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Ipswich (AV) Number Plates

The local memory tag, or area code AV is for cars first registered in Ipswich (A is the official local mnemonic for Anglia. V is the local office identifier for Ipswich). Listed below are the 49 age identifier number plate prefix combinations currently in use that start with AV. New prefixes are added in March and September each year. The first plate in the present number plate format was 51 issued on 1 September 2001.

The latest released plate prefix is AV75 first issued 1 September 2025. The next number plate prefix to be released will be AV27 on 1 March 2027.

YearPrefixIssued Date Range
2001AV511 September 2001 - 28 February 2002 1 September 01 - 28 February 02
2002AV021 March 2002 - 31 August 2002 1 March 02 - 31 August 02
AV521 September 2002 - 28 February 2003 1 September 02 - 28 February 03
2003AV031 March 2003 - 31 August 2003 1 March 03 - 31 August 03
AV531 September 2003 - 29 February 2004 1 September 03 - 29 February 04
2004AV041 March 2004 - 31 August 2004 1 March 04 - 31 August 04
AV541 September 2004 - 28 February 2005 1 September 04 - 28 February 05
2005AV051 March 2005 - 31 August 2005 1 March 05 - 31 August 05
AV551 September 2005 - 28 February 2006 1 September 05 - 28 February 06
2006AV061 March 2006 - 31 August 2006 1 March 06 - 31 August 06
AV561 September 2006 - 28 February 2007 1 September 06 - 28 February 07
2007AV071 March 2007 - 31 August 2007 1 March 07 - 31 August 07
AV571 September 2007 - 29 February 2008 1 September 07 - 29 February 08
2008AV081 March 2008 - 31 August 2008 1 March 08 - 31 August 08
AV581 September 2008 - 28 February 2009 1 September 08 - 28 February 09
2009AV091 March 2009 - 31 August 2009 1 March 09 - 31 August 09
AV591 September 2009 - 28 February 2010 1 September 09 - 28 February 10
2010AV101 March 2010 - 31 August 2010 1 March 10 - 31 August 10
AV601 September 2010 - 28 February 2011 1 September 10 - 28 February 11
2011AV111 March 2011 - 31 August 2011 1 March 11 - 31 August 11
AV611 September 2011 - 29 February 2012 1 September 11 - 29 February 12
2012AV121 March 2012 - 31 August 2012 1 March 12 - 31 August 12
AV621 September 2012 - 28 February 2013 1 September 12 - 28 February 13
2013AV131 March 2013 - 31 August 2013 1 March 13 - 31 August 13
AV631 September 2013 - 28 February 2014 1 September 13 - 28 February 14
2014AV141 March 2014 - 31 August 2014 1 March 14 - 31 August 14
AV641 September 2014 - 28 February 2015 1 September 14 - 28 February 15
2015AV151 March 2015 - 31 August 2015 1 March 15 - 31 August 15
AV651 September 2015 - 29 February 2016 1 September 15 - 29 February 16
2016AV161 March 2016 - 31 August 2016 1 March 16 - 31 August 16
AV661 September 2016 - 28 February 2017 1 September 16 - 28 February 17
2017AV171 March 2017 - 31 August 2017 1 March 17 - 31 August 17
AV671 September 2017 - 28 February 2018 1 September 17 - 28 February 18
2018AV181 March 2018 - 31 August 2018 1 March 18 - 31 August 18
AV681 September 2018 - 28 February 2019 1 September 18 - 28 February 19
2019AV191 March 2019 - 31 August 2019 1 March 19 - 31 August 19
AV691 September 2019 - 29 February 2020 1 September 19 - 29 February 20
2020AV201 March 2020 - 31 August 2020 1 March 20 - 31 August 20
AV701 September 2020 - 28 February 2021 1 September 20 - 28 February 21
2021AV211 March 2021 - 31 August 2021 1 March 21 - 31 August 21
AV711 September 2021 - 28 February 2022 1 September 21 - 28 February 22
2022AV221 March 2022 - 31 August 2022 1 March 22 - 31 August 22
AV721 September 2022 - 28 February 2023 1 September 22 - 28 February 23
2023AV231 March 2023 - 31 August 2023 1 March 23 - 31 August 23
AV731 September 2023 - 29 February 2024 1 September 23 - 29 February 24
2024AV241 March 2024 - 31 August 2024 1 March 24 - 31 August 24
AV741 September 2024 - 28 February 2025 1 September 24 - 28 February 25
2025AV251 March 2025 - 31 August 2025 1 March 25 - 31 August 25
AV751 September 2025 - 28 February 2026 1 September 25 - 28 February 26
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