New car registrations

Tim M · 04 February 2006, 18:23

I have a five pound bet with my father regarding the year in which the DVLA started having two new registations a year instead of one. Can anyone tell me the year or the reg when it started?

donutsina911 · 04 February 2006, 18:43

the new scheme kicked in from 2001 when plates went from Y to 51 then 2002 went from 02 to 52 (i think!)

before that I think 99 was when the dvla started issuing 2 a year with t being early 99 and w being late 99

Hugh Jardon · 04 February 2006, 18:47

aug 98-99 when the s regs change to 2 a year, 99 was the first year with two regs a year

Dino · 04 February 2006, 19:32

It all kicked off in 1999 on the "T" ,then in Aug.2001 we went to the "51" plate .Categoric,look how I make my livin'

TJ101 · 04 February 2006, 20:26

Correct Dino

99 year was the first year we had 3 reg letters per year (2 new Reg letters)
S plate to end Feb,, T plate March to end Aug 99 and V plate Sept 99

Then in 2000, we had V, W, X
2001 was then X, Y, and 51 and so on

Carl · 05 February 2006, 10:03

Dino · 05 February 2006, 10:27

carly baby-not trev. or paul?

Carl · 05 February 2006, 10:36

nah..................aug 51?????????

IanE · 05 February 2006, 11:08

Was e not Jan_aug 1967 so e and f in 1967 !!

Dino · 05 February 2006, 13:44

oops?I meant sept.