The new UK style registration numbers are in this format -
XX NN XXX
Where XX is a 2 letter local memory tag (area code), NN is a year identifier, and XXX is any 3 letter combination.
All letters apart from I and Q will be used
The 2 letter area code identifies at which DVLA office, the vehicle was registered. The following table details the areas -
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|
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Local Offices |
Office Identifiers |
|
A |
Anglia |
Peterborough Norwich Ipswich |
AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AJ AK AL AM AN AO AO AR AS AT AU AV AW AX AY |
|
B |
Birmingham |
Birmingham |
BA - BY |
|
C |
Cymru |
Cardif Swansea Bangor |
CA CB CC CD CE CF CG CH CJ CK CL CM CN CO CP CR CS CT CU CV CW CX CY |
|
D |
Deeside to Shrewsbury |
Chester Shrewsbury |
DA DB DC DD DE DF DG DH DJ DK DL DM DN DO DP DR DS DT DU DV DW DX DY |
|
E |
Essex |
Chelmsford |
EA - EY |
|
F |
Forest and Fens |
Nottingham Lincoln |
FA FB FC FD FE FF FG FH FJ FK FL FM FN FP FR FS FT FV FW FX FY |
|
G |
Garden of England |
Maidstone Brighton |
GA GB GC GD GE GF GG GH GJ GK GL GM GN GO GP GR GS GT GU GV GW GX GY |
|
H |
Hampshire & Dorset |
Bournemouth Portsmouth
|
HA HB HC HD HE HF HG HH HJ HK HL HM HN HO HP HR HS HT HU HV HW HX HY HW exclusively for Isle fo Wight residents |
|
K |
|
Luton Northampton |
KA KB KC KD KE KF KG KH KJ KK KL KM KN KO KP KS KT KU KV KW KX KY |
|
L |
London |
Wimbledon Stanmore Sidcup |
LA LB LC LD LE LF LG LH LJ LK LL LM LN LO LP LR LS LT LU LV LW LX LY |
|
M |
Manchester & Merseyside |
Manchester |
MA - MY |
|
N |
North |
Newcastle Stockton |
NA NB NC ND NE NG NH NJ NK NL NM NN NO NP NR NS NT NU NV NW NX NY |
|
O |
Oxford |
Oxford |
OA - OY |
|
P |
Preston |
Preston Carlisle |
PA PB PC PD PE PF PG PH PJ PK PL PM PN PO PP PR PS PT PU PV PW PX PY |
|
R |
Reading |
Reading |
RA - RY |
|
S |
Scotland |
Glasgow Edinburgh Dundee Adberdeen Inverness |
SA SB SC SD SE SF SG SH SJ SK SL SM SN SO SP SR SS ST SU SV SW SX SY |
|
V |
Severn Valley |
Worcester |
VA - VY |
|
W |
West Of England |
Exeter Truro Bristol |
WA WB WC WD WE WF WG WH WJ WK WL WM WN WO WP WR WS WT WU WV WW WX WY |
|
Y |
Yorkshire |
Leeds Sheffield Beverley |
YA YB YC YD YE YF YG YH YJ YK YL YM YN YO YP YR YS YT YU YV YW YX YY |
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51 |
Sep 2001 - Feb 202 |
02 |
Mar 2002 - Aug 2002 |
|
52 |
Sep 2002 - Feb 2003 |
03 |
Mar 2003 - Aug 2003 |
|
53 |
Sep 2003 - Feb 2004 |
04 |
Mar 2004 - Aug 2004 |
|
54 |
Sep 2004 - Feb 2005 |
05 |
Mar 2005 - Aug 2005 |
|
55 |
Sep 2005 - Feb 2006 |
06 |
Mar 2006 - Aug 2006 |
|
56 |
Sep 2006 - Feb 2007 |
07 |
Mar 2007 - Aug 2007 |
|
57 |
Sep 2007 - Feb 2008 |
08 |
Mar 2008 - Aug 2008 |
|
58 |
Sep 2008 - Feb 2009 |
09 |
Mar 2009 - Aug 2009 |
|
59 |
Sep 2009 - Feb 2010 |
10 |
Mar 2010 - Aug 2010 |
|
60 |
Sep 2010 - Feb 2011 |
11 |
Mar 2011 - Aug 2011 |
|
61 |
Sep 2011 - Feb 2012 |
12 |
Mar 2012 - Aug 2012 |
Year identifiers are as such for the next 10 years
The sequence should then continue, until all combinations are used up.
| Name | Count |
|---|---|
| Roger | 4 |
| Lucy | 3 |
| Milo | 3 |
| Anonymous | 2 |
| Aurora Cooper | 2 |
| Baby | 2 |
| Bertie | 2 |
| Betsy | 2 |
| Colin | 2 |
| Cookie | 2 |
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Callie | 04-Jun-2020 |
| Penelopie Ophelia | 30-May-2020 |
| Tiffani Amber Thiessen | 30-May-2020 |
| Phebo | 19-May-2020 |
| Betsy | 12-May-2020 |
| Edna | 30-Apr-2020 |
| rio the clio | 24-Oct-2019 |
| Taylor Shift | 22-Aug-2019 |
| Bad Bug | 31-Jan-2019 |
| Scarlett | 23-Nov-2018 |
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