Vehicle registration plates of Switzerland

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Vehicle license plates of Switzerland, are composed of a two-letter code for the canton and a number with up to 6 digits. The rear plates also display the coats of arms of Switzerland and the respective canton. In 1987, the optional long format for rear plates, which had been abolished in 1972, was reintroduced. The vehicle license number plates are assigned to the car owner and not to the vehicle. If the owner changes the vehicle, the same vehicle license number plates are attached to the new vehicle. The previous vehicle receives the vehicle license number plates of the new owner. It is also possible to own two (or more) vehicles that share the vehicle license number plates: the plates are physically unmounted from one vehicle and mounted on another, provided the vehicles in question are owned by the same owner of the vehicle license number plate. In some cantons, when vehicle license number plates are returned and retired, they are made available again after a certain time.

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