Years of issue:
You can use the charts below to quickly identify the original year of issue for the three main registration formats. Please remember when choosing a registration that you can only assign it to a vehicle of the same age or newer than the registration itself. So, for example, if you selected an N reg prefix plate (1995), you'd only be able to display it on a vehicle first registered on or after that date. You couldn't put it on an A reg (1983) vehicle. The golden rule is that you can't make a vehicle look younger than it is!
Suffix Letter Identifier
SUFFIX | YEAR OF RELEASE |
A | 1963 |
B | 1964 |
C | 1965 |
D | 1966 |
E | 1967 |
F | 1967 |
G | 1968 |
H | 1969 |
J | 1970 |
K | 1971 |
L | 1972 |
M | 1973 |
N | 1974 |
P | 1975 |
R | 1976 |
S | 1977 |
T | 1978 |
V | 1979 |
W | 1980 |
X | 1981 |
Y | 1982 |
Prefix Letter Identifier
PREFIX | YEAR OF RELEASE |
A | 1983 |
B | 1984 |
C | 1985 |
D | 1986 |
E | 1987 |
F | 1988 |
G | 1989 |
H | 1990 |
J | 1991 |
K | 1992 |
L | 1993 |
M | 1994 |
N | 1995 |
P | 1996 |
R | 1997 |
S | 1998 |
T | 1999 |
V | 1999 |
W | 2000 |
X | 2000 |
Y | 2001 |
New Style Number Identifier
DIGITS | YEAR OF RELEASE |
00 | NEVER RELEASED |
01 | NEVER RELEASED |
51 | 2001 Second Half |
02 | 2002 First Half |
52 | 2002 Second Half |
03 | 2003 First Half |
53 | 2003 Second Half |
04 | 2004 First Half |
54 | 2004 Second Half |
05 | 2005 First Half |
55 | 2005 Second Half |
06 | 2006 First Half |
56 | 2006 Second Half |
07 | 2007 First Half |
57 | 2007 Second Half |
08 | 2008 First Half |
58 | 2008 Second Half |
09 | 2009 First Half |
59 | 2009 Second Half |
10 | 2010 First Half |
60 | 2010 Second Half |
11 | 2011 First Half |
61 | 2011 Second Half |