British car number plate identifiers
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British car number plate identifiers are letters used to pinpoint where a car has been registered in Great Britain. They have been used on British vehicle number plates since 2001.
In the usual number plate format AB 01 CDE, the first two letters are broken down into a regional letter (given a somewhat loose mnemonic) followed by a more specific letter, with particular letter ranges pinpointing a particular DVLA office. For example, a registration beginning with GN will have been registered with the Maidstone office in Kent.
| Local Memory Tag (Region) | DVLA Office | Local Identifier (I, Q and Z excluded) |
|---|---|---|
| A ((East) Anglia) | Peterborough | A - N |
| Norwich | O - U | |
| Ipswich | V - Y | |
| B (Birmingham) | Birmingham | A - Y |
| C (Cymru) | Cardiff | A - O |
| Swansea | P - V | |
| Bangor | W X Y | |
| D (Deeside etc.) | Chester | A - K |
| Shrewsbury | L - Y | |
| E (Essex and Herts) | Chelmsford | A - Y |
| F (Forest and Fens) | Nottingham | A - P |
| Lincoln | R - Y | |
| G (Garden of England) | Maidstone | A - O |
| Brighton | P - Y | |
| H (Hants and Dorset) | Bournemouth | A - J |
| Portsmouth | K - Y | |
| HW Reserved for Isle of Wight | ||
| K (Kettering and Luton) | Luton | A - L |
| Northampton | M - Y | |
| L (London) | Wimbledon | A - J |
| Stanmore | K - T | |
| Sidcup | U - Y | |
| M (Manchester and Merseyside) | Manchester | A - Y |
| N (Newcastle and North) | Newcastle upon Tyne | A - O |
| Stockton-on-Tees | P - Y | |
| O (Oxford) | Oxford | A - Y |
| P (Preston and Pennines) | Preston | A - T |
| Carlisle | U - Y | |
| Q | Any - used for vehicles of unidentifiable age |
A - Y |
| R (Reading) | Reading | A - Y |
| S (Scotland) | Glasgow | A - J |
| Edinburgh | K - O | |
| Dundee | P - T | |
| Aberdeen | U V W | |
| Inverness | X Y | |
| V (Vale of Severn) | Worcester | A - Y |
| W (West Country) | Exeter | A - J |
| Truro | K L | |
| Bristol | M - Y | |
| Y (Yorkshire) | Leeds | A - K |
| Sheffield | L - U | |
| Beverley | V - Y |
[edit] See also
- UK topics
- British car number plates for overall UK systems including older identification system
[edit] References
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. Full list of local memory tags from September 2001. Archived from the original on 2005-02-12. Retrieved on August 11, 2006.
[edit] Further reading
- Where's that vehicle come from?, site with details of identifiers for vehicles before 2001.
