September 2003 plate
What year is a 53 plate?
A 53 plate car was first registered between 1 September 2003 and 29 February 2004. Checked 10 November 2026.
- Issued from
- 1 September 2003
- Issued until
- 29 February 2004
- First MOT due
- 2006–2007
- Half
- September
How to read it
Reading a 53 plate
A September plate adds 50 to the year's last two digits, so September 2003 gives 53. A 53 plate car is about 23 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 53 plate?
A 53 plate car was first registered between 1 September 2003 and 29 February 2004.
What plate comes after the 53 plate?
The 51 plate, from 1 September 2001.
When is a 53 plate car's first MOT due?
Three years after it was first registered: between 1 September 2006 and 29 February 2007, depending on its exact registration date.
Why is it called a 53 plate?
September plates add 50 to the year's last two digits: 2003 gives 53.
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