New-style, post-c1985, Cameroon vehicle registration plates start with a group of two letters, indicating the province of registration (followed here by their main towns in parentheses, to aid location):

• AD - Adamaoua (N'Gaoundéré)
• AN - National Assembly vehicles

• CA - State owned vehicles
• CE - Centre (Yaoundé)

• EN - Extrême Nord (Maroua)
• ES - Est (Bertoua)

• LT - Littoral (Douala)

• NO - Nord (Garoua)
• NW - Nord Ouest (Bamenda)

• OU - Ouest (Bajoussam)

• SU - Sud (Ebolowa)
• SW - Sud Ouest (Buéa)

Old-style, pre-c1985, Cameroon vehicle registration plates started with one letter, indicating the province of registration (followed here by their main towns in parentheses, to aid location):

• C - Centre-Sud (Yaoundé)
• CS - Centre-Sud (Yaoundé)
• E - Est (Bertoua)
• L - Littoral (Douala)
• N - Nord (Garoua)
• O> - Ouest (Bajoussam)
• W - Sud Ouest (Buéa)