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Date a number plate
When a current-style UK plate (e.g. AB74 CDE) was issued, and the earliest first-MOT date it implies.
Date a number plate
When a current-style UK plate (e.g. AB74 CDE) was issued, and the earliest first-MOT date it implies.
- price
- $0.001 / call
- free tier
- 3 free / day
- MCP tool
- uk-vehicle-tools__plate-age
- method
- GET
GET https://fourzerotwo.si/v1/uk-vehicle-tools/plate-age
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| reg | string | UK registration |
# unpaid: returns 402 with the price curl -i "https://fourzerotwo.si/v1/uk-vehicle-tools/plate-age?reg=AB74%20CDE" # free tier: send a free key from https://fourzerotwo.si/free curl -H "X-API-Key: fzt_…" "https://fourzerotwo.si/v1/uk-vehicle-tools/plate-age?reg=AB74%20CDE"
Use it from an AI agent (MCP)
Add the server once, then ask for this data in plain English. The agent finds the endpoint with search_apis and runs it with call_api.
{
"mcpServers": {
"fourzerotwo": { "type": "http", "url": "https://fourzerotwo.si/mcp" }
}
}
# the call the agent makes
call_api {"tool": "uk-vehicle-tools__plate-age", "arguments": {"reg":"AB74 CDE"}}
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VED rates: DVLA V149 (April 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. Calculations by fourzerotwo.