Number Plates – Age Identifiers from DVLA Swansea

We get asked quite frequently what identifies the age of a cherished registration number or a DVLA car number plate so I have done a table below to show the relevant age identifiers for number plates.

SUFFIX REGISTRATION NUMBER PLATES

SUFFIX LETTER	START	END
A	18 February 1963	31 December 1963
B	1 January 1964	31 December 1964
C	1 January 1965	31 December 1965
D	1 January 1966	31 December 1966
E	1 January 1967	31 July 1967
F	1 August 1967	31 July 1968
G	1 August 1968	31 July 1969
H	1 August 1969	31 July 1970
J	1 August 1970	31 July 1971
K	1 August 1971	31 July 1972
L	1 August 1972	31 July 1973
M	1 August 1973	31 July 1974
N	1 August 1974	31 July 1975
P	1 August 1975	31 July 1976
R	1 August 1976	31 July 1977
S	1 August 1977	31 July 1978
T	1 August 1978	31 July 1979
V	1 August 1979	31 July 1980
W	1 August 1980	31 July 1981
X	1 August 1981	31 July 1982
Y	1 August 1982	31 July 1983

PREFIX LETTER NUMBER PLATES

PREFIX LETTER	START	END
A	1 August 1983	31 July 1984
B	1 August 1984	31 July 1985
C	1 August 1985	31 July 1986
D	1 August 1986	31 July 1987
E	1 August 1987	31 July 1988
F	1 August 1988	31 July 1989
G	1 August 1989	31 July 1990
H	1 August 1990	31 July 1991
J	1 August 1991	31 July 1992
K	1 August 1992	31 July 1993
L	1 August 1993	31 July 1994
M	1 August 1994	31 July 1995
N	1 August 1995	31 July 1996
P	1 August 1996	31 July 1997
R	1 August 1997	31 July 1998
S	1 August 1998	28 February 1999
T	1 March 1999	31 August 1999
V	1 September 1999	29 February 2000
W	1 March 2000	31 August 2000
X	1 September 2000	28 February 2001
Y	1 March 2001	31 August 2001

CURRENT STYLE REGISTRATION NUMBER PLATES

CURRENT STYLE NUMBER	START	END
51	1 September 2001	28 February 2002
02	1 March 2002	31 August 2002
52	1 September 2002	28 February 2003
03	1 March 2003	31 August 2003
53	1 September 2003	29 February 2004
04	1 March 2004	31 August 2004
54	1 September 2004	28 February 2005
05	1 March 2005	31 August 2005
55	1 September 2005	28 February 2006
06	1 March 2006	31 August 2006
56	1 September 2006	28 February 2007
07	1 March 2007	31 August 2007
57	1 September 2007	29 February 2008
08	1 March 2008	31 August 2008
58	1 September 2008	28 February 2009
09	1 March 2009	31 August 2009
59	1 September 2009	28 February 2010
10	1 March 2010	31 August 2010
60	1 September 2010	28 February 2011
11	1 March 2011	31 August 2011
61	1 September 2011	29 February 2012
12	1 March 2012	31 August 2012
62	1 September 2012	28 February 2013
13	1 March 2013	31 August 2013
63	1 September 2013	28 February 2014
14	1 March 2014	31 August 2014
64	1 September 2014	28 February 2015
15	1 March 2015	31 August 2015
65	1 September 2015	28 February 2016
16	1 March 2016	31 August 2016
66	1 September 2016	29 February 2017
17	1 March 2017	31 August 2017
67	1 September 2017	28 February 2018
18	1 March 2018	31 August 2018
68	1 September 2018	28 February 2019
19	1 March 2019	31 August 2019
69	1 September 2019	28 February 2020

Obviously prior to the suffix registration numbers that came out in 1963 the number plates were dateless and therefore did not have an age identifier as such as they were not with any prefix, suffix or current style marker.

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