After more than 41 years of issuing numeral only number-plates the ACT introduced an alpha-numeric plate for passenger cars. In 1954 the ACT had been allocated the series YAA-000 to YZZ-999 for this purpose by the Australian Transport Advisory Council. It took until the 20th of September 1968 for the "Y" plates to come into existance. These were the first plates in Australia to use the new reflective sheeting for the background on a permanent basis.
Plates issued were from YAA-000 to YKK-999.
Plates issued were from YAA-000 to YKK-999.
On the 1st November 1979 ACT plates incorporated a slogan for the first time. This required the ACT to be vertically aligned at the left. Note also the smaller diamond seperator and the generally cramped apperance.
Plates issued were from YMA-000 to YMJ-999.
Plates issued were from YMA-000 to YMJ-999.
These plates are evidence that errors do occur in the manufacturing process and are not neccesarily discovered in the quality control. Twenty four pairs of these were issued before the error was discovered.
Plates issued were from YMK-000 to YMK-023.
Plates issued were from YMK-000 to YMK-023.
At the time the maker was notified that there was an error with the YMK prefix plates they were still being made with the error. Production stoppped abruptly at YMU-466! All plates in the range YMK-024 to YMO-999 were returned to the factory to have the "ACT" inserted in the small place to the left of the "Y". Plates in the range YMP-000 to YMU-466 were still at the factory and also had the "ACT" squashed in before being dispached. The YMP prefix was the first squashed prefix to be seen on the roads.
Plates issued were from YMK-024 to YMU-466.
Plates issued were from YMK-024 to YMU-466.
The diamond hyphen is somewhat smaller than the one used in the YMA to YMJ prefix plates. This may be just that the die was sharpened as happens from time to time.
Plates issued were from YMU-467 to YOG-999.
Plates issued were from YMU-467 to YOG-999.
These were never officially on vehicles but the story behind them is none the less interesting ...
These plates were commissioned only a short time before an election was due to be held to decide a new Federal Government. The election saw a new government returned and the "HEART OF THE NATION" slogan was not to be. The newly elected Government considered the slogan political and or associated with the previous Government and ordered that all the plates be destroyed.
YOH-000 to YOI-999 and a few remakes were made.
YOH-000 to YOI-999 and a few remakes were made.
These Raiders Football Club plates were issued as a fundraising effort beginning in 1989. Both the Club and the MVR sharing the profits. YOH-000 was not available for issue as it was currently on issue as a personalised.
YOH-001 to YOH-999 and a few remakes were made.
YOH-001 to YOH-999 and a few remakes were made.
These are the same as the YMU to YOG prefix plates but produced post the HEART OF THE NATION slogan.
Plates issued were from YOJ-000 to YRR-999.
Plates issued were from YOJ-000 to YRR-999.
