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September 2023 plate

What year is a 73 plate?

A 73 plate car was first registered between 1 September 2023 and 29 February 2024. Checked 10 November 2026.

UKAB73 CDE
Issued from
1 September 2023
Issued until
29 February 2024
First MOT due
2026–2027
Half
September

How to read it

Reading a 73 plate

UKABMemory tagRegion + office73Age identifierThe yearCDERandom lettersUnique to the carRear plate: yellow · Front plate: white · Black characters in the standard font

A September plate adds 50 to the year's last two digits, so September 2023 gives 73. A 73 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 73 plate?

A 73 plate car was first registered between 1 September 2023 and 29 February 2024.

What plate comes after the 73 plate?

The 51 plate, from 1 September 2001.

When is a 73 plate car's first MOT due?

Three years after it was first registered: between 1 September 2026 and 29 February 2027, depending on its exact registration date.

Why is it called a 73 plate?

September plates add 50 to the year's last two digits: 2023 gives 73.

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