Plate code

GDM Plate Number Meaning: Geidam, Yobe

The GDM plate number is registered in Geidam Local Government Area, Yobe. 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 GDM code — Geidam, Yobe
A plate issued in Geidam carries the GDM code. The characters after it are a sample, not a real registration.

GDM marks Geidam, seat at Geidam town. The 2006 census put 157,295 residents on 4,357 km², near 36 for every square kilometre. The letters are the geographic part of the plate; the digits and closing pair belong to the individual car.

GDM Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the GDM 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
GDM-419AA MERCEDES-BENZ C220 BENZ SILVER
GDM-507AA V/WAGEN GOLF III BLUE
GDM-222AA HONDA ACCORD GREEN

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 GDM

Local Government Area
Geidam
State
Yobe
Headquarters
Geidam
Population
157,295 (2006)
Area
4,357 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 GDM Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so GDM places the paperwork in Geidam. 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 GDM plate away from Yobe 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 GDM plate number

What does the GDM plate number mean?

GDM is the registration code of Geidam Local Government Area in Yobe. 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 GDM plate number from?

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

Codes Next to GDM in Yobe

Codes either side of GDM in the Yobe directory.

All Yobe plate number codes

Have a whole GDM 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.