History of Car Registration Plates
Current System - 2001 to 2049 (assuming it runs to the end)
Number plates are now issued twice a year, and are in the format 'AB51 ABC', where the numeric characters show the year.
Plate From To Example MA 08 ELL or PA 55 NOW
51 September 2001 March 2002
02 March 2002 September 2002
52 September 2002 March 2003
03 March 2003 September 2003
53 September 2003 March 2004
04 March 2004 September 2004
54 September 2004 March 2005
05 March 2005 September 2005
55 September 2005 March 2006
06 March 2006 September 2006
56 September 2006 March 2007
07 March 2007 September 2007
57 September 2007 March 2008
08 March 2008 September 2008
58 September 2008 March 2009
09 March 2009 September 2009
59 September 2009 March 2010
10 March 2010 September 2010
60 September 2010 March 2011
11 March 2011 September 2011
61 September 2011 March 2012
12 March 2012 September 2012
62 September 2012 March 2013
13 March 2013 September 2013
63 September 2013 March 2014
14 March 2014 September 2014
64 September 2014 March 2015
15 March 2015 September 2015
65 September 2015 March 2016
16 March 2016 September 2016
66 September 2016 March 2017
17 March 2017 September 2017
67 September 2017 March 2018
18 March 2018 September 2018
68 September 2018 March 2019
19 March 2019 September 2019
69 September 2019 March 2020
20 March 2020 September 2020
70 September 2020 March 2021
21 March 2021 September 2021
71 September 2021 March 2022
22 March 2022 September 2022
72 September 2022 March 2023
23 March 2023 September 2023
73 September 2023 March 2024
24 March 2024 September 2024
74 September 2024 March 2025
25 March 2025 September 2025
75 September 2025 March 2026
26 March 2026 September 2026
76 September 2026 March 2027
27 March 2027 September 2027
77 September 2027 March 2028
28 March 2028 September 2028
78 September 2028 March 2029
29 March 2029 September 2029
79 September 2029 March 2030
30 March 2030 September 2030
80 September 2030 March 2031
31 March 2031 September 2031
81 September 2031 March 2032
32 March 2032 September 2032
82 September 2032 March 2033
33 March 2033 September 2033
83 September 2033 March 2034
34 March 2034 September 2034
84 September 2034 March 2035
35 March 2035 September 2035
85 September 2035 March 2036
36 March 2036 September 2036
86 September 2036 March 2037
37 March 2037 September 2037
87 September 2037 March 2038
38 March 2038 September 2038
88 September 2038 March 2039
39 March 2039 September 2039
89 September 2039 March 2040
40 March 2040 September 2040
90 September 2040 March 2041
41 March 2041 September 2041
91 September 2041 March 2042
42 March 2042 September 2042
92 September 2042 March 2043
43 March 2043 September 2043
93 September 2043 March 2044
44 March 2044 September 2044
94 September 2044 March 2045
45 March 2045 September 2045
95 September 2045 March 2046
46 March 2046 September 2046
96 September 2046 March 2047
47 March 2047 September 2047
97 September 2047 March 2048
48 March 2048 September 2048
98 September 2048 March 2049
49 March 2049 September 2049
99 September 2049 March 2050
Prefix Type registration numbers - 1983 to 2001
Number plates are in the format 'A21 ABC', with the first letter denoting the year code.
Prefix From To Example A 55 MAN or D 13 SEL
A August 1983 July 1984
B August 1984 July 1985
C August 1985 July 1986
D August 1986 July 1987
E August 1987 July 1988
F August 1988 July 1989
G August 1989 July 1990
H August 1990 July 1991
J August 1991 July 1992
K August 1992 July 1993
L August 1993 July 1994
M August 1994 July 1995
N August 1995 July 1996
P August 1996 July 1997
R August 1997 July 1998
S August 1998 February 1999
T March 1999 July 1999
V August 1999 February 2000
W March 2000 July 2000
X August 2000 February 2001
Y March 2001 July 2001
Suffix type registration numbers - 1963 to 1983
Number plates are in the format 'ABC 1A', with the last letter designating the year code.
Suffix From To Example PAU 1 M
A 1963
B 1964
C 1965
D 1966
E January 1967 July 1967
F August 1967 July 1968
G August 1968 July 1969
H August 1969 July 1970
J August 1970 July 1971
K August 1971 July 1972
L August 1972 July 1973
M August 1973 July 1974
N August 1974 July 1975
P August 1975 July 1976
R August 1976 July 1977
S August 1977 July 1978
T August 1978 July 1979
V August 1979 July 1980
W August 1980 July 1981
X August 1981 July 1982
Y August 1982 July 1983
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