Number
Plates
Links to: Old
office codes or New
office codes
Matching up the old and new number plates to years and place of registration
has always been a bit of a puzzle for me, so when I received a leaflet
from the DVLV about the new number plates it started me thinking about
an article I had seen in one of The Bug Club magazines (Buggin), about
the old office locations. After
a few attempts to contact the DVLA and various other sources to confirm
details, I eventually managed to piece together what I now believe to
be correct:
Age Identification
| Suffix |
Letter |
Prefix |
| (Jan-Dec) 1963 |
A
|
1983/4 (Aug-Jul) |
| (Jan-Dec) 1964 |
B
|
1984/5 (Aug-Jul) |
| (Jan-Dec) 1965 |
C
|
1985/6 (Aug-Jul) |
| (Jan-Dec) 1966 |
D
|
1986/7 (Aug-Jul) |
| (Jan-Jul) 1967 |
E
|
1987/8 (Aug-Jul) |
| (Aug-Jul) 1967/8 |
F
|
1988/9 (Aug-Jul) |
| (Aug-Jul) 1968/9 |
G
|
1989/0 (Aug-Jul) |
| (Aug-Jul) 1969/0 |
H
|
1990/1 (Aug-Jul) |
| (Aug-Jul) 1970/1 |
J
|
1991/2 (Aug-Jul) |
| (Aug-Jul) 1971/2 |
K
|
1992/3 (Aug-Jul) |
| (Aug-Jul) 1972/3 |
L
|
1993/4 (Aug-Jul) |
| (Aug-Jul) 1973/4 |
M
|
1994/5 (Aug-Jul) |
| (Aug-Jul) 1974/5 |
N
|
1995/6 (Aug-Jul) |
| (Aug-Jul) 1975/6 |
P
|
1996/7 (Aug-Jul) |
| (Aug-Jul) 1976/7 |
R
|
1997/8 (Aug-Aug) |
| (Aug-Jul) 1977/8 |
S
|
1998/9 (Sep-Feb |
| (Aug-Jul) 1978/9 |
T
|
1999 (mar-Aug) |
| (Aug-Jul) 1979/0 |
V
|
1999/0 (sep-Feb) |
| (Aug-Jul) 1980/1 |
W
|
2000 (Mar-Aug) |
| (Aug-Jul) 1981/2 |
X
|
2000/1 (Sep-Feb) |
| (Aug-Jul) 1982/3 |
Y
|
2001 (Mar-Aug) |
|
| Age |
Ident' |
| Sep- Feb 2002 |
51
|
| Mar - Aug 2002 |
02
|
| Sep - Feb 2002/3 |
52
|
| Mar - Aug 2003 |
03
|
| Sep - Feb 2003/4 |
53
|
| Mar - Aug 2004 |
04
|
| Sep - Feb 2004/5 |
54
|
| Mar - Aug 2005 |
05
|
| Sep - Feb 2005/6 |
55
|
| Mar - Aug 2006 |
06
|
| Sep - Feb 2006/7 |
56
|
| Mar - Aug 2007 |
07
|
| Sep - Feb 2007/8 |
57
|
| Mar - Aug 2008 |
08
|
| Sep - Feb 2008/9 |
58
|
| Mar - Aug 2009 |
09
|
| Sep - Feb 209/10 |
59
|
| Mar - Aug 2010 |
10
|
| Sep - Feb 2010/11 |
60
|
| Mar - Aug 2011 |
11
|
| Sep - Feb 2011/12 |
61
|
|
TRADITIONAL NUMBER PLATES
- Vehicles constructed before 1.1.73 may display
traditional style "black and white" plates i.e. white, silver
or grey characters on a black plate.
- Lettering must be of a set size. It must conform
to one of the two groups below.
| Characters |
Group
1 |
Group
2 |
| Height |
89mm
|
79mm
|
| Width
(except the number 1) |
64mm
|
57mm |
| Stroke |
16mm
|
14mm
|
| Side
margin |
25mm
|
11mm
|
| Top
& bottom margin |
13mm
|
11mm
|
| Space
between characters |
13mm
|
11mm
|
| Space
between groups |
38mm
|
33mm
|
|
