Car Number Plates: Registrations Originally Issued

Q: WHERE's MY REGISTRATION/VEHICLE ORIGINALLY FROM?
1st Jan 1903 - 31st Aug 2001

A:The following table can be used as a guide to work out where your registration number or vehicle originated from as it shows the originally licensing authorities. Please note this table does not work for all combinations (some changed areas) or DVLA special issues (e.g. classic or select registrations).

For one/two letter number plates simply find the one/two letter combination below.
For Three letter number plates use the last two letters to identify the issuing area, this works for most prefix and suffix registrations as well, although most were issued in later years by local Vehicle Registration Offices (V.R.O.s) rather than the local council/town hall.

A	London	AA	Hampshire	AB	Worcester	AC	Warwickshire
AD	Gloucestershire	AE	Bristol	AF	Cornwall	AG	Ayrshire
AH	Norfolk	AJ	Yorkshire	AK	Bradford	AL	Nottinghamshire
AM	Wiltshire	AN	West Ham (Not MAN)	AO	Cumberland	AP	East Sussex
AR	Hartfordshire	AS	Nairnshire	AT	Kingston upon Hull	AU	Nottingham
AV	Aberdeenshire	AW	Shropshire	AX	Monmouthshire	AY	Leicestershire

B	Lancaster	BA	Salford	BB	Newcastle upon Tyne	BC	Leicester
BD	Northamptonshire	BE	Lincolnshire	BF	Staffordshire	BG	Birkenhead
BH	Buckinghamshire	BJ	East Suffolk	BK	Portsmouth	BL	Berkshire
BM	Bedfordshire	BN	Bolton	BO	Cardiff	BP	West Sussex
BR	Sunderland	BS	Orkney	BT	Yorkshire	BU	Oldham
BV	Blackburn	BW	Oxfordshire	BX	Carmathenshire	BY	Croydon

C	Yorkshire	CA	Denbighshire	CB	Blackburn	CC	Caernarvonshire
CD	Brighton	CE	Cambrideshire	CF	West Suffolk	CG	Hampshire
CH	Derby	CJ	Herefordshire	CK	Preston	CL	Norwich
CM	Birkenhead	CN	Gateshead	CO	Plymouth	CP	Halifax
CR	Southampton	CS	Ayrshire	CT	Lincolnshire	CU	South Shields
CV	Cornwall	CW	Burnley	CX	Huddersfield	CY	Swansea

D	Kent	DA	Wolverhampton	DB	Stockport	DC	Middlesborough
DD	Gloucestershire	DE	Pembrokeshire	DF	Gloucestershire	DG	Gloucestershire
DH	Walsall	DJ	St.Helens	DK	Rochdale	DL	Isle. of Wight
DM	Flintstone	DN	York	DO	Lincolnshire	DP	Reading
DR	Plymouth	DS	Peebleshire	DT	Doncaster	DU	Coventry
DV	Devon	DW	Newport	DX	Ipswich	DY	Hastings

E	Staffordshire	EA	West Bromwich	EB	Isle of Ely	EC	Westmorland
ED	Warrington	EE	Grimsby	EF	Hartlepool	EG	Huntingdon
EH	Stoke-on-Trent	EJ	Cardiganshire	EK	Wigan	EL	Bournemouth
EM	Bootle	EN	Bury	EO	Barrow-in-Furness	EP	Montgomeryshire
ER	Cambrideshire	ES	Perthshire	ET	Rotherham	EU	Breaconshire
EV	Essex	EW	Huntingdonshire	EX	Great Yarmouth	EY	Anglesey

F	Essex	FA	Burton upon Trent	FB	Bath	FC	Oxford
FD	Dudley	FE	Lincoln	FF	Merionethshire	FG	Fifeshire
FH	Gloucester	FJ	Exeter	FK	Worcester	FL	Huntingdonshire
FM	Chester	FN	Canterbury	FO	Radnorshire	FP	Rutlandshire
FR	Blackpool	FS	Edinburgh	FT	Tynemouth	FU	Lincolnshire
FV	Blackpool	FW	Lincolnshire	FX	Dorsetshire	FY	Southport

