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Great Britain |
Last update: 4 July 2018 |
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Date of first issue |
Date of last issue |
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Nov 1903 Jan 1904 |
July 1932 | car |
A 1234 AB 1234 |
A - Y and AA - FP (ommiting G, I, Q, S, V and Z) for Scotland G, S, V, SA - SY and AS - YS Brekke for Ireland IA - IZ and AI - WI (in 1922 independent) BF and DF were used for a short time and then withdrawn (bloody fool and damned fool |
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Jan 1904 | July 1932 | mc |
A 1234 AB 1234 |
motorcycle disc is from 1921 1975 no front plate required Europlate |
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1904 | 1920 | dlr | A 12 BC AB 1234 AB 1 CD AB 12 C ABC 123 ABCD 1 |
dealer these were called 'General Identification Marks (GIMs) ' different colours were used mostly wh/re, but also re/wh and other colours A = London re/wh AC = Warwickshire gr/bk Humberette car Excelsior motorcycle web |
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1921 | 1922 | dlr | 1234 A 1234 AB |
dealer these were called 'General Identification Marks (GIMs) ' Y = Somerset HA = Smethwick paper tax disc used at the front plate from Jan 1921 untill Oct 2014 Europlate Newall |
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Mar 1921 | 1983 | imp | QA 1234 | temporary import for vehicles entering the UK without valid paper work Q plates are valid for a year started with QQ (1921), than QA (1930) D = given out by the RAC QD = 1949 J = given out by the AA QJ = 1957 QX = 1981/1982 QY = 1982/1983 Klotz Europlate |
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1923 | 1970 | dlr | 123 A 123 AB 12 ABC |
general trade (dealer) from now on called 'trade plates' GF disc 31 Mar 1968 web BN = Bolton Francoplaque West Bromwich (AEA) and Norfolk (EVF) used 3 letters Europlate |
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1923 | 1970 | dlr | 123 A 1234 A 123 AB |
limited trade (dealer) from now on called 'trade plates' AF disc 31 Dec 1929 Weeks BK pre 1952 ![]() BK disc 31 Dec 1976 £20 web O disc 31 Dec 1974 web |
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1923 | 1970 | dlr | 123 AB | motorcycle general trade (dealer) first one pre 1952 ![]() Francoplaque (2x) |
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1923 | 1970 | dlr | 123 AB | motorcycle limited trade (dealer) Frampton |
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July 1932 | Apr 1953 | car | ABC 123 | first letter = serial letter Brekke |
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July 1932 | Apr 1953 | mc | ABC 123 | motorcycle first letter = serial letter Brekke |
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Jan 1949 | 1982 | army | 12 AB 34 | different styles handpainted German dies motorcycle Landrover AN = Royal Air Force before 1949 the Army had a normal registration 53 ER 01 (-08) are used for the Queen's
baggage train motorcycle front plate |
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Jan 1949 | 1982 | army | 12 AB 34 | Royal Air Force AA - AY RAF AM = watertanks and cars AJ = trucks, vans and Land Rovers AZ = Dept. of Environment overseas also German dies |
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Jan 1949 | 1982 | army | 12 RN 34 | Royal Navy RN 1939-1982 - 12345 RN ? also RN 1234 seen ? |
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Jan 1949 | 1987 | army | 12 AB 34 | army dealer trade plate Europlate |
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Apr 1953 | Feb 1963 | car | 123 ABC | first letter = serial letter Brekke |
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Apr 1953 | Feb 1963 | mc | 123 ABC | motorcycle first letter = serial letter Brekke (2x) |
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Jan 1963 | 1975 | dlr | A 12 BCD | general trade plate (dealer) for the areas XA - XF (London area) first letter A = Kirkcaldy web |
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Jan 1963 | 1975 | dlr | A 12 BCD | limited trade plate (dealer) for the areas XA - XF (London area) first letter F = Torbay web |
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Feb 1963 | Jan 1973 | car | ABC 123 D | last letter being the year letter year letter A = Jan 1963 - Jan 1964 year letter C = Jan 1965 - Jan 1966 Francoplaque |
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Feb 1963 | Jan 1973 | mc | ABC 123 D | motorcycle last letter being the year letter year letter A = Jan 1963 - Jan 1964 year letter C = Jan 1965 - Jan 1966 Brekke no 3-line plates after Aug 2001 |
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1963 | 1972 | exp | ABC 123 D | export (no purchase tax paid - later VAT) normal registration yellow border Europlate |
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1965? | now | car |
A 0 AB 0 |
zero on a plate S 0 = City of Edinburgh LM 0 = London Mayor (used since 1965) Europlate (3x) |
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Jan 1968 | Aug 1983 | car | ABC 123 D | reflective plates (optional) white front, yellow back from Jan 1973 mandatory (older cars can have wh/bk plates) year letter P = Aug 1975 - Aug 1976 Francoplaque (2x) reissue, plastic plate, nice low number |
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Jan 1968 | Aug 1983 | mc | ABC 123 D | motorcycle reflective plates (optional) from Jan 1973 mandatory Klotz year letter R = Aug 1976 - Aug 1977 (older motorcycles can have wh/bk plates) |
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Apr 1970 | Sept 2001 | car |
SCY 123 A A 123 SCY |
SCY was reserved for use on the Isles of Scilly with SCY 1J and to Y46 SCY Klotz Europlate |
