This is for our US friends, the uk number plate, There was someone asking what is what regarding the number plate,Hope it helps in the states, when someone in the uk says R reg etc.
Reg
letter
Year registered
~V
- 1979 / 1980
~W
- 1980 / 1981
~X
- 1981 / 1982
~Y
- 1982 / 1983
A~
- 1983 / 1984
B~
- 1984 / 1985
C~
- 1985 / 1986
D~
- 1986 / 1987
E~
- 1987 / 1988
F~
- 1988 / 1989
G~
- 1989 / 1990
H~
- 1990 / 1991
J~
- 1991 / 1992
K~
- 1992 / 1993
L~
- 1993 / 1994
M~
- 1994 / 1995
N~
- 1995 / 1996
P~
- 1996 / 1997
R~
- 1997 / 1998
In 1999, letters started being issued at the two new times of year for registration changes - March and September. So 'S' registrations switched to
'T' sooner than previously - in March 1999 - and then to 'V' in September 1999.

S~
- 1998 / 1999
T~
- 1999
V~
- 1999 / 2000
W~
- 2000
X~
- 2000 / 2001
Y~
- 2001
Once these final letters had been used up, the first plates in the new format were issued in September 2001.

Reg
number
Year registered
51
- 2001 / 2002
02
- 2002
52
- 2002 / 2003
03
- 2003
53
- 2003 / 2004
04
- 2004
54
- 2004 / 2005
05
- 2005
55
- 2005 / 2006
06
- 2006
56
- 2006 / 2007
07
- 2007
57
- 2007 / 2008
08
- 2008
58
- 2008 / 2009
09
- 2009
59
- 2009 / 2010
10
- 2010
60
- 2010 / 2011
11
- 2011
61
- 2011 / 2012
12
- 2012
62
- 2012 / 2013
13
- 2013
63
- 2013 / 2014
- and so on

 

Or how about just mentioning the year of the car in good old fashioned numbers format.........e.g. 2001 means 2001 and 2005 means 2005.

 

Hi just thought that i`d post the reg numbers in case someone in the uk did this, Like i said, someone asked about how the reg plate numbers worked in the uk.