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Personalised number plates

Most expensive numbers sold

  • '5' - £3.5million (Dubai - 2007)
  • 'M 1' - £331,500 (2006)
  • 'VIP 1' - £285,000 (2006)
  • '51 NGH' - £254,000 (2006)
  • 'GS 1' - £258,775 (2005)
  • 'K1 NGS' - £231,000 (1993)

Number plate speak

If you want to truly understand the fascination behind number plates, you're going to have to learn the lingo!

Due to the nature of the UK number plates sytem, letters and numbers are used to convey different meanings and can throw up a variety of combinations.

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Number plate speak

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 AngliaPeterborough
AO, AP, AR, AS, AT, AU AngliaNorwich
AV, AW, AX, AY AngliaIpswich
BA, BB, BC, BD, BE, BF, BG, BH, BJ, BK, BL, BM, BN, BO, BP, BR, BS, BT, BU, BV, BW, BX, BY BirminghamBirmingham
CA, CB, CC, CD, CE, CF, CG, CH, CJ, CK, CL, CM, CN, CO CymruCardiff
CP, CR, CS, CT, CU, CV CymruSwansea
CW, CX, CY CymruBangor
DA, DB, DC, DD, DE, DF, DG, DH, DJ, DK Deeside to ShrewsburyChester
DL, DM, DN, DO, DP, DR, DS, DT, DU, DV, DW, DX, DY Deeside to ShrewsburyShrewsbury
EA, EB, EC, ED, EE, EF, EG, EH, EJ, EK, EL, EM, EN, EO, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EV, EW, EX, EY EssexChelmsford
FA, FB, FC, FD, FE, FF, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FL, FM, FN, FP Forest and FensNottingham
FR, FS, FT, FV, FW, FX, FY Forest and FensLincoln
GA, GB, GC, GD, GE, GF, GG, GH, GJ, GK, GL, GM, GN, GO Garden of EnglandMaidstone
GP, GR, GS, GT, GU, GV, GX, GY Garden of EnglandBrighton
HA, HB, HC, HD, HE, HF, HG, HH, HJ Hampshire and DorsetBournemouth
HK, HL, HM, HN, HO, HP, HR, HS, HT, HU, HV Hampshire and DorsetPortsmouth
HWHampshire and Dorset Portsmouth (Used exclusively for the Isle of Wight)
HX, HYHampshire 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 LondonWimbledon
LK, LL, LM, LN, LO, LP, LR, LS, LT LondonStanmore
LU, LV, LW, LX, LY LondonSidcup
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 MerseysideManchester
NA, NB, NC, ND, NE, NF, NG, NH, NJ, NK, NL, NM, NN, NO NorthNewcastle
NP, NR, NS, NT, NU, NV, NW, NX, NY NorthStockton
OA, OB, OC, OD, OE, OF, OG, OH, OJ, OK, OL, OM, ON, OO, OP, OR, OS, OT, OU, OV, OW, OX, OY OxfordOxford
PA, PB, PC, PD, PE, PF, PG, PH, PJ, PK, PL, PM, PN, PO, PP, PR, PS, PT PrestonPreston
PU, PV, PW, PX, PY PrestonCarlisle
RA, RB, RC, RD, RE, RF, RG, RH, RJ, RK, RL, RM, RN, RO, RP, RR, RS, RT, RU, RV, RW, RX, RY ReadingReading
SA, SB, SC, SD, SE, SF, SG, SH, SJ ScotlandGlasgow
SK, SL, SM, SN, SO ScotlandEdinburgh
SP, SR, SS, STScotland Dundee
SU, SV, SWScotland Aberdeen
SX, SY ScotlandInverness
VA, VB, VC, VD, VE, VF, VG, VH, VJ, VK, VL, VM, VN, VO, VP, VR, VS, VT, VU, VV, VW, VX, VY Severn ValleyWorcester
WA, WB, WC, WD, WE, WF, WG, WH, WJ West of EnglandExeter
WK, WLWest of England Truro
WM, WN, WO, WP, WR, WS, WT, WU, WV, WW, WX, WY West of EnglandBristol
YA, YB, YC, YD, YE, YF, YG, YH, YJ, YK YorkshireLeeds
YL, YM, YN, YO, YP, YR, YS, YT, YU YorkshireSheffield
YV, YW, YX, YY YorkshireBeverley