G	Glasgow	GA	Glasgow	GB	Glasgow	GC	London
GD	Glasgow	GE	Glasgow	GF	London	GG	Glasgow
GH	London	GJ	London	GK	London	GL	Bath
GM	Motherwell	GN	London	GO	London	GP	London
GR	Sunderland	GS	Perthshire	GT	London	GU	London
GV	London	GW	London	GX	London	GY	London

H	Middlesex	HA	Smethwick	HB	Merthr Tydfil	HC	Eastbourne
HD	Dewsbury	HE	Barnsley	HF	Wallasey	HG	Burnley
HH	Carlisle	HJ	Southend-on-sea	HK	Essex	HL	Wakefield
HM	London	HN	Darlington	HO	Hampshire	HP	Coventry
HR	Wiltshire	HS	Renfrewshire	HT	Bristol	HU	Bristol
HV	London	HW	Bristol	HX	East Ham	HY	Bristol

J	Durham	JA	Stockport	JB	Berkshire	JC	Caernarvonshire
JD	London	JE	Cambridgeshire	JF	Leicester	JG	Canterbury
JH	Hertfordshire	JJ	London	JK	Eastbourne	JL	Lincolnshire
JM	Westmorland	JN	Southend-on-Sea	JO	Oxford	JP	Wigan
JR	Northumberland	JS	Ross & Cromarty	JT	Dorsetshire	JU	Leicestershire
JV	Grimsby	JW	Wolverhampton	JX	Halifax	JY	Plymouth

K	Liverpool	KA	Liverpool	KB	Liverpool	KC	Liverpoool
KD	Liverpool	KE	Kent	KF	Liverpool	KG	Cardiff
KH	Kingston upon Hull	KJ	Kent	KK	Kent	KL	Kent
KM	Kent	KN	Kent	KO	Kent	KP	Kent
KR	Kent	KS	Roxburghshire	KT	Kent	KU	Bradford
KV	Coventry	KW	Bradford	KX	Buckinghamshire	KY	Bradford

L	Glamorganshire	LA	London	LB	London	LC	London
LD	London	LE	London	LF	London	LG	Cheshire
LH	London	LJ	Bournemouth	LK	London	LL	London
LM	London	LN	London	LO	London	LP	London
LR	London	LS	Selkirkshire	LT	London	LU	London
LV	Liverpool	LW	London	LX	London	LY	London

M	Cheshire	MA	Cheshire	MB	Cheshire	MC	London
MD	Middlesex	ME	London	MF	London	MG	London
MH	London	MJ	Bedfordshire	MK	London	ML	Middlesex
MM	London	MN	Isle of Man	MO	Berkshire	MP	London
MR	Wiltshire	MS	Stirlingshire	MT	London	MU	London
MV	London	MW	Wiltshire	MX	London	MY	Middlesex

N	Manchester	NA	Manchester	NB	Manchester	NC	Manchester
ND	Manchester	NE	Manchester	NF	Manchester	NG	Norfolk
NH	Northampton	NJ	East Sussex	NK	Hertfordshire	NL	Northumberland
NM	Bedfordshire	NN	Nottinghamshire	NO	Essex	NP	Worcestshire
NR	Leicestershire	NS	Sutherland	NT	Shropshire	NU	Derbyshire
NV	Northamptonshire	NW	Leeds	NX	Warwickshire	NY	Glamorganshire

O	Birmingham	OA	Birmingham	OB	Birmingham	OC	Birmingham
OD	Devonshire	OE	Birmingham	OF	Birmingham	OG	Birmingham
OH	Birmingham	OJ	Birmingham	OK	Birmingham	OL	Birmingham
OM	Birmingham	ON	Birmingham	OO	Essex	OP	Birmingham
OR	Hampshire	OS	Wigtownshire	OT	Hampshire	OU	Hampshire
OV	Birmingham	OW	Southampton	OX	Birmingham	OY	London

P	Surrey	PA	Surrey	PB	Surrey	PC	Surrey
PD	Surrey	PE	Surrey	PF	Surrey	PG	Surrey
PH	Surrey	PJ	Surrey	PK	Surrey	PL	Surrey
PM	East Sussex	PN	East Sussex	PO	West Sussex	PP	Buckinghamshire
PR	Dorset	PS	Zetland	PT	Durham	PU	Essex
PV	Ipswich	PW	Norfolk	PX	West Suffolk	PY	Yorkshire

