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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 a 17 series New style reg (2017), you'd only be able to display it on a vehicle first registered on or after this date. You couldn't put it on a 55 reg (2005) vehicle.
The golden rule is that you can't make a vehicle look younger than it is!
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Suffix Letter Age Identifier
Prefix Letter Age Identifier
New Style Number Age Identifier
| YEAR OF RELEASE | SUFFIX |
|---|---|
| 1963 | A |
| 1964 | B |
| 1965 | C |
| 1966 | D |
| 1967 | E |
| 1967 | F |
| 1968 | G |
| 1969 | H |
| 1970 | J |
| 1971 | K |
| 1972 | L |
| 1973 | M |
| 1974 | N |
| 1975 | P |
| 1976 | R |
| 1977 | S |
| 1978 | T |
| 1979 | V |
| 1980 | W |
| 1981 | X |
| 1982 | Y |
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| YEAR OF RELEASE | PREFIX |
|---|---|
| 1983 | A |
| 1984 | B |
| 1985 | C |
| 1986 | D |
| 1987 | E |
| 1988 | F |
| 1989 | G |
| 1990 | H |
| 1991 | J |
| 1992 | K |
| 1993 | L |
| 1994 | M |
| 1995 | N |
| 1996 | P |
| 1997 | R |
| 1998 | S |
| 1999 | T |
| 1999 | V |
| 2000 | W |
| 2000 | X |
| 2001 | Y |
| YEAR OF RELEASE | 1st MARCH to 31st AUGUST | 1st SEPTEMBER to 28/29th FEBRUARY |
|---|---|---|
| 2001/02 | 51 | |
| 2002/03 | 02 | 52 |
| 2003/04 | 03 | 53 |
| 2004/05 | 04 | 54 |
| 2005/06 | 05 | 55 |
| 2006/07 | 06 | 56 |
| 2007/08 | 07 | 57 |
| 2008/09 | 08 | 58 |
| 2009/10 | 09 | 59 |
| 2010/11 | 10 | 60 |
| 2011/12 | 11 | 61 |
| 2012/13 | 12 | 62 |
| 2013/14 | 13 | 63 |
| 2014/15 | 14 | 64 |
| 2015/16 | 15 | 65 |
| 2016/17 | 16 | 66 |
| 2017/18 | 17 | 67 |
| 2018/19 | 18 | 68 |
| 2019/20 | 19 | 69 |
| 2020/21 | 20 | 70 |
| 2021/22 | 21 | 71 |
| 2022/23 | 22 | 72 |
| 2023/24 | 23 | 73 |
| 2024/25 | 24 | 74 |
| 2025/26 | 25 | 75 |
Last updated: Thursday 18th July 2024
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