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Lincoln (FW) Number Plates

The local memory tag, or area code FW is for cars first registered in Lincoln (F is the official local mnemonic for Forest and Fens. W is the local office identifier for Lincoln). Listed below are the 38 age identifier number plate prefix combinations currently in use that start with FW. 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 FW24 first issued 1 March 2024. The next number plate prefix to be released will be FW74 on 1 September 2024.

YearPrefixIssued Date Range
2001FW511 September 2001 - 28 February 20021 September 01 - 28 February 02
2002FW021 March 2002 - 31 August 20021 March 02 - 31 August 02
FW521 September 2002 - 28 February 20031 September 02 - 28 February 03
2003FW031 March 2003 - 31 August 20031 March 03 - 31 August 03
FW531 September 2003 - 29 February 20041 September 03 - 29 February 04
2004FW041 March 2004 - 31 August 20041 March 04 - 31 August 04
FW541 September 2004 - 28 February 20051 September 04 - 28 February 05
2005FW051 March 2005 - 31 August 20051 March 05 - 31 August 05
FW551 September 2005 - 28 February 20061 September 05 - 28 February 06
2006FW561 September 2006 - 28 February 20071 September 06 - 28 February 07
FW071 March 2007 - 31 August 20071 March 07 - 31 August 07
2007FW571 September 2007 - 29 February 20081 September 07 - 29 February 08
FW081 March 2008 - 31 August 20081 March 08 - 31 August 08
2008FW581 September 2008 - 28 February 20091 September 08 - 28 February 09
FW091 March 2009 - 31 August 20091 March 09 - 31 August 09
2009FW591 September 2009 - 28 February 20101 September 09 - 28 February 10
FW101 March 2010 - 31 August 20101 March 10 - 31 August 10
2010FW601 September 2010 - 28 February 20111 September 10 - 28 February 11
FW111 March 2011 - 31 August 20111 March 11 - 31 August 11
2011FW611 September 2011 - 29 February 20121 September 11 - 29 February 12
FW121 March 2012 - 31 August 20121 March 12 - 31 August 12
2012FW621 September 2012 - 28 February 20131 September 12 - 28 February 13
FW131 March 2013 - 31 August 20131 March 13 - 31 August 13
2013FW631 September 2013 - 28 February 20141 September 13 - 28 February 14
FW141 March 2014 - 31 August 20141 March 14 - 31 August 14
2014FW641 September 2014 - 28 February 20151 September 14 - 28 February 15
FW151 March 2015 - 31 August 20151 March 15 - 31 August 15
2015FW651 September 2015 - 29 February 20161 September 15 - 29 February 16
FW161 March 2016 - 31 August 20161 March 16 - 31 August 16
2016FW661 September 2016 - 28 February 20171 September 16 - 28 February 17
FW171 March 2017 - 31 August 20171 March 17 - 31 August 17
2017FW671 September 2017 - 28 February 20181 September 17 - 28 February 18
FW181 March 2018 - 31 August 20181 March 18 - 31 August 18
2018FW681 September 2018 - 28 February 20191 September 18 - 28 February 19
FW191 March 2019 - 31 August 20191 March 19 - 31 August 19
2020FW201 March 2020 - 31 August 20201 March 20 - 31 August 20
FW211 March 2021 - 31 August 20211 March 21 - 31 August 21
2022FW221 March 2022 - 31 August 20221 March 22 - 31 August 22
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