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March 2023 plate

What year is a 23 plate?

A 23 plate car was first registered between 1 March 2023 and 31 August 2023. Checked 10 November 2026.

UKAB23 CDE
Issued from
1 March 2023
Issued until
31 August 2023
First MOT due
Mar–Aug 2026
Half
March

How to read it

Reading a 23 plate

UKABMemory tagRegion + office23Age identifierThe yearCDERandom lettersUnique to the carRear plate: yellow · Front plate: white · Black characters in the standard font

A March plate carries the year's last two digits, so 2023 gives 23. A 23 plate car is about 3 years old now.

The two letters before the number show where the car was first registered, and the last three are random.

At this age a car has had at least one MOT. Its MOT history shows every test, fail and mileage reading, free.

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What year is a 23 plate?

A 23 plate car was first registered between 1 March 2023 and 31 August 2023.

What plate comes after the 23 plate?

The 51 plate, from 1 September 2001.

When is a 23 plate car's first MOT due?

Three years after it was first registered: between 1 March 2026 and 31 August 2026, depending on its exact registration date.

Why is it called a 23 plate?

March plates carry the last two digits of the year: 2023 gives 23.

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