SHD Plate Number Meaning: Shendam, Plateau
The SHD plate number is registered in Shendam Local Government Area, Plateau. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
SHD is issued in Shendam, run from Shendam town. Around 205,119 people were recorded there in 2006 across 2,477 km², some 83 for every square kilometre. The code is inherited with the papers when the vehicle changes hands. That is the whole of what three letters can honestly tell you.
SHD Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the SHD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHD-305AA | PONTIAC VIBE | BLACK | |
| SHD-419AA | TOYOTA SIENNA | BLACK | |
| SHD-507AA | MITSUBISHI SPACE WAGON | WINE | |
| SHD-628AA | NISSAN PREMERA PREMRA | LIGHT BROWN | |
| SHD-741AA | TOYOTA HIGHLANDER | BLACK | |
| SHD-111AA | TOYOTA RAV4 RAV4 | GREEN | |
| SHD-999AA | HONDA ACCORD | NAVY BLUE | |
| SHD-123AA | BMW 5 SERIES | BROWN | |
| SHD-987AA | BMW SALON | 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 SHD
- Local Government Area
- Shendam
- State
- Plateau
- Headquarters
- Shendam
- Population
- 205,119 (2006)
- Area
- 2,477 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 SHD Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so SHD places the paperwork in Shendam. 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 SHD plate away from Plateau 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 SHD plate number
What does the SHD plate number mean?
SHD is the registration code of Shendam Local Government Area in Plateau. 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 SHD plate number from?
Plateau. The code identifies the local government area — Shendam — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to SHD in Plateau
Codes either side of SHD in the Plateau directory.
Have a whole SHD 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.