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What year is it ? abc 123 S is a 1979 S-Reg.

Where was it registered ? 3 lists:

1974 - 1999 By town of where the Local Registering Office was. xAF 123 would be Truro (which is in Cornwall)
Pre-1974 By area of where that Registering Office issued codes for. xAF 123 would be Cornwall (issued by the Truro office)
These 2 lists may have inconsistencies, and may be wrong in some cases. If you can clarify, please let us know.
The 1974 split - can anyone confirm a reorganisation around that date ?
Post 1999 'Memory Tags', the new system. WK nn abc or WL nn abc would be issued by Truro, Cornwall (because W means West Country, and K is for Kernow which is Cornish for Cornwall)

What year is it ? From 1963 a suffix, then prefix, indicates the 'year'.

Suffix Letters - ABC 123 A
A	1 Feb 1963	31 Dec 1963
B	1 Jan 1964	31 Dec 1964
C	1 Jan 1965	31 Dec 1965
D	1 Jan 1966	31 Dec 1966
E	1 Jan 1967	31 Jul 1967
F	1 Aug 1967	31 Jul 1968
G	1 Aug 1968	31 Jul 1969
H	1 Aug 1969	31 Jul 1970
J	1 Aug 1970	31 Jul 1971
K	1 Aug 1971	31 Jul 1972
L	1 Aug 1972	31 Jul 1973
M	1 Aug 1973	31 Jul 1974
N	1 Aug 1974	31 Jul 1975
P	1 Aug 1975	31 Jul 1976
R	1 Aug 1976	31 Jul 1977
S	1 Aug 1977	31 Jul 1978
T	1 Aug 1978	31 Jul 1979
V	1 Aug 1979	31 Jul 1980
W	1 Aug 1980	31 Jul 1981
X	1 Aug 1981	31 Jul 1982
Y	1 Aug 1982	31 Jul 1983

Prefix - A 123 ABC
A	1 Aug 1983	31 Jul 1984
B	1 Aug 1984	31 Jul 1985
C	1 Aug 1985	31 Jul 1986
D	1 Aug 1986	31 Jul 1987
E	1 Aug 1987	31 Jul 1988
F	1 Aug 1988	31 Jul 1989
G	1 Aug 1989	31 Jul 1990
H	1 Aug 1990	31 Jul 1991
J	1 Aug 1991	31 Jul 1992
K	1 Aug 1992	31 Jul 1993
L	1 Aug 1993	31 Jul 1994
M	1 Aug 1994	31 Jul 1995
N	1 Aug 1995	31 Jul 1996
P	1 Aug 1996	31 Jul 1997
R	1 Aug 1997	31 Jul 1998
S	1 Aug 1998	28 Feb 1999
T	1 Mar 1999	31 Jul 1999
V	1 Aug 1999	28 Feb 2000
W	1 Mar 2000	31 Jul 2000
X	1 Aug 2000	28 Feb 2001
Y	1 Mar 2001	31 Aug 2001

Current System - AB 51 ABC
51	1 Sep 2001	28 Feb 2002
02	1 Mar 2002	31 Aug 2002
52	1 Sep 2002	28 Feb 2003
03	1 Mar 2003	31 Aug 2003
53	1 Sep 2003	28 Feb 2004
04	1 Mar 2004	31 Aug 2004
54	1 Sep 2004	28 Feb 2005
05	1 Mar 2005	31 Aug 2005
55	1 Sep 2005	28 Feb 2006
06	1 Mar 2006	31 Aug 2006
56	1 Sep 2006	28 Feb 2007
07	1 Mar 2007	28 Aug 2007
57	1 Sep 2007	28 Feb 2008
08	1 Mar 2008	28 Aug 2008
58	1 Sep 2008	28 Feb 2009
09	1 Mar 2009	28 Aug 2009
59	1 Sep 2009	28 Feb 2010

Q registrations

Q 123 ABC

are generally Kit Cars, or other vehicles where the original age is undetermined.
Q registrations started in 1983.

Pre 1999 codes by Town of Issuing Office. xAF 123 would be Truro (which is in Cornwall).

There may be arrors in this 'official' list. From a correspondent who used to work in the Gloucester office: "VJ and CJ are Herefordshire and FO is Powys. ...numbers issued from the now-defunct Gloucester office. If you live in these areas and want that particular area mark, its worth asking the Worcester office nicely"

From another correspondent "... in Hertfordshire the original letters were AR JH NK RO which are given [in this list] as Chelmsford, Reading and (2) Luton. Luton was in Bedfordshire and accordingly would have used BM MJ NM TM "

This list may well date from the reorganisation of 1974, when Local Vehicle Registration Agencies were set up. At that time, there was some shuffling of previous Counties and County Boroughs letter allocations into amalgamated new boundaries. So this list may be particularly relevant for vehicles registered between 1974 - 1999.

