World Number Plates

Number Plates of Guyana

Continent: South America

Capital: Georgetown

Population: 800,000

Country ISO code: GY

Country OVAL code: GUY

Driving Side: Left

First license issued in 1972

Number of vehicles:
cars 22,000 (1989), trucks and buses 9,000 (1989)

Road information:
total: 7,970 km; paved: 590 km; unpaved: 7,380 km (1999 est.)

Located in northern South America, Guyana is bordered by Brazil, Surinam and Venezuela.

The current series of car registrations have been in effect since 1972. The number plates themselves are black with silver or white lettering. The format of the registration is LLL DDDD, with ‘L’ being a letter and ‘D’ being a digit.