diff --git a/Sources/epoch_server/compile/epoch_vehicle/EPOCH_load_vehicles.sqf b/Sources/epoch_server/compile/epoch_vehicle/EPOCH_load_vehicles.sqf
index 33a4061a..7c175b8b 100644
--- a/Sources/epoch_server/compile/epoch_vehicle/EPOCH_load_vehicles.sqf
+++ b/Sources/epoch_server/compile/epoch_vehicle/EPOCH_load_vehicles.sqf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ private ["_actualHitpoints","_allHitpoints","_allVehicles","_allowDamage","_arr"
 params [["_maxVehicleLimit",0]];
 
 _diag = diag_tickTime;
-_dataFormat = ["", [], 0, [], 0, [], [], 0, ""];
+_dataFormat = ["", [], 0, [], 0, [], [], 0, "", ""];
 _dataFormatCount = count _dataFormat;
 EPOCH_VehicleSlots = [];
 _allVehicles = [];
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ for "_i" from 1 to _maxVehicleLimit do {
 				if !((_arr select _forEachIndex) isEqualType _x) then {_arr set[_forEachIndex, _x]};
 			} forEach _dataFormat;
 
-			_arr params ["_class","_worldspace","_damage","_hitpoints","_fuel","_inventory","_ammo","_color","_baseClass"];
+			_arr params ["_class","_worldspace","_damage","_hitpoints","_fuel","_inventory","_ammo","_color","_baseClass",["_plateNumber",""]];
 
 			if (_class != "" && _damage < 1) then {
 				// remove location from worldspace and set to new var
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ for "_i" from 1 to _maxVehicleLimit do {
 							};
 						};
 
+						// add previous license plate
+						if !(_plateNumber isEqualTo "") then {
+							_vehicle setPlateNumber _plateNumber;
+						};
+
 						if (_allowDamage) then {
 							_vehicle allowDamage true;
 						};
diff --git a/Sources/epoch_server/compile/epoch_vehicle/EPOCH_server_save_vehicle.sqf b/Sources/epoch_server/compile/epoch_vehicle/EPOCH_server_save_vehicle.sqf
index 9d93c869..732e906a 100644
--- a/Sources/epoch_server/compile/epoch_vehicle/EPOCH_server_save_vehicle.sqf
+++ b/Sources/epoch_server/compile/epoch_vehicle/EPOCH_server_save_vehicle.sqf
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ if (!isNull _vehicle) then {
 		_hitpoints = (getAllHitPointsDamage _vehicle) param [2,[]];
 
 		_inventory = _vehicle call EPOCH_server_CargoSave;
-		
+
 		_colorSlot = _vehicle getVariable ["VEHICLE_TEXTURE",0];
 		_baseType = _vehicle getVariable ["VEHICLE_BASECLASS",""];
-		_VAL = [typeOf _vehicle,[getposworld _vehicle,vectordir _vehicle,vectorup _vehicle,true],damage _vehicle,_hitpoints,fuel _vehicle,_inventory,[true,magazinesAllTurrets _vehicle],_colorSlot,_baseType];
+		_VAL = [typeOf _vehicle,[getposworld _vehicle,vectordir _vehicle,vectorup _vehicle,true],damage _vehicle,_hitpoints,fuel _vehicle,_inventory,[true,magazinesAllTurrets _vehicle],_colorSlot,_baseType, getPlateNumber _vehicle];
 		["Vehicle", _vehHiveKey, EPOCH_expiresVehicle, _VAL] call EPOCH_fnc_server_hiveSETEX;
 	};
 };