gradeAfailure 0 Posted April 11, 2006 As I'm off work with a bad back (still/again :roll:), I got to thinking about where my C lives now compared to where it was originally registered, and though we could see who has a rado that is the furthest away from where the first owner lived - Matt aka carpoid, yours doesn't count in this! :lol: So, here are the area designators for the last two letters of the licence plate: AA Bournemouth AB Worcester AC Coventry AD Gloucester AE Bristol AF Truro AG Hull AH Norwich AI Meath AJ Middlesbrough AK Sheffield AL Nottingham AM Swindon AN Reading AO Carlisle AP Brighton AR Chelmsford AS Inverness AT Hull AU Nottingham AV Peterborough AW Shrewsbury AX Cardiff AY Leicester AZ Belfast BA Manchester BB Newcastle upon Tyne BC Leicester BD Northampton BE Lincoln BF Stoke-on-Trent BG Liverpool BH Luton BI Monaghan BJ Ipswich BK Portsmouth BL Reading BM Luton BN Manchester BO Cardiff BP Portsmouth BR Newcastle upon Tyne BS Inverness BT Leeds BU Manchester BV Preston BW Oxford BX Haverfordwest BY London NW BZ Down CA Chester CB Manchester CC Bangor CD Brighton CE Peterborough CF Reading CG Bournemouth CH Nottingham CI Laois CJ Gloucester CK Preston CL Norwich CM Liverpool CN Newcastle upon Tyne CO Exeter CP Huddersfield CR Portsmouth CS Glasgow CT Lincoln CU Newcastle upon Tyne CV Truro CW Preston CX Huddersfield CY Swansea CZ Belfast DA Birmingham DB Manchester DC Middlesbrough DD Gloucester DE Haverfordwest DF Gloucester DG Gloucester DH Dudley DI Roscommon DJ Liverpool DK Manchester DL Portsmouth DM Chester DN Leeds DO Lincoln DP Reading DR Exeter DS Glasgow DT Sheffield DU Coventry DV Exeter DW Cardiff DX Ipswich DY Brighton DZ Antrim EA Dudley EB Peterborough EC Preston ED Liverpool EE Lincoln EF Middlesbrough EG Peterborough EH Stoke-on-Trent EI Sligo EJ Haverfordwest EK Liverpool EL Bournemouth EM Liverpool EN Manchester EO Preston EP Swansea ER Peterborough ES Dundee ET Sheffield EU Bristol EV Chelmsford EW Peterborough EX Norwich EY Bangor EZ Belfast FA Stoke-on-Trent FB Bristol FC Oxford FD Dudley FE Lincoln FF Bangor FG Brighton FH Gloucester FI Tipperary (N. Riding) FJ Exeter FK Dudley FL Peterborough FM Chester FN Maidstone FO Gloucester FP Leicester FR Preston FS Edinburgh FT Newcastle upon Tyne FU Lincoln FV Preston FW Lincoln FX Bournemouth FY Liverpool FZ Belfast GA Glasgow GB Glasgow GC London SW GD Glasgow GE Glasgow GF London SW GG Glasgow GH London SW GI Tipperary (S. Riding) GJ London SW GK London SW GL Truro GM Reading GN London SW GO London SW GP London SW GR Newcastle upon Tyne GS Luton GT London SW GU London SE GV Ipswich GW London SE GX London SE GY London SE GZ Belfast HA Dudley HB Cardiff HC Brighton HD Huddersfield HE Sheffield HF Liverpool HG Preston HH Carlisle HI Tipperary (S. Riding) HJ Chelmsford HK Chelmsford HL Sheffield HM London (Central) HN Middlesbrough HO Bournemouth HP Coventry HR Swindon HS Glasgow HT Bristol HU Bristol HV London (Central) HW Bristol HX London (Central) HY Bristol HZ Tyrone IA Antrim IB Armagh IC Carlow ID Cavan IE Clare IF Cork IH Donegal IJ Down IK Dublin IL Fermanagh IM Galway IN Kerry IO Kildare IP Kilkenny IR Offaly IS Mayo IT Leitrim IU Limerick IV Limerick IW Londonderry IX Longford IY Louth IZ Mayo JA Manchester JB Reading JC Bangor JD London (Central) JE Peterborough JF Leicester JG Maidstone JH Reading JI Tyrone JJ Maidstone JK Brighton JL Lincoln JM Reading JN Chelmsford JO Oxford JP Liverpool JR Newcastle upon Tyne JS Inverness JT Bournemouth JU Leicester JV Lincoln JW Birmingham JX Huddersfield JY Exeter JZ Down KA Liverpool KB Liverpool KC Liverpool KD Liverpool KE Maidstone KF Liverpool KG Cardiff KH Hull KI Waterford KJ Maidstone KK Maidstone KL Maidstone KM Maidstone KN Maidstone KO Maidstone KP Maidstone KR Maidstone KS Edinburgh KT Maidstone KU Sheffield KV Coventry KW Sheffield KX Luton KY Sheffield KZ Antrim LA London NW LB London NW LC London NW LD London NW LE London NW LF London NW LG Chester LH London NW LI Westmeath LJ Bournemouth LK London NW LL London NW LM London NW LN London NW LO London NW LP London NW LR London NW LS Edinburgh LT London NW LU London NW LV Liverpool LW London NW LX London NW LY London NW LZ Armagh MA Chester MB Chester MC London NE MD London NE ME London NE MF London NE MG London NE MH London NE