Made in Germany | Egypt: German License Plates for Cairo

The Egyptian government is planning to call in all the 4.5 million or so vehicle plates and replace them with a new registration system using a combination of letters and numbers. The Siegen-based firm Erich Utsch has been awarded the contract.
Up to now Cairo car drivers simply passed on their number plates to others after deregistering their old vehicles and sending them to the scrap heap. As a result, a lot of doubles have ended up in circulation. The firm Utsch is a market leader in license plate technology with an annual turnover of approximately half a billion euros. The new Cairo plates will have holographic security features and will be fitted with a tamper-safe attachment system. Our reporter Hagen Tober was there to watch the number plates being produced and delivered.

[@hebneh]

It's interesting that they chose to emboss the plates, since in many cases, license plates now are being made completely flat - not that this is necessarily the best or most legible way to do it. It is cheaper, however.

[@MadelnJapan]

Japan and German have one of the best technology in the World

[@lptv-licenseplates]

It is sad that the Minister choose such expensive license plates for such a poor country. If the Minister really went around and asked actual law Enforcement professionals how to reduce criminal activity related to Egypt's automobiles, a central database is a good place to start while enhancing police training. Everyday law enforcement can use security features in license plates issued in the USA and Germany at a much lower cost. Wake up Egypt!!

[@KhaledSelim]

طيب ليه مطلبناش شركة تعمل ورشة في مصر وتدرب عمال مصريين على تصنيع العدد الكبير ده
وأهو تبقى الورشة دي موجودة للزمن
أكيد هنحتاج نعمل لوح كل شوية للعربيات الجديدة واللوح التالفة وكده
لكن كالعادة بنروح للسهل ونستورد
ماهي الفلوس أصلها مرطرطة عند الحكومة المصرية

[@superpower555]

Best luck UTSCH
We have their machines in India
SANKETS

[@whatsthe.1362]

Echt? Siegen macht die besten Nummernschilder? hahahaha, ich wusste nicht das unser Kaff überhaupt auf jeder Landkarte zu finden ist