AA Bournemouth AB Worcester AC Coventry AD Gloucester AE Bristol AF Truro AG Hull AH Norwich AI Meath AJ Middlesbrough AK Sheffield AL Nottingham AM Swindon AN Reading AO Carlisle AP Brighton AR Chelmsford AS Inverness AT Hull AU Nottingham AV Peterborough AW Shrewsbury AX Cardiff AY Leicester AZ Belfast	BA Manchester BB Newcastle upon Tyne BC Leicester BD Northampton BE Lincoln BF Stoke-on-Trent BG Liverpool BH Luton BI Monaghan BJ Ipswich BK Portsmouth BL Reading BM Luton BN Manchester BO Cardiff BP Portsmouth BR Newcastle upon Tyne BS Inverness BT Leeds BU Manchester BV Preston BW Oxford BX Haverfordwest BY London NW BZ Down	CA Chester CB Manchester CC Bangor CD Brighton CE Peterborough CF Reading CG Bournemouth CH Nottingham CI Laois CJ Gloucester CK Preston CL Norwich CM Liverpool CN Newcastle upon Tyne CO Exeter CP Huddersfield CR Portsmouth CS Glasgow CT Lincoln CU Newcastle upon Tyne CV Truro CW Preston CX Huddersfield CY Swansea CZ Belfast	DA Birmingham DB Manchester DC Middlesbrough DD Gloucester DE Haverfordwest DF Gloucester DG Gloucester DH Dudley DI Roscommon DJ Liverpool DK Manchester DL Portsmouth DM Chester DN Leeds DO Lincoln DP Reading DR Exeter DS Glasgow DT Sheffield DU Coventry DV Exeter DW Cardiff DX Ipswich DY Brighton DZ Antrim	EA Dudley EB Peterborough EC Preston ED Liverpool EE Lincoln EF Middlesbrough EG Peterborough EH Stoke-on-Trent EI Sligo EJ Haverfordwest EK Liverpool EL Bournemouth EM Liverpool EN Manchester EO Preston EP Swansea ER Peterborough ES Dundee ET Sheffield EU Bristol EV Chelmsford EW Peterborough EX Norwich EY Bangor EZ Belfast
FA Stoke-on-Trent FB Bristol FC Oxford FD Dudley FE Lincoln FF Bangor FG Brighton FH Gloucester FI Tipperary (N. Riding) FJ Exeter FK Dudley FL Peterborough FM Chester FN Maidstone FO Gloucester FP Leicester FR Preston FS Edinburgh FT Newcastle upon Tyne FU Lincoln FV Preston FW Lincoln FX Bournemouth FY Liverpool FZ Belfast	GA Glasgow GB Glasgow GC London SW GD Glasgow GE Glasgow GF London SW GG Glasgow GH London SW GI Tipperary (S. Riding) GJ London SW GK London SW GL Truro GM Reading GN London SW GO London SW GP London SW GR Newcastle upon Tyne GS Luton GT London SW GU London SE GV Ipswich GW London SE GX London SE GY London SE GZ Belfast	HA Dudley HB Cardiff HC Brighton HD Huddersfield HE Sheffield HF Liverpool HG Preston HH Carlisle HI Tipperary (S. Riding) HJ Chelmsford HK Chelmsford HL Sheffield HM London (Central) HN Middlesbrough HO Bournemouth HP Coventry HR Swindon HS Glasgow HT Bristol HU Bristol HV London (Central) HW Bristol HX London (Central) HY Bristol HZ Tyrone	IA Antrim IB Armagh IC Carlow ID Cavan IE Clare IF Cork IH Donegal IJ Down IK Dublin IL Fermanagh IM Galway IN Kerry IO Kildare IP Kilkenny IR Offaly IS Mayo IT Leitrim IU Limerick IV Limerick IW Coleraine (not Londonderry?) IX Longford IY Louth IZ Mayo	JA Manchester JB Reading JC Bangor JD London (Central) JE Peterborough JF Leicester JG Maidstone JH Reading JI Tyrone JJ Maidstone JK Brighton JL Lincoln JM Reading JN Chelmsford JO Oxford JP Liverpool JR Newcastle upon Tyne JS Inverness JT Bournemouth JU Leicester JV Lincoln JW Birmingham JX Huddersfield JY Exeter JZ Down
