District of Columbia Annual Special Permit

Color scheme changes annually. Issued for trucks and equipment weighing over 65,000 lbs GVW that are used but not registered in DC. They are displayed along with the license plates from the registering jurisdiction (usually MD or VA).

Numbering system alternated between 65 prefix and suffix then to TC prefix.

Bradley Gallagher advises that the 65 plates are for trucks, and TC plates are apparently for truck-cranes, although they often are displayed on normal trucks as well.

Black/blue plates expired 6/30/09

6/30/10 plates were white on mint green in the 0000 and 1000 range with the 65 suffix.

6/30/11 plates are black on magenta and continue where the white on green 6/30/10 plates left off in the 2nnn 65 series. There are also TT xxxx and TC xxxx plates on the black/magenta base, as in years past.

6/30/12 plates are white on black and seem to have started over with the 0 series.

6/30/13 plates are black on white and seem to have restarted at or around 0000-65.

Dave Edmondson reports TT-1451 (white on green) on a flatbed truck. TT = Tractor Trailer.

Highs have often been in the 1000 series, but now some 4000 series are showing up.