YSF Plate Number Meaning: Yusufari, Yobe
The YSF plate number is registered in Yusufari 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.
Yusufari, run from Yusufari town, uses YSF. The 2006 census counted 111,086 residents over 3,928 km², some 28 for every square kilometre. The code is inherited with the papers when the vehicle changes hands, and lost only on re-registration. Everything else about the car comes from its chassis number.
YSF Plates We Have Checked
Plates carrying the YSF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YSF-128AA | HONDA CIVIC | CUSTOM | |
| YSF-123AA | TOYOTA SIENNA | 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 YSF
- Local Government Area
- Yusufari
- State
- Yobe
- Headquarters
- Yusufari
- Population
- 111,086 (2006)
- Area
- 3,928 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 YSF Code Does and Does Not Tell You
A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so YSF places the paperwork in Yusufari. 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 YSF 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 YSF plate number
What does the YSF plate number mean?
YSF is the registration code of Yusufari 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 YSF plate number from?
Yobe. The code identifies the local government area — Yusufari — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.
Codes Next to YSF in Yobe
Codes either side of YSF in the Yobe directory.
Have a whole YSF 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.