KA Liverpool KB Liverpool KC Liverpool KD Liverpool KE Maidstone KF Liverpool KG Cardiff KH Hull KI Waterford KJ Maidstone KK Maidstone KL Maidstone KM Maidstone KN Maidstone KO Maidstone KP Maidstone KR Maidstone KS Edinburgh KT Maidstone KU Sheffield KV Coventry KW Sheffield KX Luton KY Sheffield KZ Antrim	LA London NW LB London NW LC London NW LD London NW LE London NW LF London NW LG Chester LH London NW LI Westmeath LJ Bournemouth LK London NW LL London NW LM London NW LN London NW LO London NW LP London NW LR London NW LS Edinburgh LT London NW LU London NW LV Liverpool LW London NW LX London NW LY London NW LZ Armagh	MA Chester MB Chester MC London NE MD London NE ME London NE MF London NE MG London NE MH London NE MI Wexford MJ Luton MK London NE ML London NE MM London NE MO Reading MP London NE MR Swindon MS Edinburgh MT London NE MU London NE MV London SE MW Swindon MX London SE MY London SE MZ Belfast	NA Manchester NB Manchester NC Manchester ND Manchester NE Manchester NF Manchester NG Norwich NH Northampton NI Wicklow NJ Brighton NK Luton NL Newcastle upon Tyne NM Luton NN Nottingham NO Chelmsford NP Worcester NR Leicester NS Glasgow NT Shrewsbury NU Nottingham NV Northampton NW Leeds NX Dudley NY Cardiff NZ Coleraine (not Londonderry?)	OA Birmingham OB Birmingham OC Birmingham OD Exeter OE Birmingham OF Birmingham OG Birmingham OH Birmingham OI Belfast OJ Birmingham OK Birmingham OL Birmingham OM Birmingham ON Birmingham OO Chelmsford OP Birmingham OR Portsmouth OS Glasgow OT Portsmouth OU Bristol OV Birmingham OW Portsmouth OX Birmingham OY London NW OZ Belfast
PA Guildford PB Guildford PC Guildford PD Guildford PE Guildford PF Guildford PG Guildford PH Guildford PI Cork PJ Guildford PK Guildford PL Guildford PM Guildford PN Brighton PO Portsmouth PP Luton PR Bournemouth PS Aberdeen PT Newcastle upon Tyne PU Chelmsford PV Ipswich PW Norwich PX Portsmouth PY Middlesbrough PZ Belfast	RA Nottingham RB Nottingham RC Nottingham RD Reading RE Stoke-on-Trent RF Stoke-on-Trent RG Newcastle upon Tyne RH Hull RI Dublin RJ Manchester RK London NW RL Truro RM Carlisle RN Preston RO Luton RP Northampton RR Nottingham RS Aberdeen RT Ipswich RU Bournemouth RV Portsmouth RW Coventry RX Reading RY Leicester RZ Antrim	SA Aberdeen SB Glasgow SC Edinburgh SCY Truro (Scilly) SD Glasgow SE Aberdeen SF Edinburgh SG Edinburgh SH Edinburgh SI Dublin SJ Glasgow SK Inverness SL Dundee SM Glasgow SN Dundee SO Aberdeen SP Dundee SR Dundee SS Aberdeen ST Inverness SU Glasgow SV SW Glasgow SX Edinburgh SY SZ Down	TA Exeter TB Liverpool TC Bristol TD Manchester TE Manchester TF Reading TG Cardiff TH Swansea TI Limerick TJ Liverpool TK Exeter TL Lincoln TM Luton TN Newcastle upon Tyne TO Nottingham TP Portsmouth TR Portsmouth TS Dundee TT Exeter TU Chester TV Nottingham TW Chelmsford TX Cardiff TY Newcastle upon Tyne TZ Belfast	UA Leeds UB Leeds UC London (Central) UD Oxford UE Dudley UF Brighton UG Leeds UH Cardiff UI Londonderry UJ Shrewsbury UK Birmingham UL London (Central) UM Leeds UN Exeter UO Exeter UP Newcastle upon Tyne UR Luton US Glasgow UT Leicester UU London (Central) UV London (Central) UW London (Central) UX Shrewsbury UY Worcester UZ Belfast
VA Peterborough VB Maidstone VC Coventry VE Peterborough VF Norwich VG Norwich VH Huddersfield VJ Gloucester VK Newcastle upon Tyne VL Lincoln VM Manchester VN Middlesbrough VO Nottingham VP Birmingham VR Manchester VS Luton VT Stoke-on-Trent VU Manchester VV Northampton VW Chelmsford VX Chelmsford VY Leeds VZ Tyrone	WA Sheffield WB Sheffield WC Chelmsford WD Dudley WE Sheffield WF Sheffield WG Sheffield WH Manchester WI Waterford WJ Sheffield WK Coventry WL Oxford WM Liverpool WN Swansea WO Cardiff WP Worcester WR Leeds WS Bristol WT Leeds WU Leeds WV Brighton WW Leeds WX Leeds WY Leeds WZ Belfast	YA Taunton YB Taunton YC Taunton YD Taunton YE London (Central) YF London (Central) YG Leeds YH London (Central) YI Dublin YJ Brighton YK London (Central) YL London (Central) YM London (Central) YN London (Central) YO London (Central) YP London (Central) YR London (Central) YS Glasgow YT London (Central) YU London (Central) YV London (Central) YW London (Central) YX London (Central) YY London (Central) YZ Londonderry

