Also known as Number Plate.
A set of plates attached to the front and rear of a vehicle for official identification purposes.
Current UK plates have black characters on reflective yellow for the rear plate, and on reflective white for the front plate. Each registration consists of seven characters. From left to right the characters consist of:
- An area code consisting of two letters, the first relating to the region, the second the local registration office. For example, the area code YH is used for Leeds (Y=Yorkshire, whilst A-K=Leeds).
- A two-digit age identifier, which changes twice a year, in March and September. The code is either the last two digits of the year (e.g. 06 for 2006) for plates registered from March to August, or else has 50 added (e.g. 56 for 2006) if it was issued from September to February of the following year.
- A random three-letter sequence with no specific meaning, excluding the letters I and Q or any combinations that may appear offensive.
For example the plate SR56 ABC signifies that it was registered in Dundee (S=Scotland, P-T= Dundee) sometime between September 2006 and February 2007.
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