57 Mini

Saw my first "57" plate today. On a Mini Cooper. Years ago, seeing the first new registration plate of the year was something of an event. In fact I used to "hunt" for them - driving along staring at number plates and even counting how many I saw. That was back in the day when August 1 was the date for the new plate and it only happened once a year.

Nowadays, with two changes of plate per year (March 1 and September 1) somehow it seems more run-of-the-mill. And you can get 5 days into the new registration before you even notice it's around.