New British Vehicle Registrations    01-11-2001    Jeremy J. Hill   Source : www.dvla.gov.uk,,

"  The registration marks will all be made up of seven characters. There are three parts to the registration mark, each with a separate meaning. The first two letters show where the vehicle was registered, the local memory tag. The first letter represents the region. The second letter relates to a DVLA Local Office. The two numbers indicate the age of the vehicle, the age identifier. Age identifiers will continue to change twice yearly in March and September. The last three letters give a unique identity to a vehicle, the random letters. Letters ""I"" and ""Q"" are to be excluded along with letter combinations that may be considered offensive.",,

Year,March Age Identifier,September Identifier
2001,,51
2002,02,52
2003,03,53
2004,04,54
2005,05,55
2006,06,56
2007,07,57
2008,08,58
2009,09,59
2010,10,60
…,,
2049,49,99,

Letters,Region,Local,Notes
AA-AN,Anglia,Peterborough,
AO-AU,Anglia,Norwich,
AV-AY,Anglia,Ipswich,
BA-BY,Birmingham,Birmingham,
CA-CO,Cymru,Cardiff,
CP-CV,Cymru,Swansea,
CW-CY,Cymru,Bangor,
DA-DK,Deeside - Shrewsbury,Chester,
DL-DY,Deeside - Shrewsbury,Shrewsbury,
EA-EY,Essex,Chelmsford,
FA-FP,Forest & Fens,Nottingham,
FR-FY,Forest & Fens,Lincoln,
GA-GO,Garden of England,Maidstone,
GP-GY,Garden of England,Brighton,
HA-HJ,Hampshire & Dorset,Bournemouth,
HK-HY,Hampshire & Dorset,Portsmouth,HW reserved for Isle of Wight
KA-KL,,Luton,
KM-KY,,Northampton,
LA-LJ,London,Wimbledon,
LK-LT,London,Stanmore,
LU-LY,London,Sidcup,
MA-MY,Manchester & Merseyside,Manchester,
NA-NO,North,Newcastle,
NP-NY,North,Stockton,
OA-OY,Oxford,Oxford,
PA-PT,Preston,Preston,
PU-PY,Preston,Carlisle,
RA-RY,Reading,Reading,
SA-SJ,Scotland,Glasgow,
SK-SO,Scotland,Edinburgh
SP-ST,Scotland,Dundee
SU-SW,Scotland,Aberdeen
SX-SY,Scotland,Inverness
VA-VY,Severn Valley,Worcester
WA-WJ,West of England,Exeter
WK-WL,West of England,Truro
WM-WY,West of England,Bristol
YA-YK,Yorkshire,Leeds
YL-YU,Yorkshire,Sheffield
YV-YY,Yorkshire,Beverley