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A year letter at the front, then numbers and three letters. Issued from 1983 to 2001.
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What a prefix registration mark is made of
- Year letter
- The first character. On this example, A, which was issued from Aug. 1983. It sets the oldest vehicle the registration mark can go on.
- Numbers
- One to three. On this example, 12.
- Letters
- Three at the end. On this example, BCD.
Will it fit my vehicle?
A prefix registration mark can only go on a vehicle first registered on or after the day its letter came in. It can never make a vehicle look newer than it is.
How do you read the year from it?
The letters run A to Y, skipping I, O, Q, U and Z. A came in on 1 Aug. 1983 and each letter lasted a year, changing every Aug., until 1999. From then it changed twice a year: T in March 1999, V that Sept., W in March 2000, X that Sept., and Y in March 2001, which was the last prefix issued. So a letter does not sit in one calendar year, and the month is part of the answer to what it will fit.
What are they good for?
Three letters at the end means a prefix registration mark carries initials well, and there are far more of them about than dateless ones, so they are usually the cheapest way to have a particular set of letters.
How must the characters be spaced?
Every number plate we make complies with British Standard BS AU 145e. On a standard modern car number plate, characters are 79mm tall and 50mm wide, with prescribed spacing of 11mm between characters and 33mm between the two groups. The registration must not be rearranged or deliberately respaced to make it read as something else. An illegally displayed registration can fail an MOT and lead to a fine of up to £1,000.00.
What makes a number plate legal sets out the measurements in full, and private plate styles shows every style side by side.
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