British car number plate identifiers
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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 area) | 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 |