What Year Is My Registration?
UK Number Plate Years: What Year Is My Registration?
Want to know what year a UK number plate is? The age of most British registrations can be identified from either the numbers in the middle of the plate or a letter at the beginning or end.
For example, a 72 plate was issued between September 2022 and February 2023, while a 14 plate was issued between March and August 2014.
Use the tables below to find the year of any current, prefix or suffix UK registration.
Current UK number plate years
Current style number plates have been used since September 2001 and follow the format AB12 CDE.
The two numbers in the middle identify when the registration was issued.
- Plates released in March use the last two digits of the year – for example, 26 for March 2026.
- Plates released in September add 50 – for example, 76 for September 2026.
| Plate | Registration period |
|---|---|
| 76 | September 2026 – February 2027 |
| 26 | March 2026 – August 2026 |
| 75 | September 2025 – February 2026 |
| 25 | March 2025 – August 2025 |
| 74 | September 2024 – February 2025 |
| 24 | March 2024 – August 2024 |
| 73 | September 2023 – February 2024 |
| 23 | March 2023 – August 2023 |
| 72 | September 2022 – February 2023 |
| 22 | March 2022 – August 2022 |
| 71 | September 2021 – February 2022 |
| 21 | March 2021 – August 2021 |
| 70 | September 2020 – February 2021 |
| 20 | March 2020 – August 2020 |
| 69 | September 2019 – February 2020 |
| 19 | March 2019 – August 2019 |
| 68 | September 2018 – February 2019 |
| 18 | March 2018 – August 2018 |
| 67 | September 2017 – February 2018 |
| 17 | March 2017 – August 2017 |
| 66 | September 2016 – February 2017 |
| 16 | March 2016 – August 2016 |
| 65 | September 2015 – February 2016 |
| 15 | March 2015 – August 2015 |
| 64 | September 2014 – February 2015 |
| 14 | March 2014 – August 2014 |
| 63 | September 2013 – February 2014 |
| 13 | March 2013 – August 2013 |
| 62 | September 2012 – February 2013 |
| 12 | March 2012 – August 2012 |
| 61 | September 2011 – February 2012 |
| 11 | March 2011 – August 2011 |
| 60 | September 2010 – February 2011 |
| 10 | March 2010 – August 2010 |
| 59 | September 2009 – February 2010 |
| 09 | March 2009 – August 2009 |
| 58 | September 2008 – February 2009 |
| 08 | March 2008 – August 2008 |
| 57 | September 2007 – February 2008 |
| 07 | March 2007 – August 2007 |
| 56 | September 2006 – February 2007 |
| 06 | March 2006 – August 2006 |
| 55 | September 2005 – February 2006 |
| 05 | March 2005 – August 2005 |
| 54 | September 2004 – February 2005 |
| 04 | March 2004 – August 2004 |
| 53 | September 2003 – February 2004 |
| 03 | March 2003 – August 2003 |
| 52 | September 2002 – February 2003 |
| 02 | March 2002 – August 2002 |
| 51 | September 2001 – February 2002 |
What year is a 72 number plate and how old is it?
A 72 plate was issued between 1 September 2022 and 28 February 2023.
So, if you're wondering how old a 72 number plate is, a vehicle first registered with a 72 plate was registered in late 2022 or early 2023.
What year is a 73 plate?
A 73 plate was issued between 1 September 2023 and 29 February 2024.
What month did the 73 plate come out?
The 73 registration came out on 1 September 2023. September registrations use the year plus 50, which is why the September 2023 plate is 73 rather than 23.
What year is a 62 plate?
A 62 plate was issued between 1 September 2012 and 28 February 2013.
What year is a 57 plate?
A 57 plate was issued between 1 September 2007 and 29 February 2008.
So if you see a registration such as AB57 CDE, its age identifier dates from late 2007 or early 2008.
What year is a 14 plate?
A 14 plate was issued between 1 March 2014 and 31 August 2014.
What year is a 68 number plate?
