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Private/Passenger

England, Scotland, Wales

(E) England
(S) Scotland
(W) Wales

1904	Original Series: Silver grey letters on black, may still be in use
1904 - 1932	A9999 (or less numbers), AA9999 (or less numbers)
1932 - 1964	XAA999
1953 - 1964	1904 and 1932 series reversed
1963 - 1983	XAA999B
Since 1965	Black on white (front plate) and black on yellow (rear plate)
1983 - 2001	B99XAA and B999XAA
Before 2001	Optional blue band (left) with ENG, SCO, CYM, UK or other abbreviations
2001 - 2021	Mandatory blue Euro-band (left) with euro-stars above GB
2001 Series	AA88XXX
Since 2021	Blue band with national flag above GB, later UK

A	Region, city or issuing office
B	Registration year
X	Serial letter
8	Registration period
9	Serial number

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Isles of Scilly (England)

(A) Now discontinued

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Northern Ireland

Non-Passenger/Other

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Dealer

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Import, Export

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Military

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Motorcycle

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United States Forces

Crown Dependencies

Autonomous Dependencies With a Special Relation With the Queen

Alderney

Guernsey

Herm

Isle of Man

Jersey

Sark

Overseas Territories

Dependencies With a Large Degree of Autonomy

Anguilla

Ascension Island

Bermuda

British Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands

Falkland Islands

Gibraltar

Montserrat

Pitcairn Islands

Saint Helena

Tristan da Cunha

Turks and Caicos

Dependencies With No Constant Inhabitation

British Indian Ocean Territory

Canton & Enderbury Islands

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

Former Colonies and Territories

Aden Colony

Aden Protectorate

Bechuanaland Protectorate

British Honduras

British New Hebrides

British India

Gilbert and Ellis Islands

Hong Kong

Tangier

Unrecognized Territory: Sealand

Sealand is an abandoned World War II anti-aircraft platform in the Thames Estuary. It is just outside Great Britain's three mile territorial water limit.
In 1967, it was occupied by the British businessman Roy Bates and his family. He proclaimed himself Prince Roy and the platform to be the "Principality of Sealand".
The British Home Office (Interior Ministry) issued a statement saying that in the British government's view Sealand remains British territory.
The only "Sealand license plate" that ever turned up (show here) should be considered a souvenir license plate.

British Forces in Other Countries

Cyprus

Egypt

Germany

Country Information

Location	Western Europe
Capital	London
Main Religion	Christianity (protestantism, the queen is head of the Church of England, and catholicism)
National Language	English
History	England, Wales and Scotland merged into the United Kingdom in 1707. When Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom in 1921, Northern Ireland remained British and became a part of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom became a member of the European Union in 1973. It left the EU on January 31, 2020.
International Oval	GB
ISO Code	GB

Credits

(1) Stephen Petch
(2) Barry Chitty
(3) Greg Gibson
(4) Joe Sallmen
(5) Markus Mraz