black, blue, green for normal plates, and red for temporary use, such as testing (very rare). The first three colours are changed every year in order to make it easy to see whether the vehicle has the correct plate and insurance. {| class="wikitable" |+ Colours of the insurance plates from 1 March onwards of each year ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Colour ! colspan="15" style="text-align: center;" | Year |- | style="background-color: #0a0a0d;" | | RAL 9005 (, Jet black) | 1990 | 1993 | 1996 | 1999 | 2002 | 2005 | 2008 | 2011 | 2014 | 2017 | 2020 | 2023 | 2026 | 2029 | 2032 |- | style="background-color: #3481b8;" | | RAL 5012 (, Light blue) | 1991 | 1994 | 1997 | 2000 | 2003 | 2006 | 2009 | 2012 | 2015 | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 | 2027 | 2030 | 2033 |- | style="background-color: #3E753B;"| | RAL 6010 (, Grass green) | 1992 | 1995 | 1998 | 2001 | 2004 | 2007 | 2010 | 2013 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | 2028 | 2031 | 2034 |} See also List of all registration codes issued under the current registration system List of registration codes no longer issued List of repealed registration codes List of registration codes currently issued Annotations Notes Examples References External links FZV = Fahrzeug-Zulassungs-Verordnung The complete list, edited by ADAC Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (≈Federal Office of Road Traffic), official website, English page German Number Plates, Also shows how they are made (saved 2011-12-21) History of German licence plates Editable licence plates graphics, back to series from 1956 More information about German car number plates and their history German City Codes, Complete City Code List German plates information updated. Types and codes (in Spanish) Germany Road transport in Germany Registration plates