PROVINCIA DEL GUAYAS at the top left of the plate. Diplomatic plates The plates have a XX-0123 format with ECUADOR in black capital letters on top of the plates. The first two letters denote different types of plates based on the user of the vehicle. International organizations Plates for vehicles belonging to International Organizations have white lettering on red background. Military plates The vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ecuador use plates that begin with the letter "F," and they have white writing on black background. These plates normally have the additional letter(s) "T" for Army vehicles, "N" for Naval vehicles, and "AE" for Air Force vehicles. Black on light blue colors are used for vehicles of military institutions. The registration consists of three letters followed by a hyphen and three numerals. DAC-### stands for Direccion General de Aviacion Civil. Motorcycles Bikes have black on yellow with X·#### or X·##### format. Temporary plates Temporary plates have white on black format with ECUADOR written in white capitals. Obsolete plates The older style single color Ecuadorian license plates are in the process of being replaced, but it is possible that some may still be seen on vehicles. The following plates that are in a different format are also being replaced. References External links Ecuador license plate (Spanish) http://licenseplatemania.com/landenpaginas/ecuador.htm Ecuador Ecuador transport-related lists Transport in Ecuador