DVLA number plates
DVLA number plates - regional identifiers
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. Our 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.
| Regional Identifiers | Region | DVLA Office |
| AA, AB, AC, AD, AE, AF, AG, AH, AJ, AK, AL, AM, AN | Anglia | Peterborough |
| 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 |
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