Registration Years
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Below is a guide to the age of your vehicle using the registration number given to your vehicle by the DVLA. Remember that this will show the date of registration and not the date of manufacture and a private plate will not help to age the vehicle.

New Style Number Plates
Issued by the DVLA in England, Scotland and Wales from 1 September 2001 onwards.
The age identifier is the third and forth digits eg AB51 ABC. 01 was never issued as the prefix system was still in use. Remember in the example above the vehicle is a "51 plate" and not an "A reg".
08

1 March 2008 to 31 August 2008
 58

1 September 2008 to 28 February 2009
07 1 March 2007 to 31 August 2007 57 1 September 2007 to 29 February 2008
06

1 March 2006 to 31 August 2006
 56

1 September 2006 to 28 February 2007
05

1 March 2005 to 31 August 2005
 55

1 September 2005 to 28 February 2006
04

1 March 2004 to 31 August 2004
 54

1 September 2004 to 28 February 2005
03

1 March 2003 to 31 August 2003
 53

1 September 2003 to 29 February 2004
02

1 March 2002 to 31 August 2002
 52

1 September 2002 to 28 February 2003
01

Never issued
 51

1 September 2001 to 28 February 2002

Prefix Style Number Plates
Issued by the DVLC/DVLA in England, Scotland and Wales from 1 August 1983 to 31 August 2001.
The age identifier is the first letter eg A123 ABC. Please note that the prefixes I, O, Q, U and Z have not been issued. The letter I and Z are not used in the system as they are reserved for Northern Ireland, who use a different system. The letter O is not used as it could be mistaken for the number zero and the U could be mistaken for a V. The letter Q is used to show vehicles of an unknown age.
X 1 September 2000 to 28 February 2001 Y 1 March 2007 to 31 August 2001
V

1 September 1999 to 29 February 2000
 W

1 March 2000 to 31 August 2000
S

1 August 1998 to 28 February 1999
 T

1 March 1999 to 31 August 1999
P

1 August 1996 to 31 July 1997
 R

1 August 1997 to 31 July 1998
M

1 August 1994 to 31 July 1995
 N

1 August 1995 to 31 July 1996
K

1 August 1992 to 31 July 1993
 L

1 August 1993 to 31 July 1994
H

1 August 1990 to 31 July 1991
 J

1 August 1991 to 31 July 1992
F

1 August 1988 to 31 July 1989
 G

1 August 1999 to 31 July 1990
D

1 August 1986 to 31 July 1987
 E

1 August 1987 to 31 July 1988
B

1 August 1984 to 31 July 1985
 C

1 August 1985 to 31 July 1986
  A

1 August 1983 to 31 July 1984
Suffix Style Number Plates
Issued by county councils and later the DVLC in England, Scotland and Wales from 1 February 1963 to 21 July 1983.
The age identifier is the last letter eg ABC 123A. Please note that the suffixes I, O, Q, U and Z have not been issued. The letter I and Z are not used in the system as they are reserved for Northern Ireland, who use a different system. The letter O is not used as it could be mistaken for the number zero and the U could be mistaken for a V. The letter Q is used to show vehicles of an unknown age.

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 More information on the new form registrations from September 2001 for England, Scotland and Wales is available at the DVLA website

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