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Registration Check

This page contains a table showing details of local identifiers for the new style of UK registration plate which was introduced in September 2001.

Don't forget! Just the last two letters of the three letters!

A typical new style number plate is shown here. The table above shows the letters that make up the Local Memory tag, and thereby its geographical origins. The first letter of the memory tag denotes the DVLA area in which the plate was produced, with the second letter indicating the local office within that region.

First
Letter		 District Covered Local Area or Office Second Letter Codes
A Anglia Peterborough AA - AN
Norwich AO - AU
Ipswich AV - AY
B Birmingham Birmingham BA - BY
C Cymru (Wales) Cardiff CA - CO
Swansea CP - CV
Bangor CW - CY
D Deeside to Shrewsbury Chester DA - DK
Shrewsbury DL - DY
E Essex Chelmsford EA - EY
F Forest and Fens (East Midlands) Nottingham FA - FP
  Lincoln FR - FY
G Garden of England (Kent and Sussex) Maidstone GA - GO
Brighton GP - GY
H Hampshire and Dorset (Inc Isle of Wight) Bournemouth HA - HJ
Portsmouth HK - HY
K   Luton KA - KL
Northampton KM - KY
L London Wimbledon LA - LJ
Stanmore LK - LT
Sidcup LU - LY
M Manchester and Merseyside Manchester MA - MY
N North Newcastle NA - NO
Stockton NP - NY
O Oxford Oxford OA - OY
P Preston Preston PA - PT
Carlisle PU - PY
R Reading Reading RA - RY
S Scotland Glasgow SA - SJ
Edinburgh SK - SO
Dundee SP - ST
Aberdeen SU - SW
Inverness SX, SY
V Severn Valley Worcester VA - VY
W West of England Exeter WA - WJ
Truro WK, WL
Bristol WM - WY
Y Yorkshire Leeds YA - YK
Sheffield YL - YU
Beverley YV - YY