GAD Plate Number Meaning: Gada, Sokoto
The GAD plate number is registered in Gada Local Government Area, Sokoto. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
GAD is the Gada code, administered from Gada town. With 248,267 residents at the 2006 census it is the most populous district in Sokoto State, spread over 1,315 km² — about 189 people to the square kilometre. The code is issued once and carried by the vehicle afterwards.
GAD Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the GAD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAD-128AA | Sorento | Custom | |
| GAD-305AA | PEUGEOT 406 | CUSTOM | |
| GAD-111AA | TOYOTA HIGH LANDER | CUSTOM | |
| GAD-222AA | 406 | BLUE | |
| GAD-123AA | Nissan Sunny S/Car | 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 GAD
- Local Government Area
- Gada
- State
- Sokoto
- Headquarters
- Gada
- Population
- 248,267 (2006)
- Area
- 1,315 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 GAD Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so GAD places the paperwork in Gada. 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 GAD plate away from Sokoto 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 GAD plate number
What does the GAD plate number mean?
GAD is the registration code of Gada Local Government Area in Sokoto. 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 GAD plate number from?
Sokoto. The code identifies the local government area — Gada — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to GAD in Sokoto
Codes either side of GAD in the Sokoto directory.
Have a whole GAD 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.