LAF Plate Number Meaning: Edu, Kwara
The LAF plate number is registered in Edu Local Government Area, Kwara. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
LAF belongs to Edu, whose council sits at Lafiagi. The 2006 census put 201,469 residents on 2,542 km², near 79 for every square kilometre. The code is issued once, with the papers, and read back later exactly as it was given.
LAF Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the LAF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAF-174AA | VOLKSWAGEN GOLF | CUSTOM | |
| LAF-305AA | MERCEDES BENZ 230 | - | |
| LAF-419AA | MITSUBISHI CAR | NA | |
| LAF-507AA | MAZDA PREMACY | ASH | |
| LAF-741AA | MAZDA 626 CAR | ASH | |
| LAF-853AA | PEUGEOT 406 S/ CAR | GREEN | |
| LAF-956AA | MERCEDES-BENZ C240 | GOLDEN | |
| LAF-999AA | TOYOTA HIGHLANDER JEEP | ASH |
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 LAF
- Local Government Area
- Edu
- State
- Kwara
- Headquarters
- Lafiagi
- Population
- 201,469 (2006)
- Area
- 2,542 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 LAF Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so LAF places the paperwork in Edu. 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 LAF plate away from Kwara 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 LAF plate number
What does the LAF plate number mean?
LAF is the registration code of Edu Local Government Area in Kwara. 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 LAF plate number from?
Kwara. The code identifies the local government area — Edu — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to LAF in Kwara
Codes either side of LAF in the Kwara directory.
Have a whole LAF 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.