UK car registration release dates and year identifiers
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Older registration release dates
We've listed the dates that the different UK car registration letters or digits (known as year identifiers) were released. This information will help you plan which private car registrations are sutiable for your car.
Remember: you can't make your car appear to be newer than it is.
To help you, we've explained in more detail about the different styles of number plates in the UK.
The car registration dates are listed below, by number plate style:
Current style number plates - 2001 onwards
Prefix number plates 1983 - 2001
Suffix number plates 1963 - 1983
2001 onwards
Current Style number plates - car registration dates and year identifiers
51
1st Sep 2001
to
28th Feb 2002
02
1st Mar 2002
to
31st Aug 2002
52
1st Sep 2002
to
28th Feb 2003
03
1st Mar 2003
to
31st Aug 2003
53
1st Sep 2003
to
28th Feb 2004
04
1st Mar 2004
to
31st Aug 2004
54
1st Sep 2004
to
28th Feb 2005
05
1st Mar 2005
to
31st Aug 2005
55
1st Sep 2005
to
28th Feb 2006
06
1st Mar 2006
to
31st Aug 2006
56
1st Sept 2006
to
28th Feb 2007
07
1st Mar 2007
to
31st Aug 2007
57
1st Sept 2007
to
28th Feb 2008
08
1st Mar 2008
to
31st Aug 2008
58
1st Sep 2008
to
28th Feb 2009
09
1st Mar 2009
to
31st Aug 2009
59
1st Sep 2009
to
28th Feb 2010
10
1st Mar 2010
to
31st Aug 2010
60
1st Sep 2010
to
28th Feb 2011
11
1st Mar 2011
to
31st Aug 2011
61
1st Sep 2011
to
28th Feb 2012
12
1st Mar 2012
to
31st Aug 2012
62
1st Sep 2012
to
28th Feb 2013
13
1st Mar 2013
to
31st Aug 2013
63
1st Sep 2013
to
28th Feb 2014
14
1st Mar 2014
to
31st Aug 2014
64
1st Sep 2014
to
28th Feb 2015
15
1st Mar 2015
to
31st Aug 2015
65
1st Sep 2015
to
28th Feb 2016
16
1st Mar 2016
to
31st Aug 2016
66
1st Sep 2016
to
28th Feb 2017
17
1st Mar 2017
to
31st Aug 2017
67
1st Sep 2017
to
28th Feb 2018
18
1st Mar 2018
to
31st Aug 2018
68
1st Sep 2018
to
28th Feb 2019
19
1st Mar 2019
to
31st Aug 2019
Prefix number plates - car registration dates and year identifiers
1983 to 2001
A
1st Aug 1983
to
31st Jul 1984
B
1st Aug 1984
to
31st Jul 1985
C
1st Aug 1985
to
31st Jul 1986
D
1st Aug 1986
to
31st Jul 1987
E
1st Aug 1987
to
31st Jul 1988
F
1st Aug 1988
to
31st Jul 1989
G
1st Aug 1989
to
31st Jul 1990
H
1st Aug 1990
to
31st Jul 1991
J
1st Aug 1991
to
31st Jul 1992
K
1st Aug 1992
to
31st Jul 1993
L
1st Aug 1993
to
31st Jul 1994
M
1st Aug 1994
to
31st Jul 1995
N
1st Aug 1995
to
31st Jul 1996
P
1st Aug 1996
to
31st Jul 1997
R
1st Aug 1997
to
31st Jul 1998
S
1st Aug 1998
to
28th Feb 1999
T
1st Mar 1999
to
31st Aug 1999
V
1st Sep 1999
to
29th Feb 2000
W
1st Mar 2000
to
31st Aug 2000
X
1st Sep 2000
to
28th Feb 2001
Y
1st Mar 2001
to
31st Aug 2001
Suffix number plates - car registration dates and year identifiers
1963 to 1983
A
1st Feb 1963
to
31st Dec 1963
B
1st Jan 1964
to
31st Dec 1964
C
1st Jan 1965
to
31st Dec 1965
D
1st Jan 1966
to
31st Dec 1966
E
1st Jan 1967
to
31st Jul 1967
F
1st Aug 1967
to
31st Jul 1968
G
1st Aug 1968
to
31st Jul 1969
H
1st Aug 1969
to
31st Jul 1970
J
1st Aug 1970
to
31st Jul 1971
K
1st Aug 1971
to
31st Jul 1972
L
1st Aug 1972
to
31st Jul 1973
M
1st Aug 1973
to
31st Jul 1974
N
1st Aug 1974
to
31st Jul 1975
P
1st Aug 1975
to
31st Jul 1976
R
1st Aug 1976
to
31st Jul 1977
S
1st Aug 1977
to
28th Feb 1978
T
1st Aug 1978
to
31st July 1979
V
1st Aug 1979
to
31st July 1980
W
1st Aug 1980
to
31st July 1981
X
1st Aug 1981
to
31st July 1982
Y
1st Aug 1982
to
31st July 1983