Pre 1999 codes by Area the Issuing Office covered. xAF 123 would be Cornwall (issued by the Truro office).

This list is believed to be older than the 'By Town' above, and may be more relevant to vehicles registered before 1974.

Trivia Alert: Rumour has it that in some areas, the same sequence of numbers may have been issued to motorcycles and cars. Which is why for many years, you could not transfer a number from a bike to a car.

A London AA Hampshire AB Worcestershire AC Warwickshire AD Gloucestershire AE Bristol AF Cornwall AG Ayrshire AH Norfolk AI Meath AJ Yorkshire (N. Riding) AK Bradford AL Nottinghamshire AM Wiltshire AN West Ham AO Cumberland AP East Sussex AR Hertfordshire AS Nairn AT Kingston-upon-Hull AU Nottingham AV Aberdeenshire AW Salop AX Monmouthshire AY Leicestershire AZ Belfast	B Lancashire BA Salford BB Newcastle-upon-Tyne BC Leicester BD Northamptonshire BE Lincolnshire (Lindsey) BF Staffordshire BG Birkenhead BH Buckinghamshire BI Monghun BJ East Suffolk BK Portsmouth BL Berkshire BM Bedfordshire BN Bolton BO Cardiff BP West Sussex BR Sunderland BS Orkney BT Yorkshire (E. Riding) BU Oldham BV Blackburn BW Oxfordshire BX Carmarthenshire BY Croydon BZ Co. Down	C Yorkshire (W. Riding) CA Denbighshire CB Blackburn CC Caernarvonshire CD Brighton CE Cambridgeshire CF West Suffolk CG Hampshire CH Derby Cl Laoighis CJ Herefordshire CK Preston CL Norwich CM Birkenhead CN Gateshead CO Plymouth CP Halifax CR Southampton CS Ayrshire CT Lincolnshire (Kesteven) CU S. Shields CV Cornwall CW Burnley CX Huddersfield CY Swansea CZ Belfast	D Kent DA Wolverhampton DB Stockport DC Middlesbrough DD Gloucestershire DE Pembrokeshire DF Gloucestershire DG Gloucestershire DH Walsall DI Roscommon DJ St. Helens DK Rochdale DL Isle of Wight DM Flintshire DN York DO Lincolnshire (Holland) DP Reading DR Plymouth DS Peeblesshire DT Doncaster DU Coventry DV Devon DW Newport (Mon.) DX Ipswich DY Hastings DZ Antrim	E Staffordshire EA W. Bromwich EB Isle of Ely EC Westmorland ED Warrington EE Grimsby EF W. Hartlepool EG Soke of Peterborough EH Stoke-on-Trent EI Sligo EJ Cardiganshire EK Wigan EL Bournemouth EM Bootle EN Bury EO Barrow-in-Furness EP Montgomeryshire ER Cambridgeshire ES Perthshire ET Rotherham EU Brecknockshire EV Essex EW Huntingdonshire EX Gt. Yarmouth EY Anglesey EZ Belfast
F Essex FA Burton-on-Trent FB Bath FC Oxford FD Dudley FE Lincoln FF Merionethshire FG Fife FH Gloucester FI Tipperary FJ Exeter FK Worcester FL Soke of Peterborough FM Chester FN Canterbury FO Radnorshire FP Rutland FR Blackpool FS Edinburgh FT Tynemouth FU Lincolnshire (Lindsey) FV Blackpool FW Lincolnshire (Lindsey) FX Dorset FY Southport FZ Belfast	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 and Wishaw GN London GO London GP London GR Sunderland GS Perthshire GT London GU London GV Suffolk (West) GW London GX London GY London GZ Belfast	H Middlesex HA Smethwick HB Merthyr Tydfil HC Eastbourne HD Dewsbury HE Barnsley HF Wallasey HG Burnley HH Carlisle HI Tipperary HJ Southend-on-Sea HK Essex HL Wakefield HM East Ham HN Darlington HO Hampshire HP Coventry HR Wiltshire HS Renfrewshire HT Bristol HU Bristol HV East Ham HW Bristol HX Middlesex HY Bristol HZ Tyrone	IA Antrim IB Armagh IC Carlow ID Cavan IE Clare IF Cork County IH Donegal II Down IK Dublin IL Fermanagh IM Galway IN Kerry IO Kildare IP Kilkenny IR Offaly IT Leitrim IU Limerick IW Coleraine (not Londonderry?) IX Longford IY Louth IZ Mayo	J Durham County JA Stockport JB Berkshire JC Caernarvonshire JD West Ham JE Isle of Ely JF Leicester JG Canterbury JH Hertfordshire JI Tyrone JJ London JK Eastbourne JL Lincolnshire (Holland) JM Westmorland JN Southend JO Oxford JP Wigan JR Northumberland JS Ross and Cromarty JT Dorset JU Leicestershire JV Grimsby JW Wolverhampton JX Halifax JY Plymouth JZ Down
