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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". (This does not affect territories for which the United Kingdom controls international relations outside Great Britain and Northern Ireland.) [ 21 ] [ 22 ]
From 19 January 2013, new licences issued are similar in size and shape to a credit-card (85.6 × 53.98 mm) as stipulated in Directive 2006/126/EEC. It features the driver's name and date of birth, their photo, signature and any restrictions or endorsements such as the need to wear glasses and any penalty points accrued.
However, 'Mutual Recognition' (MR) codes have been included; these are added to the driving record of a driver from Great Britain disqualified while driving in Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, or the Republic of Ireland. The disqualification extends to Great Britain, and stays on the record for 4 years from the date of conviction.
Front cover of a Canadian International Driving Permit issued by the Canadian Automobile Association on 29 March 2023 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. An International Driving Permit (IDP), often referred to as an international driving license, is a translation of a domestic driving license that allows the holder to drive a private motor vehicle in any country or jurisdiction that recognises ...
Northern Ireland uses a modified version of the national system initiated for the whole of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1903, with two-letter county and city codes featuring the letters I or Z representing Ireland. As in Great Britain, each code originally ran from 1 to 9999, and when one was completed, another was allocated.
Codes 01-99 are valid EU-wide, while codes 100 and above are national codes valid only for driving in country that issued the licence. Many countries use field 12 to extend or restrict the standard licence categories, for example placing additional restrictions on young drivers, or extending the categories for holders of old licences as a from ...
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.
The 'I' series was used first, but by the time it came to using the 'Z' series in 1926, the Irish Free State had already come into existence, and so it was agreed that the Northern Ireland would use the AZ – YZ series, while the Free State would use the ZA – ZZ series. In 1987, the Republic of Ireland broke away from the system altogether.