| DATE of ISSUE: for all Suffix, Prefix, and Current Style Registration. |
| The dates below are the original issue dates for all suffix, prefix and new style registrations (except DVLA special issues e.g. classic and select). |
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Suffix |
| A | 1 Feb 1963 | M | 1 Aug 1973 |
| B | 1 Jan 1964 | N | 1 Aug 1974 |
| C | 1 Jan 1965 | P | 1 Aug 1975 |
| D | 1 Jan 1966 | R | 1 Aug 1976 |
| E | 1 Jan 1967 | S | 1 Aug 1977 |
| F | 1 Aug 1967 | T | 1 Aug 1978 |
| G | 1 Aug 1968 | V | 1 Aug 1979 |
| H | 1 Aug 1969 | W | 1 Aug 1980 |
| J | 1 Aug 1970 | X | 1 Aug 1981 |
| K | 1 Aug 1971 | Y | 1 Aug 1982 |
| L | 1 Aug 1972 |
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Prefix |
| A | 1 Aug 1983 | M | 1 Aug 1994 |
| B | 1 Aug 1984 | N | 1 Aug 1995 |
| C | 1 Aug 1985 | P | 1 Aug 1996 |
| D | 1 Aug 1986 | R | 1 Aug 1997 |
| E | 1 Aug 1987 | S | 1 Aug 1998 |
| F | 1 Aug 1988 | T | 1 Mar 1999 |
| G | 1 Aug 1989 | V | 1 Sept1999 |
| H | 1 Aug 1990 | W | 1 Mar 2000 |
| J | 1 Aug 1991 | X | 1 Sept 2000 |
| K | 1 Aug 1992 | Y | 1 Mar 2001 |
| L | 1 Aug 1993 |
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Current Style |
| | 51 | 1 Sept. 2001 |
| 02 | 1 Mar 2002 | 52 | 1 Sept. 2002 |
| 03 | 1 Mar 2003 | 53 | 1 Sept. 2003 |
| 04 | 1 Mar 2004 | 54 | 1 Sept. 2004 |
| 05 | 1 Mar 2005 | 55 | 1 Sept. 2005 |
| 06 | 1 Mar 2006 | 56 | 1 Sept. 2006 |
| 07 | 1 Mar 2007 | 57 | 1 Sept. 2007 |
| 08 | 1 Mar 2008 | 58 | 1 Sept. 2008 |
| 09 | 1 Mar 2009 | 59 | 1 Sept. 2009 |
| 10 | 1 Mar 2010 | 60 | 1 Sept. 2010 |
| 11 | 1 Mar 2011 | 61 | 1 Sept. 2011 |
| 12 | 1 Mar 2012 | 62 | 1 Sept. 2012 |
| 13 | 1 Mar 2013 | 63 | 1 Sept. 2013 |
| 14 | 1 Mar 2014 | 64 | 1 Sept. 2014 |
| 15 | 1 Mar 2015 | 65 | 1 Sept. 2015 |
| 16 | 1 Mar 2016 | 66 | 1 Sept. 2016 |
| 17 | 1 Mar 2017 | 67 | 1 Sept. 2017 |
| 18 | 1 Mar 2018 | 68 | 1 Sept. 2018 |
| 19 | 1 Mar 2019 | 69 | 1 Sept. 2019 |
| 20 | 1 Mar 2020 | 70 | 1 Sept. 2020 |
| 21 | 1 Mar 2021 | 71 | 1 Sept. 2021 |
| 22 | 1 Mar 2022 | 72 | 1 Sept. 2022 |
| 23 | 1 Mar 2023 | 73 | 1 Sept. 2023 |
| 24 | 1 Mar 2024 | 74 | 1 Sept. 2024 |
| 25 | 1 Mar 2025 | 75 | 1 Sept. 2025 |
| 26 | 1 Mar 2026 | 76 | 1 Sept. 2026 |
| 27 | 1 Mar 2027 | 77 | 1 Sept. 2027 |
| 28 | 1 Mar 2028 | 78 | 1 Sept. 2028 |
| 29 | 1 Mar 2029 | 79 | 1 Sept. 2029 |
| 30 | 1 Mar 2030 | 80 | 1 Sept. 2030 |
| 31 | 1 Mar 2031 | 81 | 1 Sept. 2031 |
| 32 | 1 Mar 2032 | 82 | 1 Sept. 2032 |
| 33 | 1 Mar 2033 | 83 | 1 Sept. 2033 |
| 34 | 1 Mar 2034 | 84 | 1 Sept. 2034 |
| 35 | 1 Mar 2035 | 85 | 1 Sept. 2035 |
| 36 | 1 Mar 2036 | 86 | 1 Sept. 2036 |
| 37 | 1 Mar 2037 | 87 | 1 Sept. 2037 |
| 38 | 1 Mar 2038 | 88 | 1 Sept. 2038 |
| 39 | 1 Mar 2039 | 89 | 1 Sept. 2039 |
| 40 | 1 Mar 2040 | 90 | 1 Sept. 2040 |
| 41 | 1 Mar 2041 | 91 | 1 Sept. 2041 |
| 42 | 1 Mar 2042 | 92 | 1 Sept. 2042 |
| 43 | 1 Mar 2043 | 93 | 1 Sept. 2043 |
| 44 | 1 Mar 2044 | 94 | 1 Sept. 2044 |
| 45 | 1 Mar 2045 | 95 | 1 Sept. 2045 |
| 46 | 1 Mar 2046 | 96 | 1 Sept. 2046 |
| 47 | 1 Mar 2047 | 97 | 1 Sept. 2047 |
| 48 | 1 Mar 2048 | 98 | 1 Sept. 2048 |
| 49 | 1 Mar 2049 | 99 | 1 Sept. 2049 |
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