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Similarly, number plates will feature 22 and 72 as their age identifiers. The first two letters are known as the local memory tag and they show where the vehicle was registered.

The first letter represents the region and the second letter represents a DVLA local office. The last three letters are chosen randomly and are allocated to a dealership when the car is registered.

The random nature of these letters and specific allocation to a dealership gives each vehicle a unique identity. For a full breakdown of local memory tags and where cars were initially registered, click here. All our vehicles are subject to an Admin Fee. We've not seen any new numberplated cars yet. Hardly surprising considering they were only released today in the UK, but slightly disappointing for the registration plate addicts in the office.

So send us your shots of brand new cars and we'll throw them into a gallery later in the week to calm said addicts down. While you're doing that, here's a brief guide to the thrilling world of Britain's new number plate system, which still has many baffled. YV to YY for Beverly, for example. The third and fourth digits tell are age identifiers.

Matches to names, numbers, initials Find matches to prefix plates. Pick a prefix letter, a number and three more letters. More Info. Find matches to New style plates. Pick two letters, a number and three more letters. You can use the charts below to quickly identify the original year of issue for the three main registration formats.

Please remember when choosing a registration that you can only assign it to a vehicle of the same age or newer than the registration itself. So, for example, if you selected a 17 series New style reg , you'd only be able to display it on a vehicle first registered on or after this date.

You couldn't put it on a 55 reg vehicle. What are suffix registrations? What are prefix registrations? What are New Style registrations? Alternatively if you are looking for the perfect number plate we have over 67 million private plates for sale which can be found at the click of a button.

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