D.C. Auto License Plates Since April 1997

The collection of plates pictured on this and associated pages is comprised of a single example of every two-letter series used on general-issue and optional passenger car plates since the AB-1234 format was adopted in April 1997. Issuance months noted are approximate. C-series plates are shown below and plates of other series may be found on separate pages using these links:

What visit to Greene County, Ohio, would be complete without a stop at the Golden Jersey Inn at Young's Jersey Dairy just northeast of Yellow Springs? During his visit, J. Reid Williamson spotted a Chevrolet registered with C-series plates that likely were issued in spring 2006.

C-Series Plates: June 2004-March 2008

The C series appears to have been issued for about 45 months. In stark contrast to the B series, this is (so far) the only series during which no changes were made to the appearance of auto plates issued since April 1997. The CI, CO, and CQ series were skipped presumably due to the similarity of I, O, and Q with other registration number characters. The CL series was also skipped, probably either because it might be misinterpreted as a commercial series or because in the DMV's database it would be confused with Clergy registrations because CL is the type code for Clergy.

CA - issued June-Aug. 2004	CB - issued Aug., Sept. 2004	CC - issued Sept.-Dec. 2004
CD - issued Dec. 2004-Feb. 2005	CE - issued Feb.-April 2005	CF - issued April-June 2005

CG - issued June-Aug. 2005	CH - issued Aug.-Oct. 2005	CJ - issued Oct.-Dec. 2005
CK - issued Dec. 2005-Mar. 2006	CM - issued Mar.-May 2006	CN - issued May-July 2006
CP - issued July-Sept. 2006	CR - issued Sept.-Nov. 2006	CS - issued Nov. 2006-Jan. 2007
CT - issued Jan.-Mar. 2007	CU - issued Mar.-May 2007	CV - issued May-July 2007
CW - issued July-Sept. 2007	CX - issued Sept., Oct. 2007	CY - issued Oct.-Dec. 2007
CZ - issued Dec. 2007-Mar. 2008

Look closely and you'll see two C-series auto plates in this Connecticut Ave. NW scene, not just one. In addition to the mid-2005 CN-series plate on the 1964 Pontiac Bonneville convertible, the Nissan Pathfinder stopped at the traffic light at Leroy Pl. NW has a CE-series plate issued in about March 2005.

J. Reid Williamson captured this nice winter scene at the Tidal Basin in mid-February 2007. The CC-series plates were likely issued in September 2005.