Like most people are you confused by how to work out your cars age etc with the new number plates? Here at 4plates we thought we would do a complete guide to how the system works in the new decade.
How does the new current number plate system work?
Example reg: LA10 TFZ
1. The first two letters represents where the vehicle was registered, otherwise known as the ‘local memory tag’ Example LA & LY is for London.
2. The third & fourth letteres represents when the vehicle was registered, otherwise known as the ‘age identifier’. They are changed every six months in March & Septemeber. By far the eisiest way to remeber how the ‘age identifier’ works is to think of March as the year & Septemeber as the year & then add 50.
For example:
• ’11′ in March 2011 and ‘61′ in September 2011
• ’12′ in March 2012 and ‘62′ in September 2012
• ’13′ in March 2013 and ‘63′ in September 2013
3. Finally the last three letters are randomly chosen then allocated to the dealership when the cars registered.
How did the old number plate system work?
Example reg: L 910 TFZ
1. The first letter is the ‘age identifier’ representing the year the car was registered in. Now this used to change every year in August, but after 1999 it was changed to every six months instead.
2. The second, third and fourth numbers are chosen randomly.
3. Finally two of the final three letters represents where the vehicle was registered, wile the other is a random again.
From 1963 to 1983, the letter identifying the year of the vehicle was found at the end of the plate.
The original ‘once-a-year’ plate change system in August was in place until 1999. Dealerships then started to see a huge sale increase in August of each year from customers that wanted to be seen in the newest cars, which resulted in much lower sales for the rest of the year.
This was changed to our current number plate system in 2011 wich is in place today. The DVLA say that the system will be reviewed and updated again in 2050.
Here’s how you can work your cars age out upto current day:
• 1963 A
• 1964 B
• 1965 C
• 1966 D
• 1967 E/F
• 1968 F/G
• 1969 G/H
• 1970 H/J
• 1971 J/K
• 1972 K/L
• 1973 L/M
• 1974 M/N
• 1975 N/P
• 1976 P/R
• 1977 R/S
• 1978 S/T
• 1979 T/V
• 1980 V/W
• 1981 W/X
• 1982 X/Y
• 1983 Y/A
• 1984 A/B
• 1985 B/C
• 1986 C/D
• 1987 D/E
• 1988 E/F
• 1989 F/G
• 1990 G/H
• 1991 H/J
• 1992 J/K
• 1993 K/L
• 1994 L/M
• 1995 M/N
• 1996 N/P
• 1997 P/R
• 1998 R/S
• 1999 S/T/V
• 2000 V/W/X
• 2001 X/Y/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
