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Prefix Registration Numbers

Introduced in 1983 when the suffix number system was exhausted , it is basically a reversal of the suffix system in that the year identifying letter comes first ( Q,Z,U and I were never used ), instead of last, then 1 , 2 or 3 numbers then 3 letters.

 

A
1 Aug 83 - 31 Jul 84
H
1 Aug 90 - 31 Jul 91
R
1 Aug 97 - 31 Jul 98
B
1 Aug 84 - 31 Jul 85
J
1 Aug 91 - 31 Jul 92
S
1 Aug 98 - 28 Feb 99
C
1 Aug 85 - 31 Jul 86
K
1 Aug 92 - 31 Jul 93
T
1 Mar 99 - 31 Aug 99
D
1 Aug 86 - 31 Jul 87
L
1 Aug 93 - 31 Jul 94
V
1 Sep 99 - 29 Feb 00
E
1 Aug 87 - 31 Jul 88
M
1 Aug 94 - 31 Jul 95
W
1 Mar 00 - 31 Aug 00
F
1 Aug 88 - 31 Jul 89
N
1 Aug 95 - 31 Jul 96
X
1 Sep 00 - 28 Feb 01
G
1 Aug 89 - 31 Jul 90
P
1 Aug 96 - 31 Jul 97
Y
1 Mar 01 - 31 Aug 01

Examples of prefix numbers could be :-

A1 AEF

Y101 NNL

 

You may notice that towards the end ( 1998 ) the year letter was changed every 6 months, this was to use up the prefix letters so the new style registrations could start in 2001.

It is again possible to ascertain the area of origin of the registration number from the 2nd and 3rd letter, to see a table detailing this click the link below

Area Identifiers.