Suffix number plates were introduced in 1963 as a means of providing ever more combinations for the increasing number of vehicles on the roads.

The format uses the letter (or suffix) to identify the year of issue- see below for the relevant dates.

This was the first time in the UK that a number plate could be used to identify the year of a car's registration- something not possible with the series of dateless number plates.
Jan '63 to Dec '63                        A        ABC 123A
Jan '64 to Dec '64                        B        ABC 123B
Jan '65 to Dec '65                        C        ABC 123C
Jan '66 to Dec '66                        D        ABC 123D
Jan '67 to July '67                        E        ABC 123E
Aug '67 to July '68                       F        ABC 123F
Aug '68 to July '69                       G        ABC 123G
Aug '69 to July '70                       H        ABC 123H
Aug '70 to July '71                       J        ABC 123J
Aug '71 to July '72                       K        ABC 123K
Aug '72 to July '73                       L        ABC 123L
Aug '73 to July '74                       M       ABC 123M
Aug '74 to July '75                       N        ABC 123N
Aug '75 to July '76                       P        ABC 123P
Aug '76 to July '77                       R        ABC 123R
Aug '77 to July '78                       S        ABC 123S
Aug '78 to July '79                       T        ABC 123T
Aug '79 to July '80                       V        ABC 123V
Aug '80 to July '81                       W       ABC 123W
Aug '81 to July '82                       X        ABC 123X
Aug '82 to July '83                       Y        ABC 123Y

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