Here, the final letter indicates the registration year of the car, and the second and third letter indicate the registration region; again, in this case, BC. The same area codes were used for prefix and suffix plates — so the following chart will help you identify the original location a registration mark comes from. Many of the prefix and suffix number plates that are seen on the road today have been put on newer vehicles retrospectively.
Enter a few details to sign up to the latest automotive news from Car. Share this guide: Twitter Facebook Email. The History Of Number Plates. While the first letter of the regional identifier gives you the broader area where a car was first registered, the second letter allows you to zero in with more accuracy and pinpoint a more precise location.
Using London as an example again, if a number plate regional identifier shows an L and an A, it means the car was registered in Wimbledon. If it displays the letters L and Y, the car was first registered in Sidcup. Number plates are designed to let officials and motorists identify a vehicle clearly and quickly when they need to. Issued by the DVLA, the current format for UK plates consists of two letters followed by two numbers and then a sequence of three letters.
The first two letters on a current UK plate are an origin identifier and tell you precisely where a vehicle was first registered, including the region plus the issuing DVLA office. Quite simply, these are issued sequentially and are designed to differentiate the vehicle from others registered in the same year in the same place.
The two numbers on a current UK number plate are an age identifier. Plates are issued twice a year from March 1st to August 31st and from September 1st to February 28th. Do you want to know when a particular registration mark was released? If this happens, any original vehicle registration number will become invalid and you must not display it again. You'll need the vehicle's registration number, make, model and MOT test number.
You also need to see the V5C vehicle registration certificate log book. Once you've bought the vehicle, you have to register it. How you register it depends on whether it has a V5C registration certificate log book. You must get an MOT for your vehicle every year once it's 3 years old. You must have insurance before you can use your vehicle on the road. To help us improve GOV.
Hi Ruth, If that license plate is no longer registered to a vehicle then you might struggle trying to find anything. It might be worth contacting the DVLA to see if they can help. Nicola Hall. Nigel Buckle. Reply to Nicola Hall. Robert Cargill. Can you please tell me which year my number 88RSC was first issued? Linda Macdonald. I am trying to find out which year the registration 91LM dates from.
Reply to Djames. Reply to simon barrett. It might be worth calling the right department or try contacting them on Twitter. Alan Brabham. Reply to barry brooks. John Shedden. When was it registered?
Reply to John Shedden. Charles Clarke. Thanks Charlie. Reply to Pat. Hi Pat, According to our car bulb finder, your private plate was registered to a Ford Fiesta Hatchback This means, the style of your plate dates from before which is completely fine. I cannot say what car it was originally on, but the year it was first used was S M Pollard.
Reply to S M Pollard. Reply to Terry. Hi Terry, Unfortunately not. This makes the vehicle look newer than it actually is. Kiel Morrison. Mr c weston. Philippa Anne Richings. Reply to Philippa Anne Richings. Susan Mackrill. Reply to Susan Mackrill. Hi Susan, Legally, you cannot put that personal registration onto your vehicle because it would make the car look newer than it is.
Your vehicle is a vehicle so by putting a 19 plate on it would be against the rules.
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