

Previously all COMB specials had C as the first letter. Perhaps these are following the lead set by passenger UWS plates, where B is the first letter, and C as the second for COMB. That would make this plate the first in this series.

Military and Veteran Plates

Veteran

BNΒ·18300

Evan Watson - Jul 24 ’24

Series began with VET, then VAA and up.

Veteran Combination plates are also issued in the same sequence, but VSA series are also in use. 611Β·VSG is the highest Veteran Combination reported.

Kit Foster reports seeing Commercial Veteran plate 110Β·VZW, also 314Β·VZM, but we don't know which is higher since some types are backwards. Tyler Rotondo reports 251Β·VZY.

Adam Garstka reports Veteran VMAΒ·211, which may be a vanity, but nothing has been confirmed.

Retired Series