K Liverpool KA Liverpool KB Liverpool KC Liverpool KD Liverpool KE Kent KF Liverpool KG Cardiff KH Kingston-upon-Hull KI Waterford 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 KZ Antrim	L Glamorganshire LA London LB London LC London LD London LE London LF London LG Cheshire LH London LI West Meath 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 LZ Armagh	M Cheshire MA Cheshire MB Cheshire MC Middlesex MD Middlesex ME Middlesex MF Middlesex MG Middlesex MH Middlesex MI Wexford MJ Bedfordshire MK Middlesex ML Middlesex MM Middlesex MN Isle of Man MO Berkshire MP Middlesex MR Wiltshire MS Stirlingshire MT Middlesex MU Middlesex MV Middlesex MW Wiltshire MX Middlesex MY Middlesex MZ Belfast	N Manchester NA Manchester NB Manchester NC Manchester ND Manchester NE Manchester NF Manchester NG Norfolk NH Northampton NI Wicklow NJ East Sussex NK Hertfordshire NL Northumberlandshire NM Bedfordshire NN Nottinghamshire NO Essex NP Worcestershire NR Leicestershire NS Sutherland NT Salop NU Derbyshire NV Northamptonshire NW Leeds NX Warwickshire NY Glamorganshire NZ Coleraine (not Londonderry?)	O Birmingham OA Birmingham OB Birmingham OC Birmingham OD Devon OE Birmingham OF Birmingham OG Birmingham OH Birmingham OI Belfast OJ Birmingham OK Birmingham OL Birmingham OM Birmingham ON Birmingham OO Essex OP Birmingham OR Hampshire OS Wigtownshire OT Hampshire OU Hampshir OV Birmingham OW Southampton OX Birmingham OY Croydon OZ Belfast
P Surrey PA Surrey PB Surrey PC Surrey PD Surrey PE Surrey PF Surrey PG Surrey PH Surrey PI Cork PJ Surrey PK Surrey PL Surrey PM East Sussex PN East Sussex PO West Sussex PP Buckinghamshire PR Dorset PS Shetland PT Durham County PU Essex PV Ipswich PW Norfolk PX West Sussex PY Yorkshire (N. Riding) PZ Belfast	Q London R Derbyshire RA Derbyshire RB Derbyshire RC Derby RD Reading RE Staffordshire RF Staffordshire RG Aberdeen RH Kingston-upon-Hull RI Dublin RJ Salford RK Croydon* RL Cornwall RM Cumberland RN Preston RO Hertfordshire RP Northamptonshire RR Nottinghamshire RS Aberdeen RT East Suffolk RU Bournemouth RV Fortsmouth RW Coventry RX Berkshire RY Leicester RZ Antrim	S Edinburgh SA Aberdeenshire SB Argyll SC Edinburgh SD Ayrshire SE Banffshire SF Edinburgh SG Edinburgh SH Berwickshire SJ Bute SK Caithness SL Clackmannan SM Dumfriesshire SN Dunbartonshire SO Moray SP Fife SR Angus SS East Lothian ST Inverness-shire SU Kincardineshire SV Kinross-shire SW Kirkcudbrightshire SX West Lothian SY Midlothian SZ Down	T Devon TA Devon TB Lancashire TC Lancashire TD Lancashire TE Lancashire TF Lancashire TG Glamorganshire TH Carmarthenshire TI Limerick TJ Lancashire TK Dorset TL Lincolnshire(Kesteven) 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 TZ Belfast	U Leeds UA Leeds UB Leeds UC London UD Oxfordshire UE Warwickshire UG Leeds UF Brighton UH Cardiff U1 Londonderry UJ Salop UK Wolverhampton UL London UM Leeds UN Denbighshire UO Devon UP Durham County UR Hertfordshire US Glasgow UT Leicestershire UU London UV London UW London UX Salop UY Worcestershire UZ Belfast
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 (N. Riding) VO Nottinghamshire VP Birmingham VR Manchester VS Greenock VT Stoke-on-Trent VU Manchester VV Northampton VW Essex VX Essex VY York VZ Tyrone	W Sheffield WA Sheffield WB Sheffield WC Essex WD Warwick WE Sheffield WF Yorkshire (E. Riding) WG Stirlingshire WH Bolton WI Waterford WJ Sheffield WK Coventry WL Oxford WM Southport WN Swansea WO Monmouthshire WP Worcestershire WR Yorkshire (W. Riding) WS Edinburgh WT Yorkshire (W. Riding) WU Yorkshire (W. Riding) WV Wiltshire WW Yorkshire (W. Riding) WX Yorkshire (W. Riding) WY Yorkshire (W. Riding) WZ Belfast	X Northumberland XA London XB London XC London XD London XE London XF London XG Middlesbrough XH London XI Belfast 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 XZ Armagh	Y Somerset YA Somerset YB Somerset YC Somerset YD Somerset YE London YF London YG Yorkshire (W. Riding) YH London YI Dublin 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	Z Dublin ZA Dublin ZB Cork County ZC Dublin ZD Dublin ZE Dublin ZF Cork ZH Dublin ZI Dublin ZJ Dublin ZK Cork County ZI, Dublin ZM Galway ZN Meath ZO Dublin ZP Donegal ZR Wexford ZT Cork County ZU Dublin ZW Kildare ZX Kerry ZY Louth ZZ Dublin (vehicles temporarily imported)

