Current "RO53" Plates (Page 1)
These plates are the ones currently being issued. They consist of 2 letters, 2 year related numbers and then followed by 3 letters. These are the only style of plate which permits the letter Z within the last 3 digits (as shown). They are issued every 6 months.
| Plate | Cost | VAT | DfT Fee | You Pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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P.O.A | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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£589.00 | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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£1,350.00 | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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£1,900.00 | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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£30,545.00 | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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£1,075.00 | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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P.O.A | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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£1,195.00 | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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£1,099.00 | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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£1,339.00 | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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£1,110.00 | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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£875.00 | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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£2,580.00 | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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£850.00 | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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£1,145.00 | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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£54,289.00 | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
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£5,410.00 | ? | ? | ? | Enquire |
Age Restrictions
You are not allowed to put a plate on a vehicle to make it appear newer than it actually is.
| Digits | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Sep 2001 | Feb 2002 |
| 02 | Mar 2002 | Aug 2002 |
| 52 | Sep 2002 | Feb 2003 |
| 03 | Mar 2003 | Aug 2003 |
| 53 | Sep 2003 | Feb 2004 |
| 04 | Mar 2004 | Aug 2004 |
| 54 | Sep 2004 | Feb 2005 |
| 05 | Mar 2005 | Aug 2005 |
| 55 | Sep 2005 | Feb 2006 |
| 06 | Mar 2006 | Aug 2006 |
| 56 | Sep 2006 | Feb 2007 |
| 07 | Mar 2007 | Aug 2007 |
| 57 | Sep 2007 | Feb 2008 |
| 08 | Mar 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 58 | Sep 2008 | Feb 2009 |
| 09 | Mar 2009 | Aug 2009 |
| 59 | Sep 2009 | Feb 2010 |
| 10 | Mar 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 60 | Sep 2010 | Feb 2011 |
| 11 | Mar 2011 | Aug 2011 |
| 61 | Sep 2011 | Feb 2012 |
| 12 | Mar 2012 | Aug 2012 |
| 62 | Sep 2012 | Feb 2013 |
| 13 | Mar 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 63 | Sep 2013 | Feb 2014 |
| 14 | Mar 2014 | Aug 2014 |
| 64 | Sep 2014 | Feb 2015 |
| 15 | Mar 2015 | Aug 2015 |
| 65 | Sep 2015 | Feb 2016 |
| 16 | Mar 2016 | Aug 2016 |
| 66 | Sep 2016 | Feb 2017 |
| 17 | Mar 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 67 | Sep 2017 | Feb 2018 |
| 18 | Mar 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 68 | Sep 2018 | Feb 2019 |
| 19 | Mar 2019 | Aug 2019 |
| 69 | Sep 2019 | Feb 2020 |
| 20 | Mar 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 70 | Sep 2020 | Feb 2021 |
| 21 | Mar 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| 71 | Sep 2021 | Feb 2022 |
| 22 | Mar 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 72 | Sep 2022 | Feb 2023 |
| 23 | Mar 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| 73 | Sep 2023 | Feb 2024 |
| 24 | Mar 2024 | Aug 2024 |
For example, if your vehicle was first registered on a '08' plate (Sep 2008 - Feb 2009) you would not be able to transfer a '58' plate or later on to it.
Area Identifiers
As well as an age identifier current style number plates also identify an area of the country using the first two letters.
