The first three letters indicate the county where the vehicle was first
registered. The letter at the end of the plate tells you the year of
registration - in this case, 1965 if my memory serves me right. By the way,
the "registration year" started on the first of August.
System was changed after I left the UK... I think the new system started in
2001 or therabouts. No doubt some of our British friends will be able to
help more.
JLC
Dean wrote:
> Does anyone know how to de-code old British license plates? Such as the
> "HNX
> 455D" on the orange Sebring Sprite?
>
> Don't the letters and numbers identify year and location of first
> registration?
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