Bermuda - Obtain Personalised Licensed Plates

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Procedure

1. Applications for personalized licensed plates are processed by the Transport Control Department.
2. Complete an application for licensed plates.
3. Submit the completed form along with the applicant's current vehicle licence or a photocopy of that document.
4. The department will try its best to accommodate the applicants request. The Minister of Tourism and Transport, however, reserves the right to deny any application.
5. After approval of your request, pay the initial fee of $44.00. The annual fee is $84.00.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• Applicants current vehicle licence or a photocopy of that document.

Office Locations & Contacts

Transport Control Department

Main TCD Line (Call Center): (441) 292-1271
Main Fax: (441) 292-8843

Physical Address:
11 North Street, Hamilton HM17, Bermuda

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box HM718 Hamilton HM CX, Bermuda

Office Hours:
Open Monday-Friday
8:30am - 4:30pm

North Street Location Only:
Open Monday-Friday
8:30am - 4:30pm

Rockaway Satellite Location:
Open Monday-Friday
9:00am - 4:00pm

Southside Satellite Location:
Open Monday-Friday
9:00am - 4:00pm

Note:

• Cycle Inspections are only carried out at the North Street Testing location
• As of April 6th 2009, motor vehicle safety and emissions inspections will be undertaken by the Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd. (BECL)

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Eligibility

Personalised plates are for private cars only.

Personalised plates may contain a maximum of six characters. A space counts as a character. Dashes or any other type of symbols are not permitted.

All requests must follow these restrictions:

1. Letters only (a minimum of two).
2. A combination of letters and number(s), amounting to NO more than six characters

No Personalised Plate will begin with LP, IN, HA, HB, HC, CS, FHL, SP, XT, LXT, CLC, CM, LD, SPCM, M, TT, LT, IT, HT, BT, FT, AT, T, GP, PWAB, BPBA, TR, and be directly followed by numbers.

Fees

• Personalised Plates Initial Fee : $44.00
• Personalised Plate Annual Fee : $84.00

Note: TCD accepts cash, Master Card, and Visa. There are no ATMs at any of the TCD Locations.

Validity

There is an annual fee that must be paid for vehicles with personalised licence plates.

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Instructions

Applications for personalized licensed plates are processed by the Transport Control Department.

Guidelines before submitting your request for personalized plates:

1. Personalised plates must not have any indecent sexual or obscene interpretation.
2. Personalised plates must not be morally, ethically, racially, or in be any other manner offensive to good taste.
3. Personalised plates shall not have the identical or similar characters as any other personalised plate previously issued by the T.C.D.

The Minister of Tourism and Transport reserves the right to recall personalised plates if they are determined to be unacceptable.

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External Links

• Transport Control Department - Bermuda:

http://www.gov.bm/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=253&&PageID=475&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true

http://www.gov.bm/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_1086_253_475_43/http%3B/ptpublisher.gov.bm%3B7087/publishedcontent/publish/ministry_of_tourism_and_transport/transport_control_department/dept___tcd___how_to_guides/articles/tcd_guide_to_applying_for_personalized_plates_0.pdf

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