Double letter locations used from Sep2001 to Feb2050 at the start of the registration
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For example, SV as in SV54XMK, is Aberdeen, Scotland
Double letter locations used from Mar2050 to Feb2100 at the end of the registration
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For example, YD as in OXB51YD, is Leeds, Yorkshire
Notes:
J followed by one to six numbers, together with a GBJ sticker is for Jersey
I or Z is for Northern Ireland, see here
| LETTERS | AREA | TOWN |
|---|---|---|
| AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AJ AK AL AM AN | Anglia | Peterborough |
| AO AP AR AS AT AU | Anglia | Norwich |
| AV AW AX AY | Anglia | Ipswich |
| BA to BH and BJ to BY | Birmingham | Birmingham |
| CA CB CC CD CE CF CG CH CJ CK CL CM CN CO | Wales | Cardiff |
| CP CR CS CT CU CV | Wales | Swansea |
| CW CX CY | Wales | Bangor |
| DA DB DC DD DE DF DG DH DJ DK | Deeside to Shrewsbury | Chester |
| DL DM DN DO DP DR DS DT DU DV DW DX DY | Deeside to Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury |
| EA to EH and EJ to EY | Essex | Chelmsford |
| FA FB FC FD FE FF FG FH FJ FK FL FM FN FP | Forest and Fens | Nottingham |
| FR FS FT FV FW FX FY | Forest and Fens | Lincoln |
| GA GB BC GD GE GF GG GH GJ GK GL GM GN GO | Garden of England | Maidstone |
| GP GR GS GT GU GV GW GX GY | Garden of England | Brighton |
| HA HB HC HD HE HF HG HH HJ | Hampshire and Dorset | Bournemouth |
| HK HL HM HN HO HP HR HS HT HU HV HW HX HY | Hampshire and Dorset | Portsmouth |
| HW | Hampshire and Dorset | Isle of Wight |
| KA KB KC KD KE KF KG KH KJ KK KL | Milton Keynes | Luton |
| KM KN KO KP KR KS KT KU KV KW KX KY | Milton Keynes | Northampton |
| LA LB LC LD LE LF LG LH LJ | London | Wimbledon |
| LK LL LM LN LO LP LR LS LT | London | Stanmore |
| LU LV LW LX LY | London | Sidcup |
| MA to MH and MJ to MY | Manchester and Merseyside | Manchester |
| NA NB NC ND NE NG NH NJ NK NL NM NN NO | North of England | Newcastle |
| NP NR NS NT NU NV NW NX NY | North of England | Stockton |
| OA to OH and OJ to OY | Oxford | Oxford |
| PA PB PC PD PE PF PG PH PJ PK PL PM PN PO PP PR PS PT | Preston | Preston |
| PU PV PW PX PY | Preston | Carlisle |
| RA to RH and RJ to RY | Reading | Reading |
| SA SB SC SD SE SF SG SH SJ | Scotland | Glasgow |
| SK SL SM SN SO | Scotland | Edinburgh |
| SP SR SS ST | Scotland | Dundee |
| SU SV SW | Scotland | Aberdeen |
| SX SY | Scotland | Inverness |
| TF to TJ (only issued in 2007) | Scotland | Glasgow |
| TK to TN (only issued in 2007) | Scotland | Edinburgh |
| VA to VH and VJ to VY | Severn Valley | Worcester |
| WA WB WC WD WE WF WG WH WJ | West of England | Exeter |
| WK WL | West of England | Truro |
| WM WN WO WP WR WS WT WU WV WW WX WY | West of England | Bristol |
| XA to XH and XJ to XY | Export | - |
| YA YB YC YD YE YF YG YH YJ YK | Yorkshire | Leeds |
| YL YM YN YO YP YR YS YT YU | Yorkshire | Sheffield |
| YV YW YX YY | Yorkshire | Beverley |