Plate Base

Pre-1963

Dateless number plates

Registrations issued before 1963 that carry no year identifier — the rarest and most collectible format on UK roads.

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Structure

Combinations of one to four letters and one to four numbers with no year-identifying character. Examples: A 1, 1 D, AB 1, 123 CD, ABC 123.

Year identifier

None. Dateless plates carry no age identifier, so they can be displayed on a vehicle of any year.

Buying and pricing

Short dateless plates are the most valuable format in the UK. Single-digit dateless plates (e.g. 1 A, F 1) have sold for six- and seven-figure sums at auction.