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When does the 29 plate come out?

The 29 plate comes out on 1 March 2029 and is issued until 31 August 2029. Checked 10 November 2026.

UKAB29 CDE
Issued from
1 March 2029
Issued until
31 August 2029
First MOT due
Mar–Aug 2032
Half
March

How to read it

Reading a 29 plate

UKABMemory tagRegion + office29Age 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 2029 gives 29.

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.

Until then the 76 plate is the newest you can buy.

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What year is a 29 plate?

The 29 plate comes out on 1 March 2029 and is issued until 31 August 2029.

What plate comes after the 29 plate?

The 51 plate, from 1 September 2001.

When is a 29 plate car's first MOT due?

Three years after it was first registered: between 1 March 2032 and 31 August 2032, depending on its exact registration date.

Why is it called a 29 plate?

March plates carry the last two digits of the year: 2029 gives 29.

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