Dateless number plates can be hard to find and are very expensive, but they’re more flexible than the recent 2001 type plates, with plenty of affordable ones available.
The problem with standard number plates is that there are tough restrictions on the sequence of numbers contained in the plate number, which is mostly because there are millions of cars on the road, each requiring a unique number plate. Dateless number plates refer to pre-1950 number plates, when the quantity of cars on the road was less of a concern, and assigning a unique number to every car was not so difficult.
Thankfully the fact that number plates can be reassigned means that dateless number plates are still available, but are only sold by number plate dealers, each of which may have a different inventory, although there are websites that offer a collated list of number plates, compiled from multiple sources.
Dateless number plates differ in length, ranging from ‘A 1’ to ‘JON 35Y’ with the shorter registration numbers commanding the higher price. If you are looking for a short dateless plate spelling, say, ‘SAM 1’ you could be faced with an impossible task, as these plates are unlikely to be sold by their owners considering their inherent value.
If you’re willing to be a little flexible with having, say, your name in the middle of the plate with numbers on the side, you could find it easy to obtain a suitable dateless plate, for example ’22 S8M 21’ for ‘SAM’ . This is where an online registration plate search engine could be helpful in finding that near-perfect match.
