A few of you have asked me questions about UK registration (index) marks in
the past.
I posted the prefix/suffix years list a while ago and I've just got round
to collating all the index marks.
The letters are either the only two on the plate , or, later, the last two
letters. They tell you at which area office the vehicle was first
registered.
For instance: The first car registered at Bournmouth would have had the
number 'AA 1' the next 'AA 2' and so on up until 'AA 999' whereupon the car
after that would have been 'AAA 1'
up until 'AAA 999' whereupon the next vehicle would have been 'BAA 1' and so
on. Later they changed around so Bournemouth would have had '1 AA' and so
on....
So if you have any UK plates, for example ABD 701A and YDF 940 owned by my
good friend George Simmons in California... (hope it's ok using these as
examples George?)
ABD 701A was issued by the Northampton registration office (where Billing
is!) in 1963.
YDF 940 was issued in Gloucester but I can't say the date, Obviously it was
some time before 1963.
These days all car registrations in the UK are handled through a central
office at Swansea in Wales - although the lettering will still indicate the
area that the vehicle lives at first registration.
There is nothing to stop a vehicle registered in Scotland (for example my
old Range Rover OSM 400M, registered at Glasgow) being sold, subsequently in
Yorkshire, which is where I bought it from.
My current vehicle, a former Land Rover owned one, B 791 PKV, was
registered in Coventry. Land Rover seemed to use either the Coventry or
Birmingham offices at different times.
Until the suffixes and prefixes, since 1963, there is no indication from
the registration number, of the year of registration. That would be shown on
the registration document (log book) although, if you have a number Swansea
can tell you the year it was issued.
I think I have covered everything, but if you have any other questions
please try me out on them.
Here we go then....
AA - Bournemouth
AB - Worcester
AC - Coventry
AD - Gloucester
AE - Bristol
AF - Truro
AG - Hull
AH - Norwich
AJ - Middlesborough
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
BA - Manchester
BB - Newcastle upon Tyne
BC - Leicester
BD - Northampton
BE - Lincoln
BF - Stoke-on-Trent
BG - Liverpool
BH - Luton
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
CA - Chester
CB - Manchester
CC - Bangor
CD - Brighton
CE - Peterborough
CF - Reading
CG - Bournemouth
CH - Nottingham
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
DA - Birmingham
DB - Manchester
DC - Middlesborough
DD - Gloucester
DE - Haverfordwest
DF - Gloucester
DG - Gloucester
DH - Dudley
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
EA - Dudley
EB - Peterborough
EC - Preston
ED - Liverpool
EE - Lincoln
EF - Middlesborough
EG - Peterborough
EH - Stoke-on-Trent
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
FA - Stoke-on-Trent
FB - Bristol
FC - Oxford
FD - Dudley
FE - Lincoln
FF - Bangor
FG - Brighton
FH - Gloucester
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
GA - Glasgow
GB - Glasgow
GC - London SW
GD - Glasgow
GE - Glasgow
GE - Glasgow
GF - London SW
GG - Glasgow
GH - London SW
GJ - London SW
GK - London SW
GL - Truro
GM - Reading
GN - London SW
GN - London SW
GO - London SW
GP - London SW
GR - Newcastle upon Tyne
GS - Luton
GT - London SW
GU - London SW
GU - London SE
GV - Ipswich
GW - London SE
GX - London SE
GY - London SE
HA - Dudley
HB - Cardiff
HC - Brighton
HD - Huddersfield
HE - Sheffield
HF - Liverpool
HG - Preston
HH - Carlisle
HJ - Chelmsford
HK - Chelmsford
HL - Sheffield
HM - London Central
HN - Middlesborough
HO - Bournemouth
HP - Coventry
HR - Swindon
HS - Glasgow
HT - Bristol
HU - Bristol
HV - London Central
HW - Bristol
HX - London Central
HY - Bristol
JA - Manchester
JB - Reading
JC - Bangor
JD - London Central
JE - Peterborough
JF - Leicester
JG - 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
KA - Liverpool
KB - Liverpool
KC - Liverpool
KD - Liverpool
KE - Maidstone
KF - Liverpool
KG - Cardiff
KH - Hull
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
LA - London NW
LB - London NW
LC - London NW
LD - London NW
LE - London NW
LF - London NW
LG - Chester
LH - London NW
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
MA - Chester
MB - Chester
MC - London NE
MD - London NE
ME - London NE
MF - London NE
MG - London NE
MH - London NE
MJ - Luton
MK - London NE
ML - London NE
MM - London NE
MN - (not used)
MO - Reading
MP - London NE
MR - Swindon
MS - Edinburgh
MT - London NE
MU - London NE
MV - London NE
MW - Swindon
MX - London SE
MY - London SE
NA - Manchester
NB - Manchester
NC - Manchester
ND - Manchester
NE - Manchester
NF - Manchester
NG - Norwich
NH - Northampton
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
OA - Birmingham
OB - Birmingham
OC - Birmingham
OD - Exeter
OE - Birmingham
OF - Birmingham
OG - Birmingham
OH - Birmingham
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
PA - Guildford
PB - Guildford
PC - Guildford
PD - Guildford
PE - Guildford
PF - Guildford
PG - Guildford
PH - Guildford
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 - Middlesborough
RA - Nottingham
RB - Nottingham
RC - Nottingham
RD - Reading
RE - Stoke-on-Trent
RF - Stoke-on-Trent
RG - Newcastle upon Tyne
RH - Hull
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
SA - Aberdeen
SB - Glasgow
SC - Edinburgh
SCY - Truro (Isles of Scilly)
SD - Glasgow
SE - Aberdeen
SF - Edinburgh
SG - Edinburgh
SH - Edinburgh
SJ - Glasgow
SK - Inverness
SL - Dundee
SM - Glasgow
SN - Dundee
SO - Aberdeen
SP - Dundee
SR - Dundee
SS - Aberdeen
ST - Inverness
SU - Glasgow
SV - (spare)
SW - Glasgow
SX - Edinburgh
SY - (spare)
TA - Exeter
TB - Liverpool
TC - Bristol
TD - Manchester
TE - Manchester
TF - Reading
TG - Cardiff
TH - Swansea
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
UA - Leeds
UB - Leeds
UC - London Central
UD - Oxford
UE - Dudley
UF - Brighton
UG - Leeds
UH - Cardiff
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
VA - Peterborough
VB - Maidstone
VC - Coventry
VD (series withdrawn)
VE - Peterborough
VF - Norwich
VG - Norwich
VH - Huddersfield
VJ - Gloucester
VK - Newcastle upon Tyne
VL - Lincoln
VM - Manchester
VN - Middlesborough
VO - Nottingham
VP - Birmingham
VR - Manchester
VS - Luton
VT - Stoke on Trent
VU - Manchester
VV - Northampton
VW - Chelmsford
VX - Chelmsford
VY - Leeds
WA - Sheffield
WB - Sheffield
WC - Chelmsford
WD - Dudley
WE - Sheffield
WF - Sheffield
WG - Sheffield
WH - Manchester
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
YA - Taunton
YB - Taunton
YC - Taunton
YD - Taunton
YE - London Central
YF - London Central
YG - Leeds
YH - London Central
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
Best Cheers
Frank
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