export type PlateType = 'car' | 'motorcycle';
export interface PlateParse {
    /** Normalized plate (uppercase, no spaces/dashes). */
    plate: string;
    type: PlateType;
}
/** Parse a plate into `{ plate, type }`, or `null` if it isn't a recognized standard format. */
export declare function parsePlate(input: string): PlateParse | null;
export declare function validatePlate(input: string): boolean;