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== Number plates == | == Number plates == | ||
[[Image:Map_romania_regions_and_districts.jpg|thumb|right|float|Political map of Romania: historical regions and counties]] | [[Image:Map_romania_regions_and_districts.jpg|thumb|right|float|Political map of Romania: historical regions and counties]] | ||
− | [[Image:Romanian_car_registration_plate.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Romanian_car_registration_plate.jpg|thumb|left|float|New style E.U. flag number plate. The old ones have the Romanian flag in stead of the E.U. flag.]] |
The most used type of license plate uses a ''cc-99-xyz'', where ''cc'' is the 2-letter county code, ''99'' a random 2-digit number, and ''xyz'' 3 random letters.<br> | The most used type of license plate uses a ''cc-99-xyz'', where ''cc'' is the 2-letter county code, ''99'' a random 2-digit number, and ''xyz'' 3 random letters.<br> | ||
It's quite possible to see [[Bucharest]] registered plates ('''B'''''-99-xyz'') all over the country, as all the leasing companies are based in Bucharest, and people are obliged to use Bucharest plates while their cars are in leasing. | It's quite possible to see [[Bucharest]] registered plates ('''B'''''-99-xyz'') all over the country, as all the leasing companies are based in Bucharest, and people are obliged to use Bucharest plates while their cars are in leasing. |
Revision as of 19:07, 29 June 2008
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Language: | Romanian |
Capital: | Bucureşti |
Population: | 22,276,056 |
Currency: | Leu (RON) |
Hitchability: | (very good) |
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In Romania payment for the ride is often expected, although foreigners often aren't asked for anything. It is still cheaper than trains and buses though. The local currency is the Leu (exchange rate: 1 Euro = aprox. 3.5 Lei). When hitchhiking, it's best to hold a sign with the name of the place you want to go. The most common method is using the 2-letter county code for the place you want to go. People expect to be payed for giving a ride, but if you tell them in advance that you are unable to pay, 4 out of 5 will take you anyway.
Getting a ride can sometimes be difficult, as some of the cars that pass seem tiny, ancient and packed with more people than there are seats. This is probably due to the low rate of car ownership in some areas, and the fact that hitching is still a common way for locals to travel, particularly in the country.
Romania has a long established hitchhiking tradition from the communist era. Back then, few people had cars, and there was a constant fuel shortage, so sharing a ride was the best way to get from A to B.
Language
Romanian is one of the few non-Slavic East-European languages. It uses the Latin script and is related with French, Italian, Spanish etc. Speakers of one of these languages will find it easier to pronounce and understand Romanian.
Historical regions
> 1.000.000: Bucureşti
300.000–500.000: Cluj-Napoca • Constanţa • Iaşi • Timişoara
100.000–300.000: Arad • Bacău • Baia Mare • Botoşani • Brăila • Braşov • Buzău • Craiova • Drobeta-Turnu Severin • Galaţi • Oradea • Piatra-Neamţ • Piteşti • Ploieşti • Râmnicu Vâlcea • Satu Mare • Sibiu • Suceava • Târgu Mureş
Number plates
The most used type of license plate uses a cc-99-xyz, where cc is the 2-letter county code, 99 a random 2-digit number, and xyz 3 random letters.
It's quite possible to see Bucharest registered plates (B-99-xyz) all over the country, as all the leasing companies are based in Bucharest, and people are obliged to use Bucharest plates while their cars are in leasing.
County license plate codes
County | Code | Residence | County | Code | Residence | County | Code | Residence | County | Code | Residence |
Alba | AB | Alba Iulia | Buzău | BZ | Buzău | Gorj | GJ | Târgu Jiu | Prahova | PH | Ploieşti |
Arad | AR | Arad | Caraş-Severin | CS | Resiţa | Harghita | HR | Miercurea Ciuc | Satu-Mare | SM | Satu-Mare |
Argeş | AG | Piteşti | Cluj | CJ | Cluj-Napoca | Hunedoara | HD | Deva | Sălaj | SJ | Zalău |
Bacău | BC | Bacău | Călăraşi | CL | Călăraşi | Ialomiţa | IL | Slobozia | Sibiu | SB | Sibiu |
Bihor | BH | Oradea | Constanţa | CT | Constanţa | Ilfov | IF | Bucureşti | Teleorman | TR | Alexandria |
Bistriţa-Năsăud | BN | Bistriţa | Covasna | CV | Sfântu Gheorghe | Maramureş | MM | Baia Mare | Timiş | TM | Timişoara |
Botoşani | BT | Botoşani | Dâmboviţa | DB | Târgovişte | Mehedinţi | MH | Drobeta Turnu-Severin | Tulcea | TL | Tulcea |
Braşov | BV | Braşov | Dolj | DJ | Craiova | Mureş | MS | Târgu Mureş | Vâlcea | VL | Râmnicu Vâlcea |
Brăila | BR | Brăila | Galaţi | GL | Galaţi | Neamţ | NT | Piatra Neamţ | Vaslui | VS | Vaslui |
Bucureşti | B | – | Giurgiu | GR | Giurgiu | Olt | OT | Slatina | Vrancea | VN | Focşani |