Car registration dates
We’ve listed the dates that the different car registration letters or digits were released.
Use this information to help you to plan which personal registrations you can apply to your vehicle.
Remember: you cannot apply a number plate to a vehicle if it makes the vehicle appear newer than it is.
To help you further, we’ve provided a fuller explanation of the different number plate styles.
New (Current) Style number plates Prefix Style number plates Suffix Style number plates Dateless number plates Irish number plates
| New (Current) Style number plates |
The new style number plate was introduced in September 2001. They follow the format AA51 AAA. The digits (see the table below) indicate the dates they were released.
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| Prefix Style number plates |
The prefix style number plates were introduced in August 1983, and ended in August 2001. They follow the format A123 AAA. The first letter (see the table below) indicates the dates they were released.
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| Suffix Style number plates |
The suffix style number plates were introduced in February 1963, and ended in July 1983. They follow the format AAA 123A. The last letter (see the table below) indicates the dates they were released.
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| Dateless number plates |
Dateless number plates are precisely that….dateless. They can be applied to any age car. They were issued before date related number plates were introduced in 1963.
More information about Dateless number plate
| Irish number plates |
Irish number plates are also, essentially, dateless. They can be applied to any age car.
More information about Irish number plates
