changed starting from 2000, and the suffix started to indicate the vehicle's manufacturing year again (although not according to a general rule as in the eighties) as well as dealer or brand. The following table details the registration plates’ suffixes in Israel against the vehicle's manufacturing year and the car's dealer or brand. The table details private and small commercial cars only. It does not indicate suffixes that were allocated to the Palestinian Authority in the past. A list of Israel's car dealers and the brands they import follows this table. Vehicle Dealers in Israel Regulations Regulations no. 300-301 state that every vehicle registered in Israel must carry two registration plates, installed on the front and rear ends of the vehicle (one on each) in the designated places by the manufacturer, or otherwise determined by the Licensing Authority. Motorcycles, trailers, semi-trailers, bicycles and tricycles must carry one plate only, installed on the rear end. Registration plates must always be clean and must not be obscured by freight. A damaged or vandalized registration plate must be replaced with a new one. It is prohibited to remove a plate except for its replacement. It is also prohibited to add details to a plate, change its color or blur it. A vehicle registered in Israel is allowed to carry Israeli plates only. A registration plate in a motor vehicle must be illuminated, so it can be read from a distance of in daylight and fair weather. Electronic toll collection When driving on an electronic toll collection route in Israel like Highway 6, the vehicle registration plate is electro-optically read at the entrance and exit from the route. Later, a clerk will manually enter the data into the database and subsequently, an invoice sent to the address of the owner of the vehicle, as it is registered in the database of the Ministry of Transportation. See also Vehicle registration plates of the State of Palestine List of international vehicle registration codes Electronic toll collection Notes & References External links Israeli Ministry of Transportation and Road Safety Highway 6 operating company website Israel Road transport in Israel Israel transport-related lists Registration plates