MI Wexford MJ Luton MK London NE ML London NE MM London NE MO Reading MP London NE MR Swindon MS Edinburgh MT London NE MU London NE MV London SE MW Swindon MX London SE MY London SE MZ Belfast NA Manchester NB Manchester NC Manchester ND Manchester NE Manchester NF Manchester NG Norwich NH Northampton NI Wicklow NJ Brighton NK Luton NL Newcastle upon Tyne NM Luton NN Nottingham NO Chelmsford NP Worcester NR Leicester NS Glasgow NT Shrewsbury NU Nottingham NV Northampton NW Leeds NX Dudley NY Cardiff NZ Londonderry OA Birmingham OB Birmingham OC Birmingham OD Exeter OE Birmingham OF Birmingham OG Birmingham OH Birmingham OI Belfast OJ Birmingham OK Birmingham OL Birmingham OM Birmingham ON Birmingham OO Chelmsford OP Birmingham OR Portsmouth OS Glasgow OT Portsmouth OU Bristol OV Birmingham OW Portsmouth OX Birmingham OY London NW OZ Belfast PA Guildford PB Guildford PC Guildford PD Guildford PE Guildford PF Guildford PG Guildford PH Guildford PI Cork PJ Guildford PK Guildford PL Guildford PM Guildford PN Brighton PO Portsmouth PP Luton PR Bournemouth PS Aberdeen PT Newcastle upon Tyne PU Chelmsford PV Ipswich PW Norwich PX Portsmouth PY Middlesbrough PZ Belfast RA Nottingham RB Nottingham RC Nottingham RD Reading RE Stoke-on-Trent RF Stoke-on-Trent RG Newcastle upon Tyne RH Hull RI Dublin RJ Manchester RK London NW RL Truro RM Carlisle RN Preston RO Luton RP Northampton RR Nottingham RS Aberdeen RT Ipswich RU Bournemouth RV Portsmouth RW Coventry RX Reading RY Leicester RZ Antrim SA Aberdeen SB Glasgow SC Edinburgh SCY Truro (Isles of Scilly) SD Glasgow SE Aberdeen SF Edinburgh SG Edinburgh SH Edinburgh SI Dublin SJ Glasgow SK Inverness SL Dundee SM Glasgow SN Dundee SO Aberdeen SP Dundee SR Dundee SS Aberdeen ST Inverness SU Glasgow SV NON-SUFFIX MARK SW Glasgow SX Edinburgh SY NON-SUFFIX MARK SZ Down TA Exeter TB Liverpool TC Bristol TD Manchester TE Manchester TF Reading TG Cardiff TH Swansea TI Limerick TJ Liverpool TK Exeter TL Lincoln TM Luton TN Newcastle upon Tyne TO Nottingham TP Portsmouth TR Portsmouth TS Dundee TT Exeter TU Chester TV Nottingham TW Chelmsford TX Cardiff TY Newcastle upon Tyne TZ Belfast UA Leeds UB Leeds UC London (Central) UD Oxford UE Dudley UF Brighton UG Leeds UH Cardiff UI Londonderry UJ Shrewsbury UK Birmingham UL London (Central) UM Leeds UN Exeter UO Exeter UP Newcastle upon Tyne UR Luton US Glasgow UT Leicester UU London (Central) UV London (Central) UW London (Central) UX Shrewsbury UY Worcester UZ Belfast VA Peterborough VB Maidstone VC Coventry VE Peterborough VF Norwich VG Norwich VH Huddersfield VJ Gloucester VK Newcastle upon Tyne VL Lincoln VM Manchester VN Middlesbrough VO Nottingham VP Birmingham VR Manchester VS Luton VT Stoke-on-Trent VU Manchester VV Northampton VW Chelmsford VX Chelmsford VY Leeds VZ Tyrone WA Sheffield WB Sheffield WC Chelmsford WD Dudley WE Sheffield WF Sheffield WG Sheffield WH Manchester WI Waterford WJ Sheffield WK Coventry WL Oxford WM Liverpool WN Swansea WO Cardiff WP Worcester WR Leeds WS Bristol WT Leeds WU Leeds WV Brighton WW Leeds WX Leeds WY Leeds WZ Belfast YA Taunton YB Taunton YC Taunton YD Taunton YE London (Central) YF London (Central) YG Leeds YH London (Central) YI Dublin YJ Brighton YK London (Central) YL London (Central) YM London (Central) YN London (Central) YO London (Central) YP London (Central) YR London (Central) YS Glasgow YT London (Central) YU London (Central) YV London (Central) YW London (Central) YX London (Central) YY London (Central) YZ Londonderry Mine, as EE, should denote Lincoln - but I know that she had the private plate L8 WES when new, and actually came from Chichester. So Chichester > Farnborough = 38 miles. Not very impressive! How about yours? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaz the geezer 0 Posted April 11, 2006 mine was originally bought in wakefield up yorkshire way ( still got original bill of sale ) but private plate indicates portsmouth area....it travelled to south wales then came to the sunny south for a well earned holiday EDIT ... yep, sorry mate, forgot to put the mileage in, never mind eh, hope yer back gets better mate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gradeAfailure 0 Posted April 11, 2006 So Wakefield > Southampton = 226 miles And yeah, private plates don't exactly count as location identifiers! :lol: I reckon davecash's would be hard to beat - he has scarlett's old valver, which on SU comes from Glasgow and is now around Portsmouth - a shade over 440 miles! