TKP Plate Number Meaning: Otukpo, Benue
The TKP plate number is registered in Otukpo Local Government Area, Benue. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.
TKP belongs to Otukpo, the Benue district administered from Otukpo town. Nigerian registration plates carry the local government area in their opening three letters, fixed at first registration and unchanged when the vehicle is sold. That is what makes a code worth looking up: it places the paperwork, even when everything else about the car has to be checked by VIN.
TKP Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the TKP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TKP-128AA | 230 E | Custom | |
| TKP-174AA | CR-V | Custom | |
| TKP-236AA | MERCEDES-BENZ 230 B 230 | BLUE | |
| TKP-419AA | 406 | Custom | |
| TKP-111AA | Toyota Camry | Gold | |
| TKP-222AA | FORD RANGER | 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 TKP
- Local Government Area
- Otukpo
- State
- Benue
- Headquarters
- Otukpo
Population and area describe the local government area itself and come from public census and geographic data, not from the plate register.
What the TKP Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so TKP places the paperwork in Otukpo. 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 TKP plate away from Benue 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 TKP plate number
What does the TKP plate number mean?
TKP is the registration code of Otukpo Local Government Area in Benue. 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 TKP plate number from?
Benue. The code identifies the local government area — Otukpo — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to TKP in Benue
Codes either side of TKP in the Benue directory.
Have a whole TKP 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.