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 |
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