Number Plates

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The first registration marks ("number plates") were made up of one letter with one number, the first (A1) being issued by London County Council in 1903.

Later formats were comprised of two letters and four numbers. These series were replaced as and when they were exhausted. So, whilst the Liverpool series KA lasted for only two years between 1925 and 1927, the series SJ was still being issued by Bute Council in 1963.

Private Number Plates started selling in 1970's

By the mid 1930s, the two letter/four number series of registration marks were exhausted in some areas, and new three letter/three number series were introduced. AAA 1 was issued (by Hampshire County Council) in 1934 through to AAA 999 and the commencement of the BAA series in 1936. This process continued until the mid 1950s when marks were reversed to three numbers/three letters.

Between 1963 and 1965 councils began to issue "suffix" registration marks - three letter/three numbers and a year suffix. The registration year ran from 1 January - 31 December until 1967, when the suffix change was moved to 1 August.

Number Plate Local Memory Tag

The first two letters of the current registration mark format form a local memory tag showing the region where a vehicle is first registered. These local memory tags are designed to help with the recall of number plates and the identification of vehicles. The letters I, Q and Z are not used in the Local Memory Tag. The first letter represents the region, the second letter relates to a DVLA Local Office. In the example above ‘AB’ shows that the vehicle was first registered in Anglia (A) at the Peterborough office (B).

Car Registration Age Identifier

The two numbers indicate the age of the vehicle (see table below). In the example above ‘51’ represents the 6 month period from September 2001 to February 2002.
Random Letters

The last three letters give a unique identity to a vehicle. Letters ‘I’ and ‘Q’ along with letter combinations that may be considered offensive, are not used. However the letter ‘Z’ is used in this element of the number plate.

All number plates we sell can be issued on a DVLA certificate

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