New style number plates broke from the traditional format of using a letter or a number to signify the year of issue.

Instead the age identifier can tell you precisely from when a number plate was issued- 54 means a September 2004 registration, 04 means a March 2004 registration and so on.

The DVLA have withheld some combinations such as the 01 and 50 series- no doubt for future sale at a DVLA auction.
EXAMPLE

01        Reserved                         AB01   ABC
51        01-09-2001                     AB51   ABC
02        01-03-2002                     AB02   ABC
52        01-09-2002                     AB53   ABC
03        01-03-2003                     AB03   ABC
53        01-09-2003                     AB53   ABC
04        01-03-2004                     AB04   ABC
54        01-09-2004                     AB54   ABC
05        01-03-2005                     AB05   ABC
55        01-09-2005                     AB55   ABC
06        01-03-2006                     AB06   ABC
56        01-09-2006                     AB56   ABC
07        01-03-2007                     AB07   ABC   
57        01-09-2007                     AB57   ABC
08        01-03-2008                     AB08   ABC
58        01-09-2008                     AB58   ABC
09        01-03-2009                     AB09   ABC
59        01-09-2009                     AB59   ABC
10        01-03-2010                     AB10   ABC
60        01-09-2010                     AB60   ABC
11        01-03-2011                     AB11   ABC
61        01-09-2011                     AB61   ABC
12        01-03-2012                     AB12   ABC   
62        01-09-2012                     AB62   ABC
13        01-03-2013                     AB13   ABC
63        01-09-2013                     AB63   ABC
14        01-03-2014                     AB14   ABC
64        01-09-2014                     AB64   ABC
15        01-03-2015                     AB15   ABC
65        01-09-2015                     AB65   ABC
16        01-03-2016                     AB16   ABC
66        01-09-2016                     AB66   ABC
17        01-03-2017                     AB17   ABC
67        01-09-2017                     AB67   ABC
18        01-03-2018                     AB18   ABC
68        01-09-2018                     AB68   ABC
19        01-03-2019                     AB19   ABC
69        01-09-2019                     AB69   ABC
20        01-03-2020                     AB20   ABC
70        01-09-2020                     AB70   ABC
21        01-03-2021                     AB21   ABC
71        01-09-2021                     AB71   ABC
22        01-03-2022                     AB22   ABC
72        01-09-2022                     AB72   ABC
23        01-03-2023                     AB23   ABC
73        01-09-2023                     AB73   ABC
24        01-03-2024                     AB24   ABC
74        01-09-2024                     AB74   ABC
25        01-03-2025                     AB25   ABC
75        01-09-2025                     AB75   ABC
26        01-03-2026                     AB26   ABC
76        01-09-2026                     AB76   ABC
27        01-03-2027                     AB27   ABC
77        01-09-2027                     AB77   ABC
28        01-03-2028                     AB28   ABC
78        01-09-2028                     AB78   ABC
29        01-03-2029                     AB29   ABC
79        01-09-2029                     AB79   ABC
30        01-03-2030                     AB30   ABC
80        01-09-2030                     AB80   ABC
31        01-03-2031                     AB31   ABC
81        01-09-2031                     AB81   ABC
32        01-03-2032                     AB32   ABC
82        01-09-2032                     AB82   ABC
33        01-03-2033                     AB33   ABC
83        01-09-2033                     AB83   ABC
34        01-03-2034                     AB34   ABC
84        01-09-2034                     AB84   ABC
35        01-03-2035                     AB35   ABC
85        01-09-2035                     AB85   ABC
36        01-03-2036                     AB36   ABC
86        01-09-2036                     AB86   ABC
37        01-03-2037                     AB37   ABC
87        01-09-2037                     AB87   ABC
38        01-03-2038                     AB38   ABC
88        01-09-2038                      AB88   ABC
39        01-03-2039                     AB39   ABC
89        01-09-2039                     AB89   ABC
40        01-03-2040                     AB40   ABC
90        01-09-2040                     AB90   ABC
41        01-03-2041                     AB41   ABC
91        01-09-2041                     AB91   ABC
42        01-03-2042                     AB42   ABC
92        01-09-2042                     AB92   ABC
43        01-03-2043                     AB43   ABC
93        01-09-2043                     AB93   ABC
44        01-03-2044                     AB44   ABC
94        01-09-2044                     AB94   ABC
45        01-03-2045                     AB45   ABC
95        01-09-2045                     AB95   ABC
46        01-03-2046                     AB46   ABC
96        01-09-2046                     AB96   ABC
47        01-03-2047                     AB47   ABC
97        01-09-2047                     AB97   ABC
48        01-03-2048                     AB48   ABC
98        01-09-2048                     AB98   ABC
49        01-03-2049                     AB49   ABC
99        01-09-2049                     AB99   ABC
50        Format is reversed            AB50   ABC

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