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Registration Plates

1963 - 1983

The last letter of the registration told us the year of regisration.

1984 - 2001

The first letter of the registration told us the year of regisration.

2001- 2049

The first two letters of the number plate will show where the car was first registered. The second letter is the local identifier and indicates which office it was registered through.

The new registration is designed to last until 2050, with changes every March and September. The second two characters are numbers that indicate the age of the car.

2001-2049	1984-2001	1963 -1983
The local memory tag (MA) for this registration is for Manchester (M followed by the local office identifier letter from A to Y). The registration tag (02) tells us that the car was registered in March 2002. (52 would have been Sept 2002)	The registration tag tell us that this car was registered between August 1988 and July 1989	The registration tag tell us that this car was registered between August 1982 and July 1983

1963-1983
Suffix Letter	Dates
A	February 1963 to December 1963
B	January 1964 to December 1964
C	January 1965 to December 1965
D	January 1966 to December 1966
E	January 1967 to July 1967
F	August 1967 to July 1968
G	August 1968 to July 1969
H	August 1969 to July 1970
J	August 1970 to July 1971
K	August 1971 to July 1972
L	August 1972 to July 1973
M	August 1973 to July 1974
N	August 1974 to July 1975
P	August 1975 to July 1976
R	August 1976 to July 1977
S	August 1977 to July 1978
T	August 1978 to July 1979
V	August 1979 to July 1980
W	August 1980 to July 1981
X	August 1981 to July 1982
Y	August 1982 to July 1983

1984-2001
Prefix Letter	Dates
A	August 1983 to July 1984
B	August 1984 to July 1985
C	August 1985 to July 1986
D	August 1986 to July 1987
E	August 1987 to July 1988
F	August 1988 to July 1989
G	August 1989 to July 1990
H	August 1990 to July 1991
J	August 1991 to July 1992
K	August 1992 to July 1993
L	August 1993 to July 1994
M	August 1994 to July 1995
N	August 1995 to July 1996
P	August 1996 to July 1997
R	August 1997 to July 1998
S	August 1998 to February 1999
T	March 1999 to August 1999
V	September 1999 to February 2000
W	March 2000 to August 2000
X	September 2000 to February 2001
Y	March 2001 to August 2001

2001-2049
Year	March	Sept
2001		51
2002	02	52
2003	03	53
2004	04	54
2005	05	55
2006	06	56
2007	07	57
2008	08	58
2009	09	59
2010	10	60
2011	11	61
2012	12	62
2013	13	63
2014	14	64
2015	15	65
2016	16	66
2017	17	67
2018	18	68
2019	19	69
2020	20	70
2021	21	71
2022	22	72
2023	23	73
2024	24	74
2025	25	75
2026	26	76
2027	27	77
2028	28	78
2029	29	79
2030	30	80
2031	31	81
2032	32	82
2033	33	83
2034	34	84
2035	35	85
2036	36	86
2037	37	87
2038	38	88
2039	39	89
2040	40	90
2041	41	91
2042	42	92
2043	43	93
2044	44	94
2045	45	95
2046	46	96
2047	47	97
2048	48	98
2049	49	99

2001-2049 Registered Office
Local Memory Tag	DVLA office	Local Identifier
A	Peterborough	A B C D E F G H J K L M N
	Norwich	O P R S T U
	Ipswich	V W X Y
B	Birmingham	A - Y
C	Cardiff	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O
	Swansea	P R S T U V
	Bangor	W X Y
D	Chester	A B C D E F G H J K
D	Shrewsbury	L M N O P R S T U V W X Y
E	Chelmsford	A - Y
F	Nottingham	A B C D E F G H J K L M N P
F	Lincoln	R S T V W X Y
G	Maidstone	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O
G	Brighton	P R S T U V W X Y
H	Bournemouth	A B C D E F G H J
H	Portsmouth	K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y
K	Luton	A B C D E F G H J K L
K	Northampton	M N O P R S T U V W X Y
L	Wimbledon	A B C D E F G H J
	Stanmore	K L M N O P R S T
	Sidcup	U V W X Y
M	Manchester	A - Y
N	Newcastle	A B C D E G H J K L M N O
N	Stockton	P R S T U V W X Y
O	Oxford	A - Y
P	Preston	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T
P	Carlisle	U V W X Y
R	Reading	A - Y
S	Glasgow	A B C D E F G H J
	Edinburgh	K L M N O
	Dundee	P R S T
	Aberdeen	U V W
	Inverness	X Y
V	Worcester	A - Y
W	Exeter	A B C D E F G H J
	Truro	K L
	Bristol	M N O P R S T U V W X Y
Y	Leeds	A B C D E F G H J K
	Sheffield	L M N O P R S T U
	Beverley	V W X Y