HomePersonalised Number PlatesNumber plates in the UK Jayne Henry January 19, 2012 Personalised Number Plates Number plates in the UK are divided up into two separate groups, Dateless Northern Irish Registrations and Dated Current Style Registrations. Dateless Irish Number Plates begin with one of the following letters depending on which county the vehicle is first registered. The current issue registrations are: Armagh: CXZ Ballymena: DRZ Belfast: IFZ Coleraine: RNZ Downpatrick: TJZ Enniskillen: KIG Londonderry: TUI Omagh: OHZ Dated Current Registrations all begin with two letters, which indicate the town the vehicle was registered at first, followed by the year letter and then three letters: AA-AN – Peterborough AO-AU – Norwich AV-AY – Ipswich AY – Alderney BA-BY – Birmingham CA-CO – Cardiff CP-CV – Swansea CW-CY – Bangor DA-DK – Chester DL-DY – Shrewsbury EA-EY – Chelmsford FA-FP – Nottingham FR-FY – Lincoln GA-GO – Maidstone GP-GY – Brighton HA-HJ – Bournemouth HK-HV – Portsmouth HW – Isle of Wight HX-HY – Portsmouth KA-KL – Luton KM-KY – Northampton LA-LJ – London (Wimbledon) LK-LT – London (Stanmore) LU-LY – London (Sidcup) MA-MM – Manchester MN – Isle of Man MO-MY – Manchester NA-NO – Newcastle NP-NY – Stockton OA-OY – Oxford PA-PT – Preston PU-PY – Carlisle RA-RY – Reading SA-SJ – Glasgow SK-SO – Edinburgh SP-ST – Dundee SU-SW – Aberdeen SX-SY – Inverness VA-VY – Worcester WA-WJ – Exeter WK-WL – Truro WM-WY – Bristol YA-YK – Leeds YL-YU – Sheffield YV-YY – Beverley The first two numbers in the Centre define the age of the Car (month/Year) Registration Number Date Registered Registration Number Date Registered 02 Mar-02 51 Sep-02 03 Mar-03 52 Sep-03 04 Mar-04 53 Sep-04 05 Mar-05 54 Sep-05 06 Mar-06 55 Sep-06 07 Mar-07 56 Sep-07 08 Mar-08 57 Sep-08 09 Mar-08 58 Sep-08 10 Mar-10 59 Sep-10 11 Mar-11 60 Sep-11 12 Mar-12 61 Sep-12 13 Mar-13 62 Sep-13 14 Mar-14 63 Sep-14 15 Mar-15 64 Sep-15 16 Mar-16 65 Sep-16 17 Mar-17 66 Sep-17 18 Mar-18 67 Sep-18 19 Mar-19 68 Sep-19 20 Mar-20 69 Sep-20 21 Mar-21 70 Sep-21 22 Mar-22 71 Sep-22 23 Mar-23 72 Sep-23 24 Mar-24 73 Sep-24 25 Mar-25 74 Sep-25 26 Mar-26 75 Sep-26 27 Mar-27 76 Sep-27 28 Mar-28 77 Sep-28 29 Mar-29 78 Sep-29 30 Mar-30 79 Sep-30 31 Mar-31 80 Sep-31 32 Mar-32 81 Sep-32 33 Mar-33 82 Sep-33 34 Mar-34 83 Sep-34 35 Mar-35 84 Sep-35 36 Mar-36 85 Sep-36 37 Mar-37 86 Sep-37 38 Mar-38 87 Sep-38 39 Mar-39 88 Sep-39 40 Mar-40 89 Sep-40 41 Mar-41 90 Sep-41 42 Mar-42 91 Sep-42 43 Mar-43 92 Sep-43 44 Mar-44 93 Sep-44 45 Mar-45 94 Sep-45 46 Mar-46 95 Sep-46 So the next time you are looking number plates in the UK you will be able to identify where the vehicle is from and how old the vehicle is!
