How UK car number plates display the year the car was made

Question

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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Answer 1

Dad’s car is from 2006, later that year.

The first batch of cars from 2006 have 06 plates and the second batch have 56 plates.

https://www.thecarexpert.co.uk/how-does-the-uk-number-plate-system-work/

There is table halfway down that page I’ve linked showing you what year cars are from.