Delaware License Plates

Delaware has numeric Pass numbered from 1 through 999999.

Reid Williamson reports that a DMV official confirmed that plate number 1000000 was issued by a former DMV Commissioner to a friend, but no other 7 digits have been made.

The original "C" Commercial series ran through C99999. Since the Delaware font at that time did not allow for seven characters, the C/L series (see below) was established as a continuation of Commercial. At some point after the smaller font that allowed for seven characters came into use, the "C" series was expanded into the C100000 and up range.

Commercial plates have returned to the more traditional Delaware font.

Jordan Irazabal reports C999999 on 2009-03-19, but this must be a special request made for someone with connections since the sequential numbers are far lower. Eric Butler reported C552104, but this was most likely another special request since the highest otherwise is only in the C505nnn range.

Here is what has been observed:

C100000 block: C101054 - C103036 reported

C200000 block: C270000 - C271082 reported

C300000 block: C342120 - C394949 reported

C400000 block: C486304 - C499953 reported

C500000 block: C500nnn - C503277 reported

The C/L series is the extension of the C series. When the original Commercial "C" series reached C99999, the C/L series was introduced as a continuation since the Delaware font at the time did not allow for seven digits. Although some people thought C/L was for "Commercial Light", it was simply for "C"ommercia"L".

C/L plates started at C/L 9000. The lowest seen is C/L 9005. Oddly, C/L 302382 was sighted, but it must have been specially issued out of sequence.

Some C/L plates have caption "APPORTIONED" across the top.

Handicapped plates were sequentially numbered up to at least HP15748, and then from HP30000 through the current high, but no numbers between those two have been reported.

Started at LX1001, and that number has been spotted.

M/C appears bottom left in small font below the registration number.

Handicapped Motorcycle - HPMC259 Jordan Irazabal 2009-07-04

P/C plates are issued in blocks, but there is a mystery as to the significance of them. Here is what has been observed:

P/C 1 - P/C 199999 has been issued

P/C 200000 block: 208756 - 232327 reported

P/C 300000 block: 300000 - 305376 reported

P/C 400000 block: 400000 - 499998 reported

P/C 500000 block: Only P/C 502538 reported

P/C 600000 block: 600nnn - 614918 reported

P/C 700000 block: Only one reported

P/C 800000 block: 800001 - 803778 reported

P/C 900000 block: Only two reported

It appears that the few reported numbers in the 500000, 700000, and 900000 blocks were oddballs/special requests.

Introduced in October 2023 beginning at ST8500. One of the only (if not THE only) Delaware plate types to be embossed. Manufactured using the same print-to-emboss method as the New Mexico Chile Capital plates.

Low - TX206

Fire station number appears inside the round center of the Maltese cross.

SP3410 also spotted, but it was out of sequence and undoubtedly a "hand-picked" number.

Fire station number appears inside the round center of the Maltese cross.