Sharjah

الشارقة

CURRENT SERIES 

(a)     Since 1st August 2008 private vehicles have had black on reflective white plates with a series number (blank if 0) at the left, الشارقة (“Sharjah”) over U.A.E ا-ع-م over SHARJAH in the centre and a western number of up to five digits to the right.   Two line plates have SHARJAH, the series number (blank if 0) and الشارقة at the top, the number in the middle and U.A.E and ا-ع-م, one in each of the bottom corners.   Plates without a series number replace the previous black on white plates and plates with series number 1 replace the previous orange banded plates.
        The royal household uses standard plates from either of the first two series having numbers from 1 to probably 50.

 
(b)     Since 1st August 2008 motorcycles have had small plates, at the rear only, similar to the two line private plates but without any series number.

 
(c)     Since 1st August 2008 taxis and vehicles for hire and reward have had white on reflective green plates similar to two line private plates but without any series numbers.

(d)     Since October 2008 export plates have been similar to two line private plates but white on reflective blue, without a series number, and with EXPORT تصدير below the number .

(e)     Since 2000 dealer plates have been purple on reflective white with, to the left of the vertical dividing line, the Arabic number over the western number.   To the right of the line is الشارقة (“Sharjah”) over تجارية (“commercial”) separated by a horizontal dividing line.
        Since 2007, these plates have been reserved for used car dealers and new car dealers have similar plates in black on white.

(f)      For handicapped drivers a very small number of otherwise normal private plates exist with a red wheelchair symbol instead of the series number.   Sharjah is the only emirate to have such plates.

(g)     Since April 2005, national police vehicles have had plates from the unified police series, with serials 28nnn, see U.A.E. paragraph (e).
        Local police vehicles have plates with SHARJAH POLICE, the seven stars and falcon emblem of the U.A.E. and (“Sharjah Police”) at the top in white on blue.   The bottom of the plate has a western number in blue on white. Numbers 1 to 5 are reserved for the vehicles used for carrying VIPs and also have on the bottom line, in blue on white, above (“protocol and hospitality”).
        Police motorcycles have normal police plates but in a smaller size and with only two digits.

FORMER SERIES 

(p)     From 1986 to 2008 private vehicles had plates with الشارقة over SHJ on a central section with the western number to the left and the Arabic number to the right with no vertical dividers.   Two line plates measuring 320×165 mm had a vertical divider, from 2000, with the Arabic number above the western equivalent to the right and الشارقة over SHJ. to the left.   Similar plates but with the centre or left panel having an orange background indicated numbers in the range 100000 to 199999.   The orange colour faded very badly and could look yellow.   Plates with the number 100000 existed in both series.   In May 2006 a pair of intertwined wavy lines, lightly printed in the reflective sheeting, was introduced across the middle of the plate.
        The royal household used standard plates from either of these two series having numbers from 1 to probably 50.
        For handicapped drivers a very small number of standard black on white plates existed with a red wheelchair symbol between الشارقة and SHJ.

 
(q)      From 1986 to 2008 motorcycle plates were 203×114 mm, black on reflective white, with الشارقة and the Arabic number over SHJ. and the western number;  in the centre of the plate was a vertical divider.

 
(r)      From 1986 to 1986 vehicles for hire and reward had black on reflective green plates measuring 320×165 mm with الشارقة over SHJ to the left of a vertical divider and the Arabic number above the western equivalent to the right.   Single line plates had the western number to the left of and the Arabic number to the right of the words.

 
(s)     From July 2004 to 2008 taxis had white on reflective green plates similar to those of the 1986 series for vehicles for hire and reward but with the addition of TAXI أجرة between الشارقة and SHJ.   Until December 2004 TAXI أجرة had been silk screened.

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