Understanding the number plate years

paddedjohn

all you need to know about number plates can be found by searching for 'wikipedia/number plates'

Grade_A_Reject

Am I being too simplistic by my thinking of just adding 50 to the year for the August registration which works without having to resort to tables? From what I can see the August registration has always been the year plus 50.

So a 61 reg would be an August 2011 model (61-50=11)

Kilty_2

iamana1ias wrote: »

The reg plate won't always give away the year of manufacture though - leftover cars are often sold with newer plates. So the spec you want *may* be available on a 60 plate

This - my '11' reg car was built in October 2010.

Flyboy152

Grade_A_Reject wrote: »

Am I being too simplistic by my thinking of just adding 50 to the year for the August registration which works without having to resort to tables? From what I can see the August registration has always been the year plus 50.

So a 61 reg would be an August 2011 model (61-50=11)

Almost right, except it is September registrations.