Q-plates for imports
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STARTING FROM August 1, vehicle registration marks will have a new reversed format, with the year suffix first. For example, A 123 ABC follows YBC 999Y.
At the same time, a new series of "Q" prefix registration marks in the same reversed format will be introduced when the age of vehicle, at first registration, is uncertain.
The "Q" prefix is a significant step in protecting the used vehicle buyer, Transport Under Secretary Lynda Chalker said. "Up to now, used vehicles registered for the first time in Great Britain have received a current year registration number," she said. "This had often led to confusion about the vehicle's age."
Where the age of a vehicle is known an appropriate mark will be issued.