Vehicle Registration Plates

First letter

Region

DVLA Office

Office Identifier (second letter)

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 (Wales)

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 to Shrewsbury

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

Chelmsford

A - Y

F

Forest & Fens (East Midlands)

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 (Kent & Sussex)

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

Hampshire & Dorset

Bournemouth

A B C D E F G H J

Portsmouth

K L M N O P R S T U V X Y

W (for Isle of Wight residents only)

K

MiltonKeynes

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 & Merseyside

Manchester

A B C D E F G H J K L M O P R S T U V W X Y

Isle of Man

N (reserved for future use)

N

North (of England)

Newcastle

A B C D E G H J K L M N O

Stockton

P R S T U V W X Y

O

Oxford

Oxford

A - Y

P

Preston

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

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

T

Scotland (additional allocation)

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

Severn Valley

Worcester

A - Y

W

West of England

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