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The international vehicle registration code for the United Kingdom is UK.[2] Prior to 28 September 2021, it was GB.[3] The specification of plates incorporating the UK code was created by the British Number Plate Manufacturers Association, and is seen as the default design by the Department for Transport. [4]
Vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and overseas territories include: Vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom; Vehicle registration plates of Northern Ireland; Vehicle registration plates of the Isle of Man; Vehicle registration plates of Jersey; Vehicle registration plates of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
This is a list of country codes on UK issued diplomatic vehicle registration plates, i.e. the first group of three numbers. [1]Since 1979, motor vehicles operated by foreign embassies, high commissions, consulates and international organisations have been issued unique vehicle registration marks with a distinguishing format of three numbers, space, letter D or X, space and three numbers.
Shortly after her accession to the throne in 1952, Elizabeth II took delivery of a new Daimler for personal use: a 3-litre Hooper Empress Mark II; she transferred the registration number from the old car to the new one. (The 'Empress' was sold in 1959, but the Queen retained the number plate for use on her private vehicles in subsequent decades).
Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code. Before 1922, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Until 2021, "GB" was used, but from 28 September 2021 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed its international vehicle registration code from "GB" to "UK".
In 1903, the Motor Car Act, which mandated the registration of motor vehicles, became law. [2] It took effect on 1 January 1904, though the first number plates were issued in late 1903. [3] The A1 registration plate was issued by London County Council in December 1903.
1 January 1904. v. t. e. Vehicle registration plates in Northern Ireland use a modified version of the British national registration plate system that was initiated for the whole of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1903. Originally, all counties in the UK were allocated two identification letters.
Mandatory (typeface) Mandatory is a typeface developed from the Charles Wright typeface, [1] introduced for use on vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom. Its block letters and numbers are designed to prevent easy modification and to improve legibility, with stroke separation on the M and W which are pointed at the centre, and the ...