DVLA number plates - regional Letter identifiers post 2000

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The new DVLA number plates registration system has confused many people, and most would be very interested in knowing where their vehicle or number plate was originally issued. This handy table below will help you discover the history behind your DVLA number plate.

For example, the number plate 'RM07 RTY' will have been issued in Reading.

AO, AP, AR, AS, AT, AU
Anglia Norwich

AV, AW, AX, AY
Anglia Ipswich

BA, BB, BC, BD, BE, BF, BG, BH, BJ, BK, BL, BM, BN, BO, BP, BR, BS, BT, BU, BV, BW, BX, BY
Birmingham Birmingham

CA, CB, CC, CD, CE, CF, CG, CH, CJ, CK, CL, CM, CN, CO
Cymru Cardiff

CP, CR, CS, CT, CU, CV
Cymru Swansea

CW, CX, CY
Cymru Bangor

DA, DB, DC, DD, DE, DF, DG, DH, DJ, DK
Deeside to Shrewsbury Chester

DL, DM, DN, DO, DP, DR, DS, DT, DU, DV, DW, DX, DY
Deeside to Shrewsbury Shrewsbury

EA, EB, EC, ED, EE, EF, EG, EH, EJ, EK, EL, EM, EN, EO, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EV, EW, EX, EY
Essex Chelmsford

FA, FB, FC, FD, FE, FF, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FL, FM, FN, FP
Forest and Fens Nottingham

FR, FS, FT, FV, FW, FX, FY
Forest and Fens Lincoln

GA, GB, GC, GD, GE, GF, GG, GH, GJ, GK, GL, GM, GN, GO
Garden of England Maidstone

GP, GR, GS, GT, GU, GV, GX, GY
Garden of England Brighton

HA, HB, HC, HD, HE, HF, HG, HH, HJ
Hampshire and Dorset Bournemouth

HK, HL, HM, HN, HO, HP, HR, HS, HT, HU, HV
Hampshire and Dorset Portsmouth

HW
Hampshire and Dorset Portsmouth (Used exclusively for the Isle of Wight)

HX, HY
Hampshire and Dorset Portsmouth

KA, KB, KC, KD, KE, KF, KG, KH, KJ, KK, KL
Luton

KM, KN, KO, KP, KR, KS, KT, KU, KV, KW, KX, KY -
Northampton

LA, LB, LC, LD, LE, LF, LG, LH, LJ
London Wimbledon

LK, LL, LM, LN, LO, LP, LR, LS, LT
London Stanmore

LU, LV, LW, LX, LY
London Sidcup

MA, MB, MC, MD, ME, MF, MG, MH, MJ, MK, ML, MM, MN, MO, MP, MR, MS, MT, MU, MV, MW, MX, MY
Manchester and Merseyside Manchester

NA, NB, NC, ND, NE, NF, NG, NH, NJ, NK, NL, NM, NN, NO
North Newcastle

NP, NR, NS, NT, NU, NV, NW, NX, NY North
Stockton

OA, OB, OC, OD, OE, OF, OG, OH, OJ, OK, OL, OM, ON, OO, OP, OR, OS, OT, OU, OV, OW, OX, OY Oxford Oxford

PA, PB, PC, PD, PE, PF, PG, PH, PJ, PK, PL, PM, PN, PO, PP, PR, PS, PT
Preston Preston

PU, PV, PW, PX, PY
Preston Carlisle

RA, RB, RC, RD, RE, RF, RG, RH, RJ, RK, RL, RM, RN, RO, RP, RR, RS, RT, RU, RV, RW, RX, RY Reading Reading

SA, SB, SC, SD, SE, SF, SG, SH, SJ
Scotland Glasgow

SK, SL, SM, SN, SO
Scotland Edinburgh

SP, SR, SS, ST
Scotland Dundee

SU, SV, SW
Scotland Aberdeen

SX, SY
Scotland Inverness

VA, VB, VC, VD, VE, VF, VG, VH, VJ, VK, VL, VM, VN, VO, VP, VR, VS, VT, VU, VV, VW, VX, VY
Severn Valley Worcester

WA, WB, WC, WD, WE, WF, WG, WH, WJ
West of England Exeter

WK, WL
West of England Truro

WM, WN, WO, WP, WR, WS, WT, WU, WV, WW, WX, WY
West of England Bristol

YA, YB, YC, YD, YE, YF, YG, YH, YJ, YK
Yorkshire Leeds

YL, YM, YN, YO, YP, YR, YS, YT, YU
Yorkshire Sheffield

YV, YW, YX, YY
Yorkshire Beverley