Lost or stolen number plates
If your plates have been lost or stolen, you must report this to the police before you can order new plates from the NPRA.
Number plates may be misused if they fall into the wrong hands.
The main rule is that you will get a new registration number (combination of letters and numbers) when you get new plates.
How to obtain new number plates
Report lost number plates to the police
Stolen number plates
If you suspect that someone has stolen your number plate(s), you should report it to the police. Remember to include the registration number and how many plates were stolen. Your report to the police is not valid until the police have processed it and issued you a reference number. A screenshot of your submission of the report to the police is not sufficient documentation when you order new number plates.
Lost number plates
If you have lost your number plate(s), you need to fill in a form and have it stamped and signed by the police. Remember to include the registration number and how many plates you lost.
Submit documentation to the NPRA
Once the police have registered the loss of your number plate(s), you must submit the documentation to the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA)
If it is urgent or you still have one remaining plate
You can hand in the documentation at a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office and receive number plates with a new registration number and a temporary Vehicle Registration Certificate on the same day. A new Vehicle Registration Certificate will be sent to you by post. Remember to bring
- documentation that the loss has been reported to the police
(police report with a reference number or a stamped and signed Loss Notification report) - valid proof of identity
- the remaining plate if you have it
You need to book an appointment before you go to a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office.
New number plates sent by post
If all your plates are lost, you can choose to have new plates sent to you by post by uploading a valid police report or a stamped and signed Loss Notification report online.
How to get new number plates by post
- Log in and select "Lost or stolen number plates?".
- Follow the steps and upload the documentation (police report with reference number or a stamped and signed Loss Notification report).
- Wait for the decision letter on the loss of your number plates to arrive in your digital postbox from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
- Log in and select "Lost or stolen number plates?".
- Follow the steps to order new number plates that will be sent to you by post.
If you have deregistered your vehicle, you will be asked to re-register it in order to receive the number plates by post.
Do you still have the one remaining number plate and want new number plates sent by post?
If you have reported the loss of only one of two number plates, the other number plate must be handed in at a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office (trafikkstasjon). Some Driver and Vehicle Licensing Offices have a 24-hour drop slot where you can drop off number plates. If not, you will need to either make an appointment to hand in the plate or send it by post.
Inform relevant parties of your new registration number
Remember to inform your toll service provider (who issued your toll tag), parking company and any other relevant parties that you have a new registration number. Your insurance company will automatically be notified by the NPRA that the vehicle has changed its registration number.
Some exceptions to the rule about a new registration number
The main rule is that you will get a new registration number on your new plates when your plates are lost. In some cases, there are exceptions for veteran/vintage/”classic” vehicles (30 years old or more) and heavy vehicles, which may then be allowed to keep the same registration number.
The price of new number plates
The price for one number plate is NOK 65 and the price for a set of two plates is NOK 130.