When Do Number Plates Change?

December, 28 2015

The current style of registration requires a bi-yearly release of a new number plate. In September 2001 this started when the 51 registrations were released (e.g. XX51 XXX). Since then a new number plate has been released every six months (March and September).

Newly registered vehicles are automatically issued with a corresponding vehicle registration mark, however this style of number plate is normally offered for general sale a few months beforehand (December and June) for anyone wanting to buy a specific combination – such as a personalised plate.

You can only, however, put these registrations onto vehicles of the valid age or newer – you cannot put it only a vehicle older than the registration for obvious reasons.

Below is the full release schedule.

When do number plates change?

DATE	RELEASE
September 2015	65
March 2016	16
September 2016	66
March 2017	17
September 2017	67
March 2018	18
September 2018	68
March 2019	19
September 2019	69
March 2020	20
September 2020	70
March 2021	21
September 2021	71
March 2022	22
September 2022	72
March 2023	23
September 2023	73
March 2024	24
September 2024	74
March 2025	25
September 2025	75
March 2026	26
September 2026	76
March 2027	27
September 2027	77
March 2028	28
September 2028	78
March 2029	29
September 2029	79
March 2030	30
September 2030	80
March 2031	31
September 2031	81
March 2032	32
September 2032	82
March 2033	33
September 2033	83
March 2034	34
September 2034	84
March 2035	35
September 2035	85
March 2036	36
September 2036	86
March 2037	37
September 2037	87
March 2038	38
September 2038	88
March 2039	39
September 2039	89
March 2040	40
September 2040	90
March 2041	41
September 2041	91
March 2042	42
September 2042	92
March 2043	43
September 2043	93
March 2044	44
September 2044	94
March 2045	45
September 2045	95
March 2046	46
September 2046	96
March 2047	47
September 2047	97
March 2048	48
September 2048	98
March 2049	49
September 2049	99
March 2050	50