You cannot make a vehicle appear newer than it actually is.
For instance, if you had a S reg 1998 prefix car, you could not put a newer plate on -ie a 07 new style plate etc.
Please see the below guide to work out the age of your vehicle.
Suffix Marks Prefix Marks Current Style Marks
| Suffix Marks | Prefix Marks | Current Style Marks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 1.2.63 to 31.12.63 | A 1.8.83 to 31.7.84 | 51 1.9.01 to 28.2.02 | 12 1.3.12 to 31.8.12 | |
| B 1.1.64 to 31.12.64 | B 1.8.84 to 31.7.85 | 02 1.3.02 to 31.8.02 | 62 1.9.12 to 28.2.13 | |
| C 1.1.65 to 31.12.65 | C 1.8.85 to 31.7.86 | 52 1.9.02 to 28.2.03 | 13 1.3.13 to 31.8.13 | |
| D 1.1.66 to 31.12.66 | D 1.8.86 to 31.7.87 | 03 1.3.03 to 31.8.03 | 63 1.9.13 to 28.2.14 | |
| E 1.1.67 to 31.7.67 | E 1.8.87 to 31.7.88 | 53 1.9.03 to 29.2.04 | 14 1.3.14 to 31.8.14 | |
| F 1.8.67 to 31.7.68 | F 1.8.88 to 31.7.89 | 04 1.3.04 to 31.8.04 | 64 1.9.14 to 28.2.15 | |
| G 1.8.68 to 31.7.69 | G 1.8.89 to 31.7.90 | 54 1.9.04 to 28.2.05 | 15 1.3.15 to 31.8.15 | |
| H 1.8.69 to 31.7.70 | H 1.8.90 to 31.7.91 | 05 1.3.05 to 31.8.05 | 65 1.9.15 to 29.2.16 | |
| J 1.8.70 to 31.7.71 | J 1.8.91 to 31.7.92 | 55 1.9.05 to 28.2.06 | 16 1.3.16 to 31.8.16 | |
| K 1.8.71 to 31.7.72 | K 1.8.92 to 31.7.93 | 06 1.3.06 to 31.8.06 | 66 1.9.16 to 28.2.17 | |
| L 1.8.72 to 31.7.73 | L 1.8.93 to 31.7.94 | 56 1.9.06 to 28.2.07 | 17 1.3.17 to 31.8.17 | |
| M 1.8.73 to 31.7.74 | M 1.8.94 to 31.7.95 | 07 1.3.07 to 31.8.07 | 67 1.9.17 to 28.2.18 | |
| N 1.8.74 to 31.7.75 | N 1.8.95 to 31.7.96 | 57 1.9.07 to 29.2.08 | 18 1.3.18 to 31.8.18 | |
| P 1.8.75 to 31.7.76 | P 1.8.96 to 31.7.97 | 08 1.3.08 to 31.8.08 | 68 1.9.18 to 28.2.19 | |
| R 1.8.76 to 31.7.77 | R 1.8.97 to 31.7.98 | 58 1.9.08 to 28.2.09 | 19 1.3.19 to 31.8.19 | |
| S 1.8.77 to 31.7.78 | S 1.8.98 to 28.2.99 | 09 1.3.09 to 31.8.09 | 69 1.9.19 to 29.2.20 | |
| T 1.8.78 to 31.7.79 | T 1.3.99 to 31.8.99 | 59 1.9.09 to 28.2.10 | 20 1.3.20 to 31.8.20 | |
| U 1.8.79 to 31.7.80 | U 1.9.99 to 29.2.00 | 10 1.3.10 to 31.8.10 | 70 1.9.20 to 28.2.21 | |
| W 1.8.80 to 31.7.81 | W 1.3.00 to 31.8.00 | 60 1.9.10 to 28.2.11 | 21 1.3.21 to 31.8.21 | |
| X 1.8.81 to 31.7.82 | X 1.9.00 to 28.2.01 | 11 1.3.11 to 31.8.11 | 71 1.9.21 to 28.2.22 | |
| Y 1.8.82 to 31.7.83 | Y 1.3.01 to 31.8.01 | 61 1.9.11 to 29.2.12 | 22 1.3.22 to 31.8.22 | |
