Suffix number plate years

suffix plate registrations

The table below shows the year letter suffixes - where the year letter is the last letter of the registration mark: eg. TAT 410W

YEAR LETTERS: SUFFIX (1963 - 1983)
Suffix		Date range of Issue

A		1963
B		1964
C		1965
D		1966
E		1 JAN 1967 - 31 JUL 1967
F		1 AUG 1967 - 31 JUL 1968
G		1 AUG 1968 - 31 JUL 1969
H		1 AUG 1969 - 31 JUL 1970
J		1 AUG 1970 - 31 JUL 1971
K		1 AUG 1971 - 31 JUL 1972
L		1 AUG 1972 - 31 JUL 1973
M		1 AUG 1973 - 31 JUL 1974
N		1 AUG 1974 - 31 JUL 1975
P		1 AUG 1975 - 31 JUL 1976
R		1 AUG 1976 - 31 JUL 1977
S		1 AUG 1977 - 31 JUL 1978
T		1 AUG 1978 - 31 JUL 1979
V		1 AUG 1979 - 31 JUL 1980
W		1 AUG 1980 - 31 JUL 1981
X		1 AUG 1981 - 31 JUL 1982
Y		1 AUG 1982 - 31 JUL 1983

Please note that the suffixes I, O, Q, U and Z have not been issued. The letter I and Z are not used in the system as they are reserved for Northern Ireland, who use a different system. The letter Q is used to show vehicles of an unknown age. The letter O is not used as it could be mistaken for the number zero and the U could be mistaken for a V.