* RK Croydon. That this list is more relevant for vehicles registered pre-1974 is substantiated by a correspondent who has incontrovertible evidence that a pre-war vehicle registered DRK was definitely Croydon. And not London NW as in the other - presumed relevant for later registrations - list.

After 1999 Area Codes. Example, in CN 51 ABC, CN is Cardiff

Local Memory Tag	DVLA office	Local Identifier
A	Peterborough	A B C D E F G H J K L M N
	Norwich	O P R S T U
	Ipswich	V W X Y
B	Birmingham	A - Y
C	Cardiff	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O
	Swansea	P R S T U V
	Bangor	W X Y
D	Chester	A B C D E F G H J K
D	Shrewsbury	L M N O P R S T U V W X Y
E	Chelmsford	A - Y
F	Nottingham	A B C D E F G H J K L M N P
F	Lincoln	R S T V W X Y
G	Maidstone	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O
G	Brighton	P R S T U V W X Y
H	Bournemouth	A B C D E F G H J
	Portsmouth	K L M N O P R S T U V X Y
		HW - Isle of Wight
K	Luton	A B C D E F G H J K L
K	Northampton	M N O P R S T U V W X Y
L	Wimbledon	A B C D E F G H J
	Stanmore	K L M N O P R S T
	Sidcup	U V W X Y
M	Manchester	A - Y
N	Newcastle	A B C D E G H J K L M N O
N	Stockton	P R S T U V W X Y
O	Oxford	A - Y
P	Preston	A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T
P	Carlisle	U V W X Y
R	Reading	A - Y
S	Glasgow	A B C D E F G H J
	Edinburgh	K L M N O
	Dundee	P R S T
	Aberdeen	U V W
	Inverness	X Y
V	Worcester	A - Y
W	Exeter	A B C D E F G H J
	Truro	K L
	Bristol	M N O P R S T U V W X Y
Y	Leeds	A B C D E F G H J K
	Sheffield	L M N O P R S T U
	Beverley	V W X Y