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1970 | Oct 2000 | dlr | 123 AB |
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1970 | Oct 2000 | dlr | 123 AB | motorcycle trade plate (dealer) Europlate square disc (1973?-2014?) blue disc is from 2000 (even years from 1990) orange disc is from 2005 (uneven years from 1989) ![]() ![]() |
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1973 | Jan 1993 | exp |
ABC 123 D A 123 BCD |
export (no VAT paid) normal registration red border Europlate |
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30 |
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Oct 1978 | now | diplo | 123 D 456 |
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Oct 1978 | now | diplo | 123 X 456 | consular and non diplomatic personnel 225 = Norway Brekke |
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1982 | 1994 | army | 12 KA 34 | KA - KZ normal colours on luxury cars new dies also hand-painted highest seen KL |
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1983 | Sept 2001 | imp | 1234 QA | temporary import QA - QY (valid for a year - from S only 6 months) 2nd letter the same as the year letter A = Aug 1983 - Aug 1984 C = Aug 1985 - AUG 1986 Europlate |
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1983 | now | other |
Q 123 ABC QNI 1234 |
vehicles whose age cannot be readily determined (vehicle made from several different ones) Q as year letter in a normal registration Northern Ireland Europlate (3x) |
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35 | car A 123 NYA |
Aug 1983 | Sept 2001 | car | A 123 BCD | first letter being the year letter year letter A = Aug 1983 - Aug 1984 |
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36 | mc | Aug 1983 | Sept 2001 | mc | A 123 BCD | motorcycle first letter being the year letter year letter A = Aug 1983 - Aug 1984 |
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Apr 1984 | 1987 | other | RXS 123 A A 123 RXS |
3rd car of a diplomat from RXS 21L - D 21RXS Europlate (2x) |
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Jan 1993 | Sept 2001 | exp | A 123 BXP | export (no VAT paid) valid 2 months first letter = year letter V being Sept 1999 - Mar 2000 letter before XP = the month A being Jan Europlate |
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39 |
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1994 | 2004 | army | AB 12 CD | ending on AA 1996 JP Brekke |
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40 |
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May 1997 | now? | car | all | up to 6 characters(or 7 with a 1) Weeks (2x) one in the old letter size (57mm) and one in the new ( 50mm in 2001) also UK is uesd |
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Oct 2000 | Apr 2013 | dlr | 123 AB |
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Oct 2000 | Apr 2013 | dlr | 123 AB | plastic motorcycle trade plate (dealer) square disc (1973?-2014?) blue disc is from 2000 (even years from 1990) orange disc is from 2005 (uneven years from 1989) red ER stamp, same as above Europlate |
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Mar 2001 | Sept 2001 | car | A 123 BCD | new lettering on all plates 50mm wide Euro legal, no need for the GB oval anymore Scotland Euro same for the Scotish lion
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Sept 2001 | now | car | AB 12 CDE | first two letters: regional identifier in this case G = Garden of England and L is Maidstone next two numbers: age identifier in this case: Sept 2001-Mar 2002 last three letters are serial no 3-line plates after Aug 2001 |
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45 |
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Sept 2001 | now | mc | AB 12 CDE | motorcycle 16 = Mar 2016 - Aug 2016 Brekke |
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46 |
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Sept 2001 | now | car | AB 12 CDE | eurosymbol is not a legal requirement but need GB oval travelling to the continent 02 = Mar 2002 - Aug 2002 |
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47 |
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Sept 2001 | now | imp | 123 Q 45 | temporary import 02 = Mar 2002 - Aug 2002 09 = Mar 2009 - Aug 2009 Europlate (2x) |
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48 |
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Sept 2001 | now | exp | XA 12 BCD | export (no VAT paid) A = March and Sept 02 = Mar 2002 - Aug 2002 Europlate |
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49 |
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2004 | now | army | AB 12 CD | ending on AB Europlate |
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May 2013 | Feb 2015 | dlr | 12345 | trade plate (dealer) centrally issued by the DVLA paper tax disc used form Jan 1921 untill Oct 2014 Europlate |
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May 2013 | Feb 2015 | dlr | 12345 | motorcycle trade plate (dealer) centrally issued by the DVLA paper tax disc used form Jan 1921 untill Oct 2014 Europlate |
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52 |
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Feb 2015 | now | dlr | 12345 | trade plate (dealer) Francoplaque |
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53 |
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Feb 2015 | now | dlr | 12345 | motorcycle trade plate (dealer) Europlate |
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? | ? | army | ABC 123 ABCD 123 |
US forces in the UK UK American Exchange also used: USAF, USN, AFEX, UKER, DOT and RC |
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