how do I get to know the year a car was made from the regestration plate. What is the system and how does it work.
2006-09-07 15:28:03 · 6 answers · asked by jdyresearch 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
.... Hope this helps: From 1963 up until 2049
Suffix registration plates looked like: A-3 numbers then 3 letters
Prefix registration plates looked like: 3 letters then 3Numbers-A
New Style plate looks like :2 letters then-51 then 3 letters
UK Registration Plate Year Identifiers
Suffix Letters
A 01 February 1963 31 December 1963
B 01 January 1964 31 December 1964
C 01 January 1965 31 December 1965
D 01 January 1966 31 December 1966
E 01 January 1967 31 July 1967
F 01 August 1967 31 July 1968
G 01 August 1968 31 July 1969
H 01 August 1969 31 July 1970
J 01 August 1970 31 July 1971
K 01 August 1971 31 July 1972
L 01 August 1972 31 July 1973
M 01 August 1973 31 July 1974
N 01 August 1974 31 July 1975
P 01 August 1975 31 July 1976
R 01 August 1976 31 July 1977
S 01 August 1977 31 July 1978
T 01 August 1978 31 July 1979
V 01 August 1979 31 July 1980
W 01 August 1980 31 July 1981
X 01 August 1981 31 July 1982
Y 01 August 1982 31 July 1983
Prefix Letters
A 01 August 1983 31 July 1984
B 01 August 1984 31 July 1985
C 01 August 1985 31 July 1986
D 01 August 1986 31 July 1987
E 01 August 1987 31 July 1988
F 01 August 1988 31 July 1989
G 01 August 1989 31 July 1990
H 01 August 1990 31 July 1991
J 01 August 1991 31 July 1992
K 01 August 1992 31 July 1993
L 01 August 1993 31 July 1994
M 01 August 1994 31 July 1995
N 01 August 1995 31 July 1996
P 01 August 1996 31 July 1997
R 01 August 1997 31 July 1998
S 01 August 1998 28 February 1999
T 01 March 1999 31 July 1999
V 01 August 1999 28 February 2000
W 01 March 2000 31 July 2000
X 01 August 2000 28 February 2001
Y 01 March 2001 31 July 2001
The New system:
Year March September
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
2006-09-07 15:59:53 · answer #1 · answered by KWB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To add a missing detail not mentioned on that link ...
the letter Q HAS been used. Vehicles with Q registration are self built. Most trikes have Q numberplates and so do a lot of kit cars.
2006-09-07 15:39:02 · answer #2 · answered by Part Time Cynic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-27 23:26:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The registration mark does not tell you when the car was made, it tells you when it was first placed in service. Go to the DVLA website and it will explain it all there.
2006-09-07 15:42:16 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you have to buy it a drink, talk REAL dirty to it and learn some mofo'in ENGLISH!!!
2006-09-07 15:33:22 · answer #5 · answered by Mike Hunt 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
See here: http://www.ivan.co.nz/UKcarReg.htm
Or there also: http://www.dvlaregistrations.co.uk/home/en/FAQ/
2006-09-07 15:35:18 · answer #6 · answered by ♀ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