Registration Numbers
post-2001 Area Code

Registration Number AC65 AJH
 AC = Area Codes (Peterborough)

First letter Official local area

Second letter
DVLA Office

A
Anglia A B C D E F G H J K L M N Peterborough
O P R S T U Norwich
V W X Y Ipswich
B Birmingham A to Y Birmingham

C
Cymru (Wales) A B C D E F G H J K L M N O Cardiff
P R S T U V Swansea
W X Y Bangor

D
Deeside A B C D E F G H J K Chester
L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Shrewsbury
E Essex A to Y Chelmsford

F
Forest and Fens A B C D E F G H J K L M N P Nottingham
R S T V W X Y Lincoln

G
Garden of England A B C D E F G H J K L M N O Maidstone
P R S T U V W X Y Brighton

H
Hampshire and Dorset A B C D E F G H J Bournemouth
K L M N O P R S T U V X Y Portsmouth
W Isle of Wight (issued in Portsmouth)

K

Milton Keynes

(Not an official area)

A B C D E F G H J K L Borehamwood (formerly Luton)
M N O P R S T U V W X Y Northampton

L
London A B C D E F G H J Wimbledon
K L M N O P R S T Borehamwood (formerly Stanmore)
U V W X Y Sidcup
M Manchester and Merseyside A to Y (MN reserved for Isle of Man) Manchester

N
North A B C D E G H J K L M N O (NF is not issued) Newcastle
P R S T U V W X Y Stockton
O Oxford A to Y Oxford

P
Preston A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T Preston
U V W X Y Carlisle
R Reading A to Y Reading

S
Scotland A B C D E F G H J Glasgow
K L M N O Edinburgh
P R S T Dundee
U V W Aberdeen
X Y Inverness
V Severn Valley A to Y Worcester

W
West of England A B C D E F G H J Exeter
K L Truro
M N O P R S T U V W X Y Bristol
X Personal export A B C D E F

Y
Yorkshire A B C D E F G H J K Leeds
L M N O P R S T U Sheffield
V W X Y Beverley
Note: the first letter T was additionally used for some registrations in Scotland in 2007