Where can I obtain a list or the years represented by the letter on a licence plate?

Question

Where can I obtain a list or the years represented by the letter on a licence plate?

Answer 1

the d,v.l,a Webb site

Answer 2

Dennis 1:  Nearly right. it was Suffix letters from 1963, prefix letters from 1983

Letter Q was used from October 1975 (Creation of DVLA at Swansea) for 'vehicles of indeterminable age'

Answer 3

Go to the Department of Vehicle Licensing website where I am sure they will have a link.  Other than that, for the record, a car registered with "08" is Jan-June 2008, "58" will be July-December 2008, with the 0 reflecting first six months of the year, the 8 representing the year; and the 5 representing the second half of the year and the 8 representing the year.  Earlier ones are reflected by ordinary letters A-Y, no O and no Z.

Answer 4

Don't know, but the prefix letters started in 1963 with the Letter "A" as the last letter on the plate.

The letters I (i) - O - Q - U - Z were not used.

Answer 5

Suffix letters (e.g. x*x XXXA)

A - Jan - Dec 1963

B - Jan - Dec 1964

C - Jan - Dec 1965

D - Jan - Dec 1966

E - Jan - Jul 1967

F - Aug 1967 - Jul 1968

G - Aug 1968 - Jul 1969

H - Aug 1969 - Jul 1970

J - Aug 1970 - Jul 1971

K - Aug 1971 - Jul 1972

L - Aug 1972 - Jul 1973

M - Aug 1973 - Jul 1974

N - Aug 1974 - Jul 1975

P - Aug 1975 - Jul 1976

R - Aug 1976 - Jul 1977

S - Aug 1977 - Jul 1978

T - Aug 1978 - Jul 1979

V - Aug 1979 - Jul 1980

W - Aug 1980 - Jul 1981

X - Aug 1981 - Jul 1982

Y - Aug 1982 - Jul 1983

Prefix Letters (e.g. AXXX x*x)

A - Aug 1983 - Jul 1984

B - Aug 1984 - Jul 1985

C - Aug 1985 - Jul 1986

D - Aug 1986 - Jul 1987

E - Aug 1987 - Jul 1988

F - Aug 1988 - Jul 1989

G - Aug 1989 - Jul 1990

H - Aug 1990 - Jul 1991

J - Aug 1991 - Jul 1992

K - Aug 1992 - Jul 1993

L - Aug 1993 - Jul 1994

M - Aug 1994 - Jul 1995

N - Aug 1995 - Jul 1996

P - Aug 1996 - Jul 1997

R - Aug 1997 - Jul 1998

S - Aug 1998 - Mar 1999

T - Mar 1999 - Aug 1999

V - Sep 1999 - Mar 2000

W - Mar 2000 - Aug 2000

X - Sep 2000 - Mar 2001

Y - Mar 2001 - Sep 2001

Answer 6

Dan B is spot on with the years 1963 to 2001.  Christine is not quite right in the later years.  The changeover dates are 1st September and 1st March:

51 Sept 01 to Feb 02

02 Mar 02 to Aug 02

52 Sept 02 to Feb 03

03 Mar 03 to Aug 03

53 Sept 03 to Feb 04

04 Mar 04 to Aug 04

54 Sept 04 to Feb 05

05 Mar 05 to Aug 05

55 Sept 05 to Feb 06

06 Mar 06 to Aug 06

56 Sept 06 to Feb 07

07 Mar 07 to Aug 07

57 Sept 07 to Feb 08

08 Mar 08 to Aug 08

58 Sept 08 to Feb 09

and so on right up to February 2051 when I imagine they would have to invert the plates, assuming that licence plates are used then and not some automated vehicle detection system.

The Geographical Origins of the latest sequence are:

A East Anglia

B Birmingham

C Wales

D Deeside (Shropshire and Cheshire)

E Essex

F Fens & Forest (Notts and Lincs)

G Garden of England (Surrey, Sussex and Kent)

H Hampshire and Dorset

I not seen that

J  I've see that, but no idea where that it

K Beds and Bucks

L London

M Manchester & Liverpool

N North-East

O Oxford

P Preston & Cumbria

Q not seen that

R Reading & Berkshire

S Scotland

T I think this is Glasgow

U not seen that

V Severn Valley (Worcestershire, Glos & Herefordshire)

W West Country

X not seen that

Y Yorkshire

Z not seen that