Motorcycle year of registration based on license plate

Motorcycle year of registration based on license plate (United Kingdom)

Prefix plates:

Prefix Type registration numbers – 1983 to 2001

Number plates are in the format ‘A21 BCD‘, 1983 to 2001 with the first letter denoting the year code.

Prefix From To
A August 1983 July 1984
B August 1984 July 1985
C August 1985 July 1986
D August 1986 July 1987
E August 1987 July 1988
F August 1988 July 1989
G August 1989 July 1990
H August 1990 July 1991
J August 1991 July 1992
K August 1992 July 1993
L August 1993 July 1994
M August 1994 July 1995
N August 1995 July 1996
P August 1996 July 1997
R August 1997 July 1998
S August 1998 February 1999
T March 1999 July 1999
V August 1999 February 2000
W March 2000 July 2000
X August 2000 February 2001
Y March 2001 July 2001

 

Millennium Registrations / Current Style plates 2001 onward

New style registrations are also known as Millennium Registrations and these offer more insights into the information around the number plate.

AB51 CDE

Plate

From To
51 September 2001 March 2002
02 March 2002 September 2002
52 September 2002 March 2003
03 March 2003 September 2003
53 September 2003 March 2004
04 March 2004 September 2004
54 September 2004 March 2005
05 March 2005 September 2005
55 September 2005 March 2006
06 March 2006 September 2006
56 September 2006 March 2007
07 March 2007 September 2007
57 September 2007 March 2008
08 March 2008 September 2008
58 September 2008 March 2009
09 March 2009 September 2009
59 September 2009 March 2010
10 March 2010 September 2010
60 September 2010 March 2011
11 March 2011 September 2011
61 September 2011 March 2012
12 March 2012 September 2012
62 September 2012 March 2013
13 March 2013 September 2013
63 September 2013 March 2014
14 March 2014 September 2014
64 September 2014 March 2015
15 March 2015 September 2015
65 September 2015 March 2016
16 March 2016 September 2016
66 September 2016 March 2017
17 March 2017 September 2017
67 September 2017 March 2018
18 March 2018 September 2018
68 September 2018 March 2019
19 March 2019 September 2019
69 September 2019 March 2020
20 March 2020 September 2020
70 September 2020 March 2021
21 March 2021 September 2021
71 September 2021 March 2022
22 March 2022 September 2022
72 September 2022 March 2023
23 March 2023 September 2023
73 September 2023 March 2024
24 March 2024 September 2024