DMS Plate Number Meaning: Dan-Musa, Katsina
The DMS plate number is registered in Dan-Musa Local Government Area, Katsina. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
DMS belongs to Dan Musa. Around 113,691 people were counted there in 2006 across 792 km², near 144 to the square kilometre. A code is issued once, with the papers, and read back later exactly as it was given. The serial part that follows belongs to one vehicle only.
DMS Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the DMS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMS-305AA | PEUGEOT 406 | 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 DMS
- Local Government Area
- Dan-Musa
- State
- Katsina
- Population
- 113,691 (2006)
- Area
- 792 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 DMS Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so DMS places the paperwork in Dan-Musa. 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 DMS plate away from Katsina 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 DMS plate number
What does the DMS plate number mean?
DMS is the registration code of Dan-Musa Local Government Area in Katsina. 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 DMS plate number from?
Katsina. The code identifies the local government area — Dan-Musa — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to DMS in Katsina
Codes either side of DMS in the Katsina directory.
Have a whole DMS 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.