![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/people-are-just-realising-hidden-meaning-behind-letters-on-car-number-plates/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/white-electric-car-tesla-model-837030341.jpg&description=SHOCKED drivers are being taken aback by the hidden meanings on their car's number plates. The letters on your licence plate might be taken for granted for many people getting behind the wheel - yet a dedicated expert has gone the extra mile to explain just what each one shows. 1 London, Great Britain – January 3, 2018: White electric car Tesla Model S parked on a street in London, Great Britain Credit: Getty Many motorists might know the numbers shown at the back and front of a vehicle point to which year it was first put on sale. Two different numbers are applied annually depending on which half of the year it initially hit the road. But there are other detailed formulas behind the lettering and numbering which you display every time you take a trip. This month and year, the last cars issued before September 1 will carry a 23 number plate - but from next month onwards, all new releases will be branded 73. And the two capital letters before any numbers are also significant, a motoring expert is now keen to highlight. Jon Kirkbright has explained how these initials are actually regional identifiers, with particular postal codes covering different regions. They tag cars to specific places across the UK , showing where each one was first registered by the Swansea -based DVLA . Jon, sales director at Staffordshire -based firm Private Number Plates, has more than 11 years' experience in the motor trade. He has now compiled a full list mapping the nation's number plates - place by place, with the DVLA's precise geographical categories. He said: "To the untrained eye, number plates may look like a random combination of letters and numbers. "While many people will be aware that the numbers refer to the year the car was made and registered, they may not know that the letters before them also have a hidden meaning. "They are known as 'regional identifiers' and refer to the DVLA office where the car was registered. "This may be why your number plates start with the same lett){kind=link}
SHOCKED drivers are being taken aback by the hidden meanings on their car’s number plates.
The letters on your licence plate might be taken for granted for many people getting behind the wheel – yet a dedicated expert has gone the extra mile to explain just what each one shows.
Many motorists might know the numbers shown at the back and front of a vehicle point to which year it was first put on sale.
Two different numbers are applied annually depending on which half of the year it initially hit the road.
But there are other detailed formulas behind the lettering and numbering which you display every time you take a trip.