BRT Plate Number Meaning: Obi, Benue
The BRT plate number is registered in Obi Local Government Area, Benue. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
BRT is the plate code of Obi, one of the twenty-three local government areas of Benue State. The first three letters of a Nigerian plate name the district where the vehicle was entered on the register, and they are not changed by a sale — only by re-registration somewhere else. A BRT plate therefore points back to Obi wherever the car is driven now.
BRT Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the BRT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRT-128AA | Hiace | White | |
| BRT-174AA | TOYOTA LEXUS RX 330 | CUSTOM | |
| BRT-507AA | HONDA ACCORD 2000 | GREY | |
| BRT-111AA | VOLKSWAGEN GOLF | WHITE | |
| BRT-123AA | Golf | 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 BRT
- Local Government Area
- Obi
- State
- Benue
- Headquarters
- Obarike-Ito
Population and area describe the local government area itself and come from public census and geographic data, not from the plate register.
What the BRT Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so BRT places the paperwork in Obi. 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 BRT plate away from Benue 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 BRT plate number
What does the BRT plate number mean?
BRT is the registration code of Obi Local Government Area in Benue. 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 BRT plate number from?
Benue. The code identifies the local government area — Obi — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to BRT in Benue
Codes either side of BRT in the Benue directory.
Have a whole BRT 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.