License Plates

Article (340):
A- The plates of rapid transit vehicles types shall be as follows:

Article (341):

The license plates shall be issued according to the vehicle's type and purposes according to Articles (4 – 9) of the law.

Article (342):

The license plates for rapid transit vehicles shall be made of pure aluminum with a thickness of not less than 1 mm and covered with a reflective layer coated by reflective (reflective paper). The plate data on the right side includes: the license type, issuance unit and numbers in Arabic, while on the left side, it shall include: the license type, numbers and the abbreviations of province in English. The plate's data dimensions is determined according to the font and is proportionate to the plate's dimensions.

Article (343):
The insurance value of the license plate for rapid transit vehicles shall be as follows:

• 20 EGP for paired plates for all types of rapid transit vehicles
• 10 EGP for single plate for trailers and attachments

The insurance value of all types of slow transit vehicles plates is seventy five piasters per plate, when the vehicle's ownership is transferred, no new insurance fees shall be imposed if the replaced vehicle plate is faultless.

Article (344)

One of the plates of the rapid transit vehicles- other than the trailer and the semi-trailer- shall be placed in the middle front of the vehicle above the front bumper, and the other one shall be placed at middle backside of the rear bumper. If the design of the vehicle states otherwise, the traffic unit shall determine the place of the vehicle's plate. The plates of the trailer and the semi- trailer are placed in middle backside of the rear bumper or in the middle of the box.

Article (345)

The plates of the slow transit vehicles shall be placed in the center of the rear of the vehicle so that the plates are clearly seen from a reasonable distance, as for the hand carts, the plates are placed in the center of the front side.

Article (346)
The licensee shall submit the plates immediately in the following cases:

1. The license expires on the day following the expiry date at most
2. The licensee abandons operating the vehicle on the following day of the abandonment at most
3. The withdrawal of the license on the following day

The insurance value of all types of slow transit vehicles plates is seventy five piasters per plate, when the vehicle's ownership is transferred, no new insurance fees shall be imposed if the replaced vehicle plate is faultless.

Article (347)

The plates of the rapid transit vehicles shall be handed to the General Directorate of Traffic, a traffic unit, or to the competent traffic department by mail as a postal parcel , and the delivery date of the plates to the post office shall be considered . The plates may be delivered by the post office to Egyptian embassies and consulates. The slow transit vehicle plates shall be delivered to any local government unit as long as it is within the licensed district, and this unit shall send these plates to the competent council immediately.

Article (348)
The insurance value of the plates shall belong to the State in the following two cases:

1. One of the plates is damaged or lost
2. Refusal of the plates hand over

• The following day of the license expiry date
• The following day of the license withdrawal
• The following day of the license cancellation
• The following day of the decision to withdraw or confiscate the license

Taxes and charges

Article (349)

Taxes and charges for rapid transit vehicles shall be paid in cash to the competent traffic unit, and may be paid by a valid postal order or bank cheque to the competent unit. As for traffic units that are determined by the Traffic General Department, taxes and charges may be paid upon the license renewal by a mail from one of the official post offices. It is conditioned to deliver the full amount of the taxes and charges of the postal order or the cheque pre-mentioned to the competent traffic unit in 30 days at most from the following day of the license expiry date or else it shall be deemed not paid on time.

Article (350)

Taxes and charges for slow transit vehicles shall be paid in cash to the competent local council or to the competent governorate. It may also be paid to either entity by a postal mail or by bank cheque .The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of the previous article shall be applied.

Article (351)

The CC resulting from the motion of the valve piston shall be measured in liters (cc/liter) = 3, 14× radius of the cylinder squared in cm × piston pin length in cm ×number of cylinders-1000. You may refer to Catalogs of car factories and periodicals issued by the Traffic General Department.

Article (352)

If the fuel used in the vehicle is not gasoline or non-pure gasoline, the tax shall be doubled × radius of the cylinder squared in cm × piston pin length in cm × Number of cylinders - 1000.
Gasoline is considered non-pure if the percentage of the distiller at 100 ° C is less than 35% of its volume and if the distiller at 190 ° C is less than 95% of its volume.
The fuel is considered pure or mixed if the amount of kerosene is at least 50% of the volume of the fuel used. In this case, the value of tax shall be raised to four times. For dual fuel system vehicles; (benzene - natural gas), the engine is designed for this system, same taxes imposed on benzene vehicle shall be imposed thereon.

Article (353)

The installment period stipulated in Article 51/2 of the Law shall start from the date of vehicle plates' issuance.

Article (354)

The period of 30 days provided for in Articles 22 and 45 of the Law shall starts from the following day of the tax expiry period and ends on the thirtieth day. If this day is an official holiday, the period shall extend till the end of the first working day following the last days of the holiday.

Article (355)

In the case of non -paying of the tax and fees determined during the period stipulated in Article 22 of the law, the vehicle shall be entitled to the taxes and charges stipulated in Article 53 of the law, including the fee for the usage of the vehicle plates, from the following day of the renewal period expiry date. For the vehicles whose taxes may be paid in installments, the taxes and charges together with any additional taxes shall be imposed according to the installment system and for a period not less than three months in accordance with Article 53 of the Law.
The taxes and charges and additional taxes are repeated on each installment and shall not be paid till the license period expires. If the license period expires and no renewal procedures have been taken or the due amounts have been received within the next 30 days, the license shall be canceled. In cases where no taxes and charges for slow transit vehicles have been paid after 30 days following the first year, and, the license shall be considered void.

Article (357)
In case the private car is licensed, or the license is renewed for more than one year, the following shall be taken into account:

If the license is considered cancelled in accordance with the provisions of Articles 14, 15, 17, 19 and 21 of the law, the effect of that cancellation is limited to the taxes imposed for the year during which the cancellation was made. The owner of the vehicle may in this case restore the tax he has paid for the remaining period, or request to add that amount of tax on his account upon the re-application of the license. If one third tax is imposed as a fine in accordance with the provisions of Articles 53 and 55 of the Traffic Law, the fine shall be calculated on the basis of a one-year tax.

Article (357)

If the Licensee wants to spare the vehicle license - during the license validity period for which the taxes and charges are paid, and before its expiry date- he shall notify the competent traffic unit of the same by the form modeled for this purpose, hand over the license and the vehicle plates, and receive the relative receipt. The licensee may hand over the license and the vehicle plates to the Traffic unit in any other way, and clearly declares his desire to renounce the remaining tax fees of the remaining months of the license period (after deducting the already paid tax fees). The paid amount shall not be restored until presenting official document of decided fines payment for violation of law provisions.

Article (359)

The Changes in the license data, type , and description, that consequently modify /raise taxes and charges, are as follows:

1. Add sidecar (Motorcycle)
2. Change the fuel type for all types of rapid transit vehicles
3. Increase the capacity of engine cylinders as a result of changing the engine for car whose tax is determined on that basis as mentioned in the fees and taxes table
4. Increase the number of seats to increase number of passengers transferred by taxis
5. The use of two classes public transport vehicles for the first class passengers only
6. Increase the weight of the transport vehicle, common transport vehicles , trailers or semi-trailers for the transport of cargos and things, and it shall not be considered as an increase unless it is greater than 50% of the weight of the vehicle mentioned in the license
7. The vehicle is entirely used for purposes other than designed for
8. Change draft animal specified in the slow transit vehicles.