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve_16v 0 Posted April 11, 2006 Mine's gone from Leeds->London->nr Exeter, so roughly 500 miles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iow_corrado_g60 0 Posted April 11, 2006 oi you forgot the isle of wight that comes under DL too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 11, 2006 BW - Oxford registration, now in Ipswich, so only about 140 miles or so? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corradophil 3 Posted April 11, 2006 Sheffield to Burnham-on-Crouch. About 210 miles. It stopped of in Watford for a couple of years whilst on it's way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Russ 0 Posted April 11, 2006 Manchester to Maidenhead. Via London. 184 Miles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
24V Renshaw 0 Posted April 11, 2006 Guildford to Bournemouth to Manchester 380 odd miles. Jay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
24V Renshaw 0 Posted April 11, 2006 Mine's gone from Leeds->London->nr Exeter, so roughly 500 miles 360 miles. Jay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve_16v 0 Posted April 11, 2006 Ah yes so it is :oops: never having driven to either it was a very rough guess Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted April 11, 2006 Brigton -> Cambridge, so not far. Buuut I know it's lived up in Yorkshire at some point - which is quite a trek! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZippyVR6 0 Posted April 11, 2006 Origonal plate was north west london, so still fairly local. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60greeny 0 Posted April 11, 2006 (ug)leeds to doncaster not to far for me 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackcat 0 Posted April 11, 2006 Plate is London SW, I bought it in Manchester, took it to Bedford, now live in Bristol. Probably been elsewhere in between London and Manchester too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taggart 0 Posted April 11, 2006 Ramsey to Douglas - about 15 miles! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NottsCounty 0 Posted April 11, 2006 I think mine and zippys cars are from the same stock - originally registered in NW London, then moved to SE London, then to Watford and she now lives with me in Luton. All in all about 40 miles - pretty pants really. What was your original mark Zippy?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blinky16v 0 Posted April 11, 2006 Nice one gradeA my boy! Always wondered where I could get this list :) Mine was first registered in Middlesbrough, then to somewhere in Surrey, now lives in Twickers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trig 0 Posted April 11, 2006 London to Cornwall, roughly 250 miles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timg60 0 Posted April 11, 2006 Brighton to cornwall via bristol. 250ish Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted April 11, 2006 put my plate on it within days of buying..............but its original number plate was Glasgow........and i bought it from a Lexus dealer in Edinburgh....... so say Edinburgh/Glasgow > Aberdeen 120+ miles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.A.N.T. 0 Posted April 11, 2006 Coventry to Dorking 123.5 miles! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dredgey 0 Posted April 11, 2006 Brighton > London (I know from looking at the previous owner on the V5) > Basingstoke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted April 11, 2006 H-YYU - Central London -> Milton Keynes -> Near Manchester... 182miles... J-DUB - Leeds -> Peterborough -> Oswestry -> Near Manchester... 320 miles... H-EBH - Luton -> Skipton -> Near Manchester... 265 miles... FKC-Y - Liverpool -> Manchester (13 times!) -> Near Manchester... about 70miles... (have full history of all 16 owners!) *Post updated* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moneypit23 0 Posted April 11, 2006 Manchester to Jersey (366 miles) and back to Manchester (another 366 miles) must like the rain. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites