The two numbers in the middle of your plate identify how old the car is.All plates issued between March 1 and the end of August will use the same two numbers as the year they are registered.For cars registered between September and the end of February, they use the current "60" format.So any motor registered after September in the following years can have its age identified by the second number.From 2020, post-September registrations will use the "70" format.
But it's not uncommon for cars with neighbouring letter sequences to be from the same manufacturer, due to batch allocation of new registrations to dealers by the DVLA.Using the current scheme, there will be sufficient combinations to last until the end of February 2051.PUSHING THE LIMITSFind out exactly how much YOUR number plate is worth - from £150 to £600kDOWN AND DIRTYFrom 1983 onward, licence plates used a leading letter to represent the year of first registration.
The letter "A" was used at the front of the plate in 1983, progressing through the alphabet, finishing with "Y" at the end of August 2001. There were hundreds of region codes using a combination of a leading letter and a second to identify where the car was from. Prior to 1983, the same system was used, but with the year letters at the end of the plate rather than the beginning.