March 2026 plate
What year is a 26 plate?
A 26 plate car was first registered between 1 March 2026 and 31 August 2026. Checked 10 November 2026.
- Issued from
- 1 March 2026
- Issued until
- 31 August 2026
- First MOT due
- Mar–Aug 2029
- Half
- March
How to read it
Reading a 26 plate
A March plate carries the year's last two digits, so 2026 gives 26. A 26 plate car is about 0 years old now.
The two letters before the number show where the car was first registered, and the last three are random.
Cars this new don't need an MOT yet, so its history lives in the finance, keeper and write-off records a full history check reads.
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What year is a 26 plate?
A 26 plate car was first registered between 1 March 2026 and 31 August 2026.
What plate comes after the 26 plate?
The 51 plate, from 1 September 2001.
When is a 26 plate car's first MOT due?
Three years after it was first registered: between 1 March 2029 and 31 August 2029, depending on its exact registration date.
Why is it called a 26 plate?
March plates carry the last two digits of the year: 2026 gives 26.
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