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Poland

ANPR for Poland

Polish License Plate Format

Polish vehicle registration plates indicate the region of registration and are tied to the vehicle, not the owner. The current system introduced in 2000 features black characters pressed onto white reflective blanks with EU blue stripe, conforming to EU standards for increased visibility. Plates issued until May 1, 2006 displayed the Polish national flag in the EU stripe, while plates issued after that date show 12 EU stars instead. Standard dimensions are 520×110mm. The system uses a visible gap between area code and series. Registration plates are issued by the powiat (county) of the vehicle owner’s registered address. The first letter always denotes the voivodeship (province), with one additional letter used in cities with powiat rights and two additional letters in other powiats. Plates are invalid without two adhesive holographic stickers placed on them (and windshield sticker was required until September 2022). Pre-2001 plates (white letters on black background) can still be used indefinitely but must be replaced upon change of ownership. Due to combination depletion in some areas, extra leading characters were introduced in 2022 for several voivodeships.

Plate Formats

Cars/trucks/buses: XY 12345, XY 1234J, XY 123JK, XY 1J345, XY 1JK45 (2-letter code) or XYZ J234, XYZ 12JK, XYZ 1J34, XYZ 12J4, XYZ 1JK4, XYZ JK34, XYZ 12345, XYZ 1234J, XYZ 123JK (3-letter code)
Motorcycles/mopeds/agricultural: XY 1234, XY 123J, XY 1J34, XY 12J4, XY 12JK, XY JK12 (2-letter) or XYZ J234, XYZ 12JK, XYZ 1J34, XYZ 12J4, XYZ 1JK4, XYZ JK34, XYZ J23K, XYZ J2KL (3-letter)
Reduced size cars: X 123, X 12J, X 1J2, X J12, X 1JK, X JK1, X J1K
Classic cars: XY 12J, XY 123, XYZ 1J, XYZ 12, XYZ J1

Script

Latin alphabet (excluding Q; letters B, D, I, O, Z cannot be used in series area after gap but allowed in custom plates), Arabic numerals

Regional Codes

B-Kuyavian-Pomeranian, C-Kuyavian-Pomeranian, D/V-Lower Silesian, E-Łódź, F-Lubusz, G/X-Pomeranian, J/K-Lesser Poland, L-Lublin, N-Warmian-Masurian, O-Opole, M/P-Greater Poland (M currently unused), R/Y-Subcarpathian, I/S-Silesian, A/T/W-Masovian, Z-West Pomeranian.
Each powiat uses unique 2 or 3 letter code with first letter denoting voivodeship

Special Plate Types in Poland

Custom Plates

Black text on white background, standard size 520×110mm, format: X1 JKLMN (e.g., P0 KAZIK). Each starts with voivodeship letter and single digit, followed by gap then 3-5 characters. Any standard Latin letter except Q can be used.

Temporary and Export Plates

Red text on white background, standard size 520×110mm, formats: X1 2345, X1 234J (e.g., D3-3313). Plates wear seal with month and year of validation. Windshield plaque not issued with them

Reduced Size Cars

Black text on white background, designed for cars imported from USA and Japan, same width as US plates, single voivodeship letter followed by 3 characters (e.g., C 009)

Professional Plates

Green text on white background, format: X12 34P56, second letter always “P” (e.g., P27 00P05). Issued exclusively to car dealers for test drives.

Electric/Hydrogen

Black text on light green background (instead of white), introduced January 1, 2020, issued to battery-electric and hydrogen vehicles, same formats as regular plates (e.g., DWR-6004H).

Testing Vehicles

Red text on white background, standard size 520×110mm, format: X1 234 B, last character always letter B (stands for “badawcza” or “research type”) (e.g., SO-715 B).

Motorcycles, Mopeds, and Agricultural Vehicles

Black text on white background, smaller dimensions, formats similar to cars but with different number/letter combinations (e.g., CB 3745). Agricultural vehicles grouped with motorcycles/mopeds

Diplomatic Plates

White text on dark blue background, standard size 520×110mm, format X 123456 (e.g., W-005765). First three digits indicate country or organization, last three digits indicate vehicle function. Vehicles must carry a CD or CC sticker.

Military Plates

Black text on white background, standard size 520×110mm, formats U# 12345, UC 1234T, UK 1234 (e.g., UA 03271). Plates begin with U instead of a voivodeship code, the following letter indicates vehicle type, and a trailing T denotes a tracked vehicle.

Key features of the ANPR for Poland

Accuracy

97% – 99%

Supported plates

European, South American, Asian and South African, Middle East

Lpr + Container

It can run with Container Recognition support

SDK support

C++ / C# / Java / Python

Image & Stream Based Recognition

Windows x64, Ubuntu, Arm

Analytics

Our LPR application performs vehicle Make, Color, and Type classification.

Android

Supports Android phones and tablets.

Adr Plate

Performs additional ADR plate recognition alongside standard license plate recognition.

License Plate Country Classification.

Germany / Poland / Türkiye… etc.

CPU & GPU

Supports both CPU and GPU processing.

Multiple Plate Recognition

Supports detection and recognition of multiple license plates in a single image or frame

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Global Coverage

Our ANPR system supports license plate recognition across multiple countries and regions. Each implementation is optimized for local plate formats, scripts, and regulatory requirements to ensure accurate detection in diverse environments.