UK Number Plate Area Codes Explained
Understand UK number plate area codes, DVLA offices and registration regions.
What are number plate area codes?
Current style UK registrations use the first two letters as a local memory tag. These letters are linked to a DVLA region and issuing office.
Examples
- LA, LB and LC are linked to London / Wimbledon.
- YA, YB and YC are linked to Yorkshire / Leeds.
- MA, MB and MC are linked to Manchester and Merseyside.