A 68 plate was issued between 1 September 2018 and 28 February 2019.
What year is a 61 plate?
A 61 plate was issued between 1 September 2011 and 29 February 2012.
What year is a 77 plate?
A 77 plate will represent vehicles registered between 1 September 2027 and 29 February 2028.
The corresponding March 2027 registration will be the 27 plate.
What year is a 44 registration?
Under the current number plate system, a 44 plate will represent registrations issued between 1 March and 31 August 2044.
It should not be confused with a registration from 1994. Current style number plates were not introduced until September 2001.
When do new number plates come out?
New UK age identifiers are released twice a year:
- 1 March – uses the year itself, such as 26 in March 2026;
- 1 September – adds 50, producing 76 in September 2026.
This means every calendar year has two different current-style number plate identifiers.
Future UK number plate years
| Plate | Release date |
|---|---|
| 76 | 1 September 2026 |
| 27 | 1 March 2027 |
| 77 | 1 September 2027 |
| 28 | 1 March 2028 |
| 78 | 1 September 2028 |
| 29 | 1 March 2029 |
| 79 | 1 September 2029 |
| 30 | 1 March 2030 |
| 80 | 1 September 2030 |
Prefix number plate years
Before current style registrations, Britain used prefix number plates. These have an age-identifying letter at the beginning, such as A123 ABC.
| Prefix | Registration period |
|---|---|
| A | August 1983 – July 1984 |
| B | August 1984 – July 1985 |
| C | August 1985 – July 1986 |
| D | August 1986 – July 1987 |
| E | August 1987 – July 1988 |
| F | August 1988 – July 1989 |
| G | August 1989 – July 1990 |
| H | August 1990 – July 1991 |
| J | August 1991 – July 1992 |
| K | August 1992 – July 1993 |
| L | August 1993 – July 1994 |
| M | August 1994 – July 1995 |
| N | August 1995 – July 1996 |
| P | August 1996 – July 1997 |
| R | August 1997 – July 1998 |
| S | August 1998 – February 1999 |
| T | March 1999 – August 1999 |
| V | September 1999 – February 2000 |
| W | March 2000 – August 2000 |
| X | September 2000 – February 2001 |
| Y | March 2001 – August 2001 |
Suffix number plate years
Suffix number plates were used before prefix registrations. They place the age-identifying letter at the end, such as ABC 123A.
| Suffix | Registration period |
|---|---|
| A | February 1963 – December 1963 |
| B | January 1964 – December 1964 |
| C | January 1965 – December 1965 |
| D | January 1966 – December 1966 |
| E | January 1967 – July 1967 |
| F | August 1967 – July 1968 |
| G | August 1968 – July 1969 |
| H | August 1969 – July 1970 |
| J | August 1970 – July 1971 |
| K | August 1971 – July 1972 |
| L | August 1972 – July 1973 |
| M | August 1973 – July 1974 |
| N | August 1974 – July 1975 |
| P | August 1975 – July 1976 |
| R | August 1976 – July 1977 |
| S | August 1977 – July 1978 |
| T | August 1978 – July 1979 |
| V | August 1979 – July 1980 |
| W | August 1980 – July 1981 |
| X | August 1981 – July 1982 |
| Y | August 1982 – July 1983 |
What year is a dateless number plate?
Dateless number plates do not contain an age identifier, so you cannot determine their year simply from the registration.
Examples include A 1, 1 AB, ABC 123 and 123 ABC.
Because they have no age identifier, dateless registrations can generally be assigned to eligible vehicles regardless of age.
Does a number plate tell you how old a car is?
Not necessarily. An age identifier tells you when that particular registration series was first issued, but it does not always tell you when the vehicle displaying it was first registered.
Private registrations can be transferred between vehicles. For example, a car first registered in 2026 could legally display a 72 plate, an older prefix or suffix registration, or a dateless private plate.
A registration cannot, however, be used to make a vehicle appear newer than it actually is.
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