Current "SM53" 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.

Cost	VAT	DfT Fee	You Pay
£400.00	?	?	?	Enquire
£360.00	?	?	?	Enquire
£1,600.00	?	?	?	Enquire
£440.00	?	?	?	Enquire
£555.00	?	?	?	Enquire
P.O.A	?	?	?	Enquire
£490.00	?	?	?	Enquire
P.O.A	?	?	?	Enquire
£350.00	?	?	?	Enquire

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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.

First letter	Region	DVLA Office	Second Letter
A	Anglia	Peterborough	A B C D E F G H J K L M N
		Norwich	O P R S T U
		Ipswich	V W X Y
B	Birmingham	Birmingham	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y
C	Cymru (Wales)	Cardiff	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O
		Swansea	P R S T U V
		Bangor	W X Y
D	Deeside to Shrewsbury	Chester	A B C D E F G H J K
		Shrewsbury	L M N O P R S T U V W X Y
E	Essex	Chelmsford	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y
F	Forest & Fens (East Midlands)	Nottingham	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P
		Lincoln	R S T U V W X Y
G	Garden of England (Kent & Sussex)	Maidstone	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O
		Brighton	P R S T U V W X Y
H	Hampshire & Dorset	Bournemouth	A B C D E F G H J
		Portsmouth	K L M N O P R S T U V
		Portsmouth (Isle of Wight)	W
		Portsmouth	X Y
J	Not Specified	Not Specified	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y
K	Milton Keynes	Luton	A B C D E F G H J K L
		Northampton	M N O P R S T U V W X Y
L	London	Wimbledon	A B C D E F G H J
		Stanmore	K L M N O P R S T
		Sidcup	U V W X Y
M	Manchester & Merseyside	Manchester	A B C D E F G H J K L M
		Isle of Man	N
		Manchester	O P R S T U V W X Y
N	North of England	Newcastle	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O
		Stockton	P R S T U V W X Y
O	Oxford	Oxford	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y
P	Preston	Preston	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T
		Carlisle	U V W X Y
R	Reading	Reading	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y
S	Scotland	Glasgow	A B C D E F G H J
		Edinburgh	K L M N O
		Dundee	P R S T
		Aberdeen	U V W
		Inverness	X Y
T	Scotland	Glasgow	A B C D E F G H J
		Edinburgh	K L M N O
		Dundee	P R S T
		Aberdeen	U V W
		Inverness	X Y
U	Not Specified	Not Specified	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y
V	Severn Valley	Worcester	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y
W	West of England	Exeter	A B C D E F G H J
		Truro	K L
		Bristol	M N O P R S T U V W X Y
X	Not Specified	Not Specified	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y
Y	Yorkshire	Leeds	A B C D E F G H J K
		Sheffield	L M N O P R S T U
		Beverley	V W X Y

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