My car has a 13 plate and (according to my dad, the dealership and everyone else who knows how they work) was made in 2013. Sounds simple until I try to think about by dad’s last car which was a 56 plate and I highly doubt it was made in 1956 or 2056.
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The first number denotes whether the registration is from March-Aug or Oct-Feb. The second number denotes the year. It works like so:
If the first number is a 0 (March) or a 5 (Sept), then it was registered in the 00’s. So a 05 reg would mean it was registered between Mar-Aug 2005.
If the first number is a 1 (March) or a 6 (Sept), then it was registered in the 10’s. So a 15 reg would mean it was registered between Mar-Aug 2015.
The first numbers go up in increments every decade.
I might have been able to explain that more simply but hope that helps.
ETA: it just so happens that current registrations are ‘23’. 2 meaning Mar-Sep and 3 meaning 2023. It’s just a coincidence that both numbers match the current year. In September it will become ‘73’.
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