Did you ever play that game while driving in the country? The one where the number plate letters are an acronym or short sentence. For example CA ( Cape Town) Cape ape. CAW ( George) Cold and wet or CCM (Tulbagh) Cannot create money. Below is a list of current licence plate letters.
The way our cars are licenced changes from time to time. The Western cape system is poised to change again soon but below you can find where the cars with these licence plates come from. If you click on the name the site will take you to the page where there is a short history and information about each place
These are the prefix letters for all the Western Cape number plates.
Western Cape Licence plate letters.
CAR Clanwilliam & Lamberts Bay
CAW George
CBL Ladismith
CBM Laingsburg
CBR Montagu
CBS Mossel Bay & Hartenbos
CBT Murraysburg
CBY Piketberg
CCA Prince Albert
CCC Riversdale & Stillbaai
CCK Swellendam & Barrydale
CCM Tulbagh
CCO Uniondale
CCP Vanrhynsdorp & Klawer
CEA Moorreesburg
CEG Heidelberg
CEM Hermanus, Gansbaai, Onrus River & Stanford
CEO Grabouw
CER Bonnievale
CES Albertinia
CEX Porterville
CEY Strand & Gordons Bay
CFA Wolseley
CFGVredenburg & St Helena Bay
CFM Somerset West
CFP Velddrif (formerly used for Laaiplek)
CFR Kuilsrivier & Brackenfell
CF Kraaifontein
CG Oudtshoorn
CJ Paarl & Franschhoek
CK Malmesbury & Darling
CL Stellenbosch
CN Wellington
CO Calitzdorp
CSBredasdorp & Napier
CT Ceres
CV Vredendal
CWWorcester, De Doorns & Touwsrivier
CXKnysna, Sedgefield & Plettenberg Bay
CYBellville, Durbanville & Kraaifontein