Isle of Man

Last update: 27 Jan 2005
a full breakdown list of all Isle of Man number plates
and there issuing dates since 1906: breakdown list		 all plates* from the
Brightwell collection

  Picture Date of first issue Date of last issue Type Description Remarks
1 Jan 1906 Mar 1935 car MN 1-9999  
2 Mar 1935 Apr 1936 car MAN 1-999

 

 this yellow plate is a remake after 1969
3 Apr 1936 May 1959 car BMN 1-YMN 999  
4 Oct 1940 July 1952 car MAN 1A Lieutenant Governor's wife
5     dlr MN-A 74-156

1948 MN-A74
6 May 1959 May 1964 car 1 MN-9999 MN  
7     dlr 156 MN-A incorrect format
1964 MN-A156
Europlate
8     dlr MNA 12-225  
9 May 1964 Oct 1964 car 1 MAN-999 MAN  
10 Oct 1964 Aug 1971 car 1 BMN-999 YMN  
11
    car MAN 0 Peel electric car, no real plates
Europlate (2x)
12     mc MN 1234 curved
13 1969   car   reflectorized yellow back white front
14 1970s now dlr MNA 159-436 front triangle
1994 MNA 600
15   now dlr MNA/52  4 mc
1998 MNA 730
Harrison
16
? now other Q-12-MAN Q-plate:
used for cars that are build from parts or import cars without papers so that date of origin can not be established
1976 Q-20 MAN
2001 Q-96 MAN
17 Nov 1971 May 1974 car MN 1-9999  reissue
18 May 1974 Jan 1979 car MAN 1A-MAN 999Y  
19 Jan 1979 May 1983 car A1 MAN-Y999 MAN  
20 May 1983 July 1985 car MAN 1000-9999  
21 July 1985 Aug 1987 car 1000-9999 MAN  
22 Aug 1987 Oct 1994 car BMN 123A rear
Mar 1992 CMN 1H
23 Aug 1987 Oct 1994 car BMN 123A front
24 Aug 1987 Oct 1994 car BMN/123A square
25 Aug 1987 Oct 1994 mc BMN/123A  
26 Oct 1994 now car DMN-123-A rear
July 1996 DMN 1M
27 Oct 1994 now car DMN-123-A front
Jan 1998 EMN 1A
28
Oct 1994 now car DMN/123-A square (2x)

car plate, mc-size used
GBM left-bottom
29 Oct 1994 now mc DMN/123-A June 2000 FMN 1A
Nov 2002 GMN 1A
? 2005 HMN 1A
30 Oct 1994 now mc   reissue
GBM left-bottom

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