Guide to Indonesian number plates

Om Swastiastu (G’day in Balinese), and welcome back to the next edition of ‘Buddy’s Bugis Bali Blog!’ With regular updates of what is happening in your favourite place – Seminyak, Bali, and all things Seminyak Villas! In this post, we are going to help you out with a Guide to Indonesian number plates.

Happy New Year by the way! “Selamat Tahun Baru!”
It came, and went, in rather a strange manner in Seminyak, with the new normal in place, gatherings/parties and fireworks banned, and the local government deciding that everything should close by 11pm… so celebrations were mostly subdued around the Seminyak Villas. It could have been worse – Jakarta decided to close at 7pm, which would have really put a bummer on any celebrations!

The Christmas/New Year period saw a large influx of domestic tourists, from largely Jakarta, Surabaya and Bandung – filling up the streets and accommodation for a few weeks – traffic was back to pre-covid days, clogged at the usual pressure points, with lots of B, L and D number plates adding to the usual DK ones, and some of the more popular spots around town receiving a much needed boost of life. But things are returning pretty much to the new normal again now, of ‘all quiet on the Bali front’
Ever wondered where the different letters were from, on the Indonesian number plates? Here is your quick guide to Indonesian number plates! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Indonesia

Now that the trivia is out of the way, it’s back to focusing on 2021, and making sure everything is going great. Here at Villa Bugis, we are soldiering on, doing the best we can, and keeping it looking good for when our regular guests can once again return to their beloved Seminyak Villas!

Here’s to a better 2021 to you and yours, and stay safe – from your Bali Buddy and all of us at Villa Bugis!