United Kingdom number plate: Ni reversed

Every design of this plate 2

The same registration series, issued on 2 looks. Same format, same size; pick one to see it above.

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  Rear plate (yellow) default

  2001 to today

  Black characters on yellow; no flag or identifier on a Northern Ireland registration (reg 16(8)(b)).

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  Front plate (white)

  2001 to today

  Black characters on white; no flag or identifier on a Northern Ireland registration (reg 16(8)(b)).

Format, years and the law

Format

9999 LLL, for example 1234 ABZ (L is any letter, 9 any digit)

The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued.

Years issued

Documented since 2001; the format is likely older than the first year documented. Still issued.

Vehicle class

Standard: the default series issued to private road vehicles. Issued for car, van, truck, bus, and motorcycle.

Colours

Characters #000000 Rear plate (yellow) #FFCC00 Front plate (white) #FFFFFF

About this plate

THE REVERSED NORTHERN IRISH SHAPE. Table A row 9 is the only primary secured for it, so like row 8 it carries an instrument date and no district decode.

Legal basis and sources

1. Sch 3 Table A row 9, verbatim: 'A group of 4 numbers followed by a group of 3 letters (for example 1234 ABZ, being a form of mark issued only in Northern Ireland).' https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/561/schedule/3
2. reg 16(8)(b) https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/561/regulation/16

Before and after

It replaced Prefix documented 1984 to 2001