The　first　step　of　the　license　plate　automatic　recognition　is　the　license　plate　location,　therefore,　the　license　plate　location　method　is　very　important　to　the　license　plate　automatic　recognition.　A　license　plate　location　method　combining　the　license　plate　location　method　based　on　the　HSV　color　space　and　the　license　plate　location　method　based　on　the　boundary　detection　is　presented　in　this　paper.　A　total　of　216　experimental　images　are　tested　in　this　paper.　Through　the　analysis　of　experimental　results,　it＇s　found　that　this　method　can　achieve　the　license　plate　location　accurately,　and　the　method＇s　accuracy　is　98.6　percent.