Number Plates

[legal girl]

How does the new number plate system work? Why have they started at 50? Also, is there anywhere I can find out what prefixes are for what areas? How do they decide on the prefixes as well?

[Loosehead]

the 5 in 50 indicates the second registration period of the year, the 0 is for the year 2000. So
Year Range 1st reg period 2nd reg period
2000-2009 00-09 50-59
2010-2019 10-19 60-69
2020-2029 20-29 70-79
2030-2039 30-39 80-89
2040-2049 40-49 90-99

note that the system started in the secod period 2000 so that's why it started at 50. New system needed for 2050!

[kempie]

http://www.motorcycle.co.uk/registration_lette r.html

[NORMANTHEDOG]

loosehead,you are slightly wrong,the new sytem started at 51,and 02.

[NORMANTHEDOG]

the system went from the old Y REG,straight to 51 REG,THEN O2 REG,there were no 01 or 50 plates

[Panic Button]

http://htdig.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/faq.htm?id=2 2

[LittleMango]

The registration dates are listed here.

They started with 51 in Sept 2001, then 02 in March 2002....and so on.