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 SO51
Reg'd March 2002 – Aug 2002 SO02
Reg'd Sept 2002 – Feb 2003 SO52
Reg'd March 2003 – Aug 2003 SO03
Reg'd Sept 2003 – Feb 2004 SO53
Reg'd March 2004 – Aug 2004 SO04
Reg'd Sept 2004 – Feb 2005 SO54
Reg'd March 2005 – Aug 2005 SO05
Reg'd Sept 2005 – Feb 2006 SO55
Reg'd March 2006 – Aug 2006 SO06
Reg'd Sept 2006 – Feb 2007 SO56
Reg'd March 2007 – Aug 2007 SO07
Reg'd Sept 2007 – Feb 2008 SO57
Reg'd March 2008 – Aug 2008 SO08
Reg'd Sept 2008 – Feb 2009 SO58
Reg'd March 2009 – Aug 2009 SO09
Reg'd Sept 2009 – Feb 2010 SO59
Reg'd March 2010 – Aug 2010 SO10
Reg'd Sept 2010 – Feb 2011 SO60
Reg'd March 2011 – Aug 2011 SO11
Reg'd Sept 2011 – Feb 2012 SO61
Reg'd March 2012 – Aug 2012 SO12
Reg'd Sept 2012 – Feb 2013 SO62
Reg'd March 2013 – Aug 2013 SO13
Reg'd Sept 2013 – Feb 2014 SO63
Reg'd March 2014 – Aug 2014 SO14
Reg'd Sept 2014 – Feb 2015 SO64
Reg'd March 2015 – Aug 2015 SO15
Reg'd Sept 2015 – Feb 2016 SO65
Reg'd March 2016 – Aug 2016 SO16
Reg'd Sept 2016 – Feb 2017 SO66
Reg'd March 2017 – Aug 2017 SO17
Reg'd Sept 2017 – Feb 2018 SO67
Reg'd March 2018 – Aug 2018 SO18
Reg'd Sept 2018 – Feb 2019 SO68
Reg'd March 2019 – Aug 2019 SO19
Reg'd Sept 2019 – Feb 2020 SO69
Reg'd March 2020 – Aug 2020 SO20
Reg'd Sept 2020 – Feb 2021 SO70
Reg'd March 2021 – Aug 2021 SO21
Reg'd Sept 2021 – Feb 2022 SO71
Reg'd March 2022 – Aug 2022 SO22
Reg'd Sept 2022 – Feb 2023 SO72
Reg'd March 2023 – Aug 2023 SO23
Reg'd Sept 2023 – Feb 2024 SO73
Reg'd March 2024 – Aug 2024 SO24