R	Derbyshire	RA	Derbyshire	RB	Derbyshire	RC	Derby
RD	Reading	RE	Staffordshire	RF	Staffordshire	RG	Aberdeen
RH	Kingston upon Hull	RJ	Salford	RK	Croydon	RL	Cornwall
RM	Cumberland	RN	Preston	RO	Hertfordshire	RP	Northamptonshire
RR	Northamptonshire	RS	Aberdeen	RT	East Suffolk	RU	Bournemouth
RV	Porstmouth	RW	Coventry	RX	Berkshire	RY	Leicester

S	Edinburgh	SA	Aberdeenshire	SB	Argyllshire	SC	Edinburgh
SD	Ayrshire	SE	Banffshire	SF	Edinburgh	SG	Edinburgh
SH	Barwickshire	SJ	Buteshire	SK	Caithness	SL	Clackmannanshire
SM	Dumfrieshire	SN	Dumbartonshire	SO	Morayshire	SP	Fifeshire
SR	Angus	SS	East Lothian	ST	Inverness-shire	SU	Kincardineshire
SV	Kinrosshire	SW	Kirkcudbrightshire	SX	West Lothian	SY	Midlothian

T	Devonshire	TA	Devonshire	TB	Lancashire	TC	Lancashire
TD	Lancashire	TE	Lancashire	TF	Lancashire	TG	Glamorganshire
TH	Carmartheshire	TJ	Lancashire	TK	Dorset	TL	Lincolnshire
TM	Bedfordshire	TN	Newcastle upon Tyne	TO	Nottingham	TP	Portsmouth
TR	Southampton	TS	Dundee	TT	Devon	TU	Cheshire
TV	Nottingham	TW	Essex	TX	Glamorganshire	TY	Northumberland

U	Leeds	UA	Leeds	UB	Leeds	UC	London
UD	Oxfordshire	UE	Warwickshire	UF	Brighton	UG	Leeds
UH	Cardiff	UJ	Shropshire	UK	Wolverhampton	UL	London
UM	Leeds	UN	Denbighshire	UO	Devon	UP	Durham
UR	Hertfordshire	US	Glasgow	UT	Leicestershire	UU	London
UV	London	UW	London	UX	Shropshire	UY	Worcestershire

V	Lanarkshire	VA	Lanarkshire	VB	Croydon	VC	Coventry
VD	Lanarkshire	VE	Cambridgeshire	VF	Norfolk	VG	Norwich
VH	Huddersfield	VJ	Herefordshire	VK	Newcastle upon Tyne	VL	Lincoln
VM	Manchester	VN	Yorkshire	VO	Nottinghamshire	VP	Birmingham
VR	Manchester	VS	Greenock	VT	Stock-on-Trent	VU	Manchester
VV	Northampton	VW	Essex	VX	Essex	VY	York

W	Sheffield	WA	Sheffield	WB	Sheffield	WC	Essex
WD	Warwickshire	WE	Sheffield	WF	Yorkshire	WG	Stirlingshire
WH	Bolton	WJ	Sheffield	WK	Coventry	WL	Oxford
WM	Southport	WN	Swansea	WO	Monmouthshire	WP	Worcestershire
WR	Yorkshire	WS	Leith	WT	Yorkshire	WU	Yorkshire
WV	Wiltshire	WW	Yorkshire	WX	Yorkshire	WY	Yorkshire

X	Northumberland	XA	London	XB	London	XC	London
XD	London	XE	London	XF	London	XG	Middlesborrough
XH	London	XJ	Manchester	XK	London	XL	London
XM	London	XN	London	XO	London	XP	London
XR	London	XS	Paisley	XT	London	XU	London
XV	London	XW	London	XX	London	XY	London

Y	Somerset	YA	Somerset	YB	Somerset	YC	Somerset
YD	Somerset	YE	London	YF	London	YG	Yorkshire
YH	London	YJ	Dundee	YK	London	YL	London
YM	London	YN	London	YO	London	YP	London
YR	London	YS	Glasgow	YT	London	YU	London
YV	London	YW	London	YX	London	YY	London

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