| First letter |
Region |
DVLA Office |
Office Identifier (second letter) |
|
A |
(East) Anglia |
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 |
Birmingham |
A - Y |
|
C |
Cymru (Wales) |
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 |
Deeside to Shrewsbury |
Chester |
A B C D E F G H J K |
| Shrewsbury |
L M N O P R S T U V W X Y |
|
E |
Essex |
Chelmsford |
A - Y |
|
F |
Forest & Fens (East Midlands) |
Nottingham |
A B C D E F G H J K L M N P |
| Lincoln |
R S T V W X Y |
|
G |
Garden of England (Kent & Sussex) |
Maidstone |
A B C D E F G H J K L M N O |
| Brighton |
P R S T U V W X Y |
|
H |
Hampshire & Dorset |
Bournemouth |
A B C D E F G H J |
| Portsmouth |
K L M N O P R S T U V X Y |
| W |
|
K |
no meaning assigned |
Luton |
A B C D E F G H J K L |
| Northampton |
M N O P R S T U V W X Y |
|
L |
London |
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 & Merseyside |
Manchester |
A B C D E F G H J K L M O P R S T U V W X Y |
| Isle of Man |
N (reserved for future use) |
|
N |
North (of England) |
Newcastle |
A B C D E G H J K L M N O |
| Stockton |
P R S T U V W X Y |
|
O |
Oxford |
Oxford |
A - Y |
|
P |
Preston |
Preston |
A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T |
| Carlisle |
U V W X Y |
|
R |
Reading |
Reading |
A - Y |
|
S |
Scotland |
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 |
|
T |
Scotland (additional allocation) |
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 |
Severn Valley |
Worcester |
A - Y |
|
W |
West of England |
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 |
Yorkshire |
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 |
