Virginia number plates

[Anonymous]

How does the numbering on the standard number plates work in Virginia ie the ones that go ABC-1234?

In the UK and other countries you can tell the newest cars by the sequencing of plates. In France, they indicate the department number. In VA, I see cars of all ages with plates starting with J or X or U or T or .....

Just curious.

[Anonymous]

You can transfer plates.

So you get rid of your 2008 car and put the plates on your 2022 car.

[Anonymous]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_States

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does the numbering on the standard number plates work in Virginia ie the ones that go ABC-1234?

In the UK and other countries you can tell the newest cars by the sequencing of plates. In France, they indicate the department number. In VA, I see cars of all ages with plates starting with J or X or U or T or .....

Just curious.

Virginia has been working backwards in alphabet for a number of years now. "TXX-XXXX" and "UXX-XXXX" are the newer registrations. Speaking from experience the "VXX-XXXX" plates were issued in and around 2016. The "'X'XX-XXXX" plates were issued in and around 2011.

The "JXX-XXXX" plates are older -- from the mid-2000s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does the numbering on the standard number plates work in Virginia ie the ones that go ABC-1234?

In the UK and other countries you can tell the newest cars by the sequencing of plates. In France, they indicate the department number. In VA, I see cars of all ages with plates starting with J or X or U or T or .....

Just curious.

Virginia has been working backwards in alphabet for a number of years now. "TXX-XXXX" and "UXX-XXXX" are the newer registrations. Speaking from experience the "VXX-XXXX" plates were issued in and around 2016. The "'X'XX-XXXX" plates were issued in and around 2011.

The "JXX-XXXX" plates are older -- from the mid-2000s.

Yep! I had a J plate that I got mid-2000s, transferred to a different car and turned in for a new U plate last year.