Birmingham. C Cymru Cardiff, Swansea and Bangor. Chester and Shrewsbury. Chelmsford. Nottingham and Lincoln. Maidstone and Brighton

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1 2001 saw the completion of the prefix format of registration numbers year identifying letter before the number. For example A123 ABC. The new vehicle registration number format was introduced on 1 September The new format comprises 7 characters and includes local and age identifiers as shown below. The local memory tag is linked to the area where the vehicle was first registered and is intended to help witnesses recall details of the number plate. Identifier region DVLA office(s) A Anglia Peterborough, Norwich and Ipswich B Birmingham Birmingham C Cymru Cardiff, Swansea and Bangor D Deeside to Shrewsbury Chester and Shrewsbury E Essex Chelmsford F Forest and Fens Nottingham and Lincoln G Garden of England Maidstone and Brighton

2 H Hampshire and Dorset Portsmouth and Bournemouth K Luton and Northampton L London Wimbledon, Stanmore and Sidcup M Manchester and Merseyside Manchester N North Newcastle and Stockton O Oxford Oxford P Preston Preston and Carlisle R Reading Reading S Scotland Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness V Severn Valley Worcester

3 W West of England Exeter, Truro and Bristol X export Vehicles bought VAT free Y Yorkshire Leeds, Sheffield and Beverley Local tags Local offices Code Peterborough Norwich Ipswich AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AJ AK AL AM AN AO AP AR AS AT AU AV AW AX AY Birmingham BA - BY Cardiff 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

4 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 Chelmsford EA - EY Nottingham Lincoln FA FB FC FD FE FF FG FH FJ FK FL FM FN FP FR FS FT FV FW FX FY 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 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 will be used exclusively for Isle of Wight) Luton Northampton KA KB KC KD KE KF KG KH KJ KK KL KM KN KO KP KR KS KT KU KV KW KX KY 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 Manchester MA - MY Newcastle Stockton NA NB NC ND NE NG NH NJ NK NL NM NN NO NP NR NS NT NU NV NW NX NY

5 Oxford OA - OY 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 Reading RA - RY Glasgow Edinburgh Dundee Aberdeen Inverness SA SB SC SD SE SF SG SH SJ SK SL SM SN SO SP SR SS ST SU SV SW SX SY Worcester VA - VY 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 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

6 List of age identifiers March September September 2001 = 51 March 2002 = 02 September 2002 = 52 March 2003 = 03 September 2003 = 53 March 2004 = 04 September 2004 = 54 March 2005 = 05 September 2005 = 55 March 2006 = 06 September 2006 = 56 March 2007 = 07 September 2007 = 57 March 2008 = 08 September 2008 = 58 March 2009 = 09 September 2009 = 59

7 March 2010 = 10 September 2010 = 60 March 2011 = 11 September 2011 = 61 March 2012 = 12 September 2012 = 62 March 2013 = 13 September 2013 = 63 March 2014 = 14 September 2014 = 64 March 2015 = 15 September 2015 = 65 March 2016 = 16 September 2016 = 66 March 2017 = 17 September 2017 = 67 March 2018 = 18 September 2018 = 68 March 2019 = 19 September 2019 = 69 March 2020 = 20 September 2020 = 70

8 March 2021 = 21 September 2021 = 71 March 2022 = 22 September 2022 = 72 March 2023 = 23 September 2023 = 73 March 2024 = 24 September 2024 = 74 March 2025 = 25 September 2025 = 75 March 2026 = 26 September 2026 = 76 March 2027 = 27 September 2027 = 77 March 2028 = 28 September 2028 = 78 March 2029 = 29 September 2029 = 79 March 2030 = 30 September 2030 = 80

9 March 2031 = 31 September 2031 = 81 March 2032 = 32 September 2032 = 82 March 2033 = 33 September 2033 = 83 March 2034 = 34 September 2034 = 84 March 2035 = 35 September 2035 = 85 March 2036 = 36 September 2036 = 86 March 2037 = 37 September 2037 = 87 March 2038 = 38 September 2038 = 88 March 2039 = 39 September 2039 = 89 March 2040 = 40 September 2040 = 90 March 2041 = 41 September 2041 = 91

10 March 2042 = 42 September 2042 = 92 March 2043 = 43 September 2043 = 93 March 2044 = 44 September 2044 = 94 March 2045 = 45 September 2045 = 95 March 2046 = 46 September 2046 = 96 March 2047 = 47 September 2047 = 97 March 2048 = 48 September 2048 = 98 March 2049 = 49 September 2049 = 99

11 Suffix numbers A Feb Dec 1963 M Aug July 1974 B Jan Dec 1964 N Aug July 1975 C Jan Dec 1965 P Aug July 1976 D Jan Dec 1966 R Aug July 1977 E Jan July 1967 S Aug July 1978 F Aug July 1968 T Aug July 1979 G Aug July 1969 V Aug July 1980 H Aug July 1970 W Aug July 1981 J Aug July 1971 X Aug July 1982 K Aug July 1972 Y Aug July 1983 L Aug July 1973

12 Prefix numbers A Aug July 1984 M Aug July 1995 B Aug July 1985 N Aug July 1996 C Aug July 1986 P Aug July 1997 D Aug July 1987 R Aug July 1998 E Aug July 1988 S Aug Feb 1999 F Aug July 1989 T March Aug 1999 G Aug July 1990 V Sept Feb 2000 H Aug July 1991 W March Aug 2000 J Aug July 1992 X Sept Feb 2001 K Aug July 1993 Y March Aug 2001 L Aug July 1994

Vehicle registration numbers and number plates

INF104 Vehicle Services Vehicle registration numbers and number plates For more information go to www.gov.uk/displaying-number-plates Specialist Registration Team DVLA Swansea SA99 1DR 3/18 Contents Vehicle