Regular Expressions 101

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Regular Expression
PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)

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^(?i)[0-9]{2}[1|2]?-?(?>c[enw]?|dl?|g|k[eky]|l[dhkms]?|m[hno]|oy|rn|so|t[ns]|w[dhx]?)-?[0-9]{1,6}$
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Description

Validates Irish Vehicle Registration Plates to S.I. No. 318/1992 - Vehicle Registration and Taxation Regulations, 1992 (as amended). Also validates modern 3 digit year identifier (introduced in 2013).

Submitted by James Pelow - 9 months ago