British car number plate identifiers

The following are the vehicle number plate identifiers used in Great Britain since the 2001 changes to British vehicle number plates.

Local Memory Tag (Reason)	DVLA Office	Local Identifier (I, Q and Z excluded)
A ((East) Anglia)	Peterborough	A B C D E F G H J K L M N
	Norwich	O P R S T U
	Ipswich	V W X Y
B (Birmingham)	Birmingham	A - Y
C (Cymru)	Cardiff	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O
	Swansea	P R S T U V
	Bangor	W X Y
D (Deeside etc.)	Chester	A B C D E F G H J K
	Shrewsbury	L M N O P R S T U V W X Y
E (Essex and Herts)	Chelmsford	A - Y
F (Forest and Fens)	Nottingham	A B C D E F G H J K L M N P
	Lincoln	R S T V W X Y
G (Garden of England)	Maidstone	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O
	Brighton	P R S T U V W X Y
H (Hants and Dorset)	Bournemouth	A B C D E F G H J
	Portsmouth	K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y
		HW Reserved for Isle of Wight
K	Luton	A B C D E F G H J K L
	Northampton	M N O P R S T U V W X Y
L (London)	Wimbledon	A B C D E F G H J
	Stanmore	K L M N O P R S T
	Sidcup	U V W X Y
M (Manchester and Merseyside)	Manchester	A - Y
N (Newcastle and North)	Newcastle upon Tyne	A B C D E G H J K L M N O
	Stockton-on-Tees	P R S T U V W X Y
O (Oxford)	Oxford	A - Y
P (Preston and Pennines)	Preston	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T
	Carlisle	U V W X Y
Q	Any - used for vehicles of unidentifiable age	A - Y
R (Reading)	Reading	A - Y
S (Scotland)	Glasgow	A B C D E F G H J
	Edinburgh	K L M N O
	Dundee	P R S T
	Aberdeen	U V W
	Inverness	X Y
V (Vale of Severn)	Worcester	A - Y
W (West Country)	Exeter	A B C D E F G H J
	Truro	K L
	Bristol	M N O P R S T U V W X Y
Y (Yorkshire)	Leeds	A B C D E F G H J K
	Sheffield	L M N O P R S T U
	Beverley	V W X Y

See also