Number plates
Type the number plate of a government, local government or diplomatic vehicle to see whose it is. Works for the digital plates of 2024 and the older ones.
Browse the plates
Every ministry, agency, local government and embassy, with its plate and website.
Plate formats
What the letters and numbers on a Ugandan plate mean, on the digital plates of 2024 and the older ones.
Digital plates (2024)
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UG 38 00012
Government ministry or agency
UG · ministry or agency code (38 = Works and Transport) · vehicle number
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UG 38 T001
Government trailer
UG · ministry code · T for trailer and its number
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LG 139 0001
Local government
LG · district or municipality code (139 = Kira Municipality) · vehicle number
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UP 00001
Uganda Police Force
UP · vehicle number
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UU 00001
Uganda Prisons Service
UU · vehicle number
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UA 12 025AA
Parastatal or authority under a ministry
UA · code of the parent ministry (12 = Agriculture) · number and letters
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CD 001 000U
Diplomatic mission
CD (corps diplomatique) · mission number · vehicle number and U for Uganda
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HC 151 001A
Honorary consul
HC · country number · vehicle number
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UN WFP 0001
United Nations agency
UN · agency · vehicle number
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UA 001AA
Private or commercial vehicle
UA · number and letters; owners are not public
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UMA 001AA
Motorcycle
UMA · number and letters; owners are not public
Older plates
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UG 0785 W
Government (old plate)
UG · vehicle number · ministry letter (W = Works and Transport)
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CD 28 13 U
Diplomatic mission (old plate)
CD · mission number (28 = Norway) · vehicle number · U for Uganda
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UBA 123X
Private or commercial vehicle (old plate)
U and two letters · number · letter; owners are not public
Plates are drawn from the descriptions in the sources; no openly licensed photographs of Ugandan digital plates exist yet. Pick a plate to look it up.
Source: The Traffic and Road Safety (Registration Plates) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2024, Schedule VI, and the sources on the dataset page.
All owner codes
Ministries, agencies, districts, municipalities and diplomatic missions, with the older letter codes and the code each owner uses now.
Filters
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Office of the President Ofiisi ya Pulezidenti |
Agency or office
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op.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Education Service Commission Akakiiko akagaba emirimu mu by'enjigiriza |
Agency or office
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esc.go.ug ↗
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Electoral Commission Akakiiko k'ebyokulonda |
Agency or office
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www.ec.or.ug ↗
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Equal Opportunities Commission Akakiiko akalwanirira obwenkanya |
Agency or office
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www.eoc.go.ug ↗
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Health Service Commission Akakiiko akagaba emirimu mu by'obulamu |
Agency or office
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hsc.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Judicial Service Commission Akakiiko akagaba emirimu n'okulondoola enkola y'emirimu mu ssiga eddamuzi |
Agency or office
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www.jsc.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Local Government Finance Commission Akakiiko akavunanyizibwa ku nzirukanya ya gavumenti ez'ebitundu |
Agency or office
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lgfc.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Public Service Commission Akakiiko akagaba emirimu gy'abakozi ba gavumenti |
Agency or office
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Digital (2024)
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Uganda Human Rights Commission Akakiiko k'eddembe ly'obuntu |
Agency or office
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uhrc.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Uganda Land Commission Akakiiko k'ebyettaka |
Agency or office
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ulc.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Uganda Law Reform Commission Akakiiko akavunanyizibwa ku kuzza obugya amateeka |
Agency or office
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ulrc.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Minisitule y'ebyobulimi, obulunzi n'obuvubi |
Ministry
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www.agriculture.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Inspectorate of Government Kaliisoliiso wa gavumenti |
Agency or office
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www.igg.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs Minisitule y'ebyokwerinda |
Ministry
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www.defence.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Ministry of Education and Sports Minisitule y'ebyenjigiriza n'ebyemizannyo |
Ministry
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www.education.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Minisitule y'ebyensimbi n'okuteekerateekera eggwanga |
Ministry
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www.finance.go.ug ↗
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Ministry of Internal Affairs Minisitule y'ensonga z'omunda mu ggwanga |
Ministry
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mia.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Clerk to Parliament Kalaani wa Palamenti |
Agency or office
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www.parliament.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Office of the Auditor General Omubazi w'ebitabo bya gavumenti |
Agency or office
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www.oag.go.ug ↗
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Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minisitule y'ebyamateeka |
Ministry
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justice.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Courts of Judicature Abakozi ba kkooti |
Agency or office
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judiciary.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Ofiisi y'omuwaabi wa gavumenti |
Agency or office
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dpp.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Law Development Centre Ettendekero lya bannamateeka erya LDC |
Agency or office
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www.ldc.ac.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Ministry of East African Community Affairs Minisitule y'ensonga z'obuvanjuba bw'africa |
Ministry
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meaca.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Minisitule y'ebyamasanyalaze n'obugagga obw'omu ttaka |
Ministry
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memd.go.ug ↗
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Digital (2024)
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Use the API
The same lookup as a JSON API, shaped like the UK DVLA Vehicle Enquiry Service. No key needed for light use.
curl -X POST https://opendata.ssmusoke.dev/api/v1/vehicle-enquiry -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"registrationNumber": "UG 38 00012"}'
curl 'https://opendata.ssmusoke.dev/api/v1/vehicle-enquiry?registrationNumber=UG3800012'