age of registration plate
Discussion
The ABC 123 format lasted longer in some places than others due to the number of cars registered and the number of location ID letters they had. - eg My car registered in London early 1960 was YXN nnn.
Staffordshire ran out first, in 1953, and started issuing 123 ABC format but some places never ran out (eg Scotland and Wales, hence age related plates like ASU 123 and AFF 123 were/are still available).
The A suffix started in 1963 but some places hadn't run out of old format numbers and didn't change to suffix until 1965 so the plate your asking about could be anywhere from 1932 to 1965.
Staffordshire ran out first, in 1953, and started issuing 123 ABC format but some places never ran out (eg Scotland and Wales, hence age related plates like ASU 123 and AFF 123 were/are still available).
The A suffix started in 1963 but some places hadn't run out of old format numbers and didn't change to suffix until 1965 so the plate your asking about could be anywhere from 1932 to 1965.
One can of course make a guess based on the first letter, or it helps if one knows the make and model of car. However someone had produced a book and it has since appeared on the internet. It is a long list and it is better if one downloads and then puts it into Excel, then sort and search.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/johnstonrh/a30a35/reg...
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/johnstonrh/a30a35/reg...
Easy for old plates. Go here:-
http://www.numberplates.com/issued.aspx
It'll tell you the year it was originally issued
http://www.numberplates.com/issued.aspx
It'll tell you the year it was originally issued
A better one on here
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/registrations/reg-l...
Gives the actual months of issue so you can estimate the actual month of your plate from the numbers.
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/registrations/reg-l...
Gives the actual months of issue so you can estimate the actual month of your plate from the numbers.
lowdrag said:
Easy for old plates. Go here:-
http://www.numberplates.com/issued.aspx
It'll tell you the year it was originally issued
That is cool. My plate is from 1962 in Kenthttp://www.numberplates.com/issued.aspx
It'll tell you the year it was originally issued
CC
Chipchap said:
lowdrag said:
Easy for old plates. Go here:-
http://www.numberplates.com/issued.aspx
It'll tell you the year it was originally issued
That is cool. My plate is from 1962 in Kenthttp://www.numberplates.com/issued.aspx
It'll tell you the year it was originally issued
CC
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