Plate code

BNZ Plate Number Meaning: Bunza, Kebbi

The BNZ plate number is registered in Bunza Local Government Area, Kebbi. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.

Nigerian number plate with the BNZ code — Bunza, Kebbi
A plate issued in Bunza carries the BNZ code. The characters after it are a sample, not a real registration.

Bunza registers as BNZ, from its headquarters at Bunza town. The 2006 census counted 121,461 residents over 876 km², about 139 for every square kilometre. A plate lookup returns the district and the state, and never the name of an owner.

BNZ Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the BNZ code that our own checks returned data for, most recent first. The make and the colour are shown exactly as the record gave them.

Plate Make Colour Checked
BNZ-128AA Toyota Hilux P/Up Custom
BNZ-305AA Toyota Corolla Custom
BNZ-123AA Honda Accord Saloon Custom

No holder name appears here, and none ever will: the Federal Road Safety Corps does not release registration holders to the public, so neither do we.

The District Behind BNZ

Local Government Area
Bunza
State
Kebbi
Headquarters
Bunza
Population
121,461 (2006)
Area
876 km²

Population and area describe the local government area itself and come from public census and geographic data, not from the plate register.

What the BNZ Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so BNZ places the paperwork in Bunza. It does not follow the car afterwards: a vehicle sold across state lines keeps its plate until it is re-registered, which is why a BNZ plate away from Kebbi is a question for the seller rather than a finding in itself.

The letters also say nothing about the holder, the model or the history of the vehicle. Colours and special series are a separate system, explained on the code hub; what the car itself has been through — auction lots, damage, mileage at sale — is recorded against its VIN and travels with the car even when the plate changes.

Questions about the BNZ plate number

What does the BNZ plate number mean?

BNZ is the registration code of Bunza Local Government Area in Kebbi. A vehicle wearing it was registered there; the three digits after the letters are its serial inside that LGA, and the last two letters are the series.

Which state is a BNZ plate number from?

Kebbi. The code identifies the local government area — Bunza — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.

Codes Next to BNZ in Kebbi

Codes either side of BNZ in the Kebbi directory.

All Kebbi plate number codes

Have a whole BNZ plate, not just the code?

The lookup takes the full plate and returns the local government area behind it. For the history of the vehicle — auction records, damage, mileage and photographs — check it by VIN.