Listed below are all vehicle numberplates first registered in Scotland. DVLA offices include Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness.
In 2018 there were a total of 200,000 vehicles licensed in Edinburgh. This includes 176,600 Cars, 4,800 Motorbikes, 1,600 Buses & Coaches, 12,900 LGV(Large Goods Vehicles) and the rest consisting of other vehicles.
There are currently 46 age identifiers in circulation. The next reg identifier is 74, which will be released from Sept 2024 until Feb 2025. This pattern will continue until all possible variations have been used.
Reg'd Sept 2001 – Feb 2002 SM51
Reg'd March 2002 – Aug 2002 SM02
Reg'd Sept 2002 – Feb 2003 SM52
Reg'd March 2003 – Aug 2003 SM03
Reg'd Sept 2003 – Feb 2004 SM53
Reg'd March 2004 – Aug 2004 SM04
Reg'd Sept 2004 – Feb 2005 SM54
Reg'd March 2005 – Aug 2005 SM05
Reg'd Sept 2005 – Feb 2006 SM55
Reg'd March 2006 – Aug 2006 SM06
Reg'd Sept 2006 – Feb 2007 SM56
Reg'd March 2007 – Aug 2007 SM07
Reg'd Sept 2007 – Feb 2008 SM57
Reg'd March 2008 – Aug 2008 SM08
Reg'd Sept 2008 – Feb 2009 SM58
Reg'd March 2009 – Aug 2009 SM09
Reg'd Sept 2009 – Feb 2010 SM59
Reg'd March 2010 – Aug 2010 SM10
Reg'd Sept 2010 – Feb 2011 SM60
Reg'd March 2011 – Aug 2011 SM11
Reg'd Sept 2011 – Feb 2012 SM61
Reg'd March 2012 – Aug 2012 SM12
Reg'd Sept 2012 – Feb 2013 SM62
Reg'd March 2013 – Aug 2013 SM13
Reg'd Sept 2013 – Feb 2014 SM63
Reg'd March 2014 – Aug 2014 SM14
Reg'd Sept 2014 – Feb 2015 SM64
Reg'd March 2015 – Aug 2015 SM15
Reg'd Sept 2015 – Feb 2016 SM65
Reg'd March 2016 – Aug 2016 SM16
Reg'd Sept 2016 – Feb 2017 SM66
Reg'd March 2017 – Aug 2017 SM17
Reg'd Sept 2017 – Feb 2018 SM67
Reg'd March 2018 – Aug 2018 SM18
Reg'd Sept 2018 – Feb 2019 SM68
Reg'd March 2019 – Aug 2019 SM19
Reg'd Sept 2019 – Feb 2020 SM69
Reg'd March 2020 – Aug 2020 SM20
Reg'd Sept 2020 – Feb 2021 SM70
Reg'd March 2021 – Aug 2021 SM21
Reg'd Sept 2021 – Feb 2022 SM71
Reg'd March 2022 – Aug 2022 SM22
Reg'd Sept 2022 – Feb 2023 SM72
Reg'd March 2023 – Aug 2023 SM23
Reg'd Sept 2023 – Feb 2024 SM73
Reg'd March 2024 – Aug 2024 SM24