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List of country codes on British diplomatic vehicle registration plates

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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 letter D is used for diplomats and X for non-diplomatic accredited personnel.[2]

The first group of three numbers identifies the country or international organisation. The second group of three numbers is a serial number sequence starting at 101 for diplomats, 400 for non-diplomatic staff of international organisations, and 700 upwards for consular or other non-diplomatic staff.

Eligible officials are required to be accredited by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) who liaise with Specialist Registrations at the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) for issuance. Guidance document INF267 (4/18) has been produced by the DVLA for accredited officials.

Honorary consuls are not entitled under UK law to diplomatic vehicle registrations and/or driving permits.

Many foreign embassies and high commissions have acquired 'flag’ plates from the historic British car numbering systems, for example, CAN 1 (Canada), AUS 1 (Australia), BEL 12E (Belize), BF 1 and BF 2 (Burkina Faso), CHN 1 (China), FIJ 1 (Fiji), FRA 1 (France), 1 HKG (General-Director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office), IC 1 (Iceland), 1 NWY (Norway), NZ 1 (New Zealand), 1 PNG (Papua new Guinea), 1 JAM (Jamaica), ZIM 1 (Zimbabwe), etc.

Embassies, high commissions, consulates and international organisations

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British diplomatic car plate.
Diplomatic number plate in personalized form (BRZ = Brazil)
United Kingdom diplomatic number plate for diplomatic staff (183 = Iraq)
United Kingdom diplomatic number plate for non-diplomatic staff (145 = Egypt)
Number Country or Organisation
101  Afghanistan (Islamic Republic)
102  Algeria
103  Argentina
104 – 108  Australia
109  Austria
110  Bahamas
111  Bahrain
112  Bangladesh
113  Barbados
114  Belgium
115  Benin
116  Bolivia
117  Botswana
118 – 122  Brazil
123  Bulgaria
124  Myanmar (formerly Burma)
125  Burundi
126  Cameroon
127 – 131  Canada
132  Central African Republic
133  Chad
134  Chile
135  China
136  Colombia
137  Republic of the Congo
138  Costa Rica
139  Cuba
140  Cyprus
141  Czech Republic
142  Denmark
143  Dominican Republic
144  Ecuador
145 – 147  Egypt
148  El Salvador
149  Ethiopia
150  Fiji
151  Finland
152 – 156  France
157  Gabon
158  Gambia
159 – 163  Germany
164  East Germany
165  Ghana
166 – 167  Greece
168  Grenada
169  Guinea
170  Guyana
171  Haiti
172  Honduras
173  Hungary
174  Iceland
175 – 179  India
180  Indonesia
181 – 182  Iran
183 – 184  Iraq
185  Ireland
186 – 187  Israel
188 – 190  Italy
191  Ivory Coast
192  Jamaica
193  Japan
194 – 195  Jordan
196  Kenya
197  South Korea
198  Kuwait
199  Laos
200  Lebanon
201  Lesotho
202  Liberia
203  Libya
204  Luxembourg
205  Malawi
206  Malaysia
207  Mali
208  Malta
209  Mauritania
210  Mauritius
211  Mexico
212  Mongolia
213  Morocco
214  Nepal
215 – 217  Netherlands
218 – 219  New Zealand
220  Nicaragua
221  Niger
222 – 224  Nigeria
225  Norway
226  Oman
227 – 228  Pakistan
229  Panama
230  Papua New Guinea
231  Paraguay
232  Peru
233  Philippines
234  Poland
235  Portugal
236  Qatar
237  Romania
238  Rwanda
239 – 240  Saudi Arabia
241  Senegal
242  Seychelles
243  Sierra Leone
244  Singapore
245  Somalia
246 – 247  South Africa
248 – 252  Russia (originally  Soviet Union)
253 – 255  Spain
256  Sri Lanka
257  Sudan
258  Eswatini
259  Sweden
260  Switzerland
261  Syria
262  Tanzania
263  Thailand
264  Togo
265  Tonga
266  Trinidad and Tobago
267  Tunisia
268  Turkey
269  United Arab Emirates
270 – 274  United States
275  Uruguay
276  Venezuela
277  Vietnam
278 – 279  Yemen
280  Serbia (originally  Yugoslavia)
281  Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly  Zaire)
282  Zambia
283  Dominica
284  Monaco
285  Nauru
286  Saint Lucia
287  Uganda
288  Burkina Faso
289  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
290  Zimbabwe
291  Vatican City
292 East Caribbean
293  Belize
294  Brunei
295  Antigua and Barbuda
296  Angola
297  Guatemala
298  Mozambique
299  Namibia
300  Lithuania
301  Armenia
302  Slovenia
303  Latvia
304  Estonia
305  Croatia
306  Ukraine
307  Slovakia
308  Belarus
309  Albania
310  Azerbaijan
311  North Macedonia
312  Bosnia and Herzegovina
313  Uzbekistan
314  Eritrea
315  Kazakhstan
316  Georgia
317  Maldives
318  Turkmenistan
319  Kyrgyzstan
320  Saint Kitts and Nevis
321  Montenegro
324  San Marino
328  South Sudan
330  Kosovo
350 – 399 May be used by any embassy for security reasons
600 – 649 May be used by visiting royalty on official vehicles
900 Commonwealth Secretariat
901 Council of Europe European Commission
902 Council of Europe Council of Europe
903 European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
904 North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
905 Council of Europe European Parliament
906 Inter-American Development Bank
907 International Maritime Organization
908 International Cocoa Organization
909 International Coffee Organization
910 International Finance Corporation
911 International Labour Organization
912 International Sugar Organization
913 European Police College
914 International Whaling Commission
915 International Wheat Council
916 NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
917  United Nations
918 Western European Union
919 World Health Organization
920 Eastern Caribbean Commission
921 Joint European Torus
922 International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund
923 International Maritime Satellite Organisation
924 Commonwealth Foundation
925 International Maritime Organization (Permanent Representative)
926 Commonwealth Telecommunications Bureau
927 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
928 Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux
929 International Lead and Zinc Corporation
931 Joint European Torus
932 North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
933 European Investment Bank
934 European Telecommunications Satellite Organisation
935 European School (Oxford)
936 African Development Bank
937 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
938 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
940 European Bioinformatics Institute
941 European Medicines Agency
943 Oslo and Paris Commissions
944 European Banking Authority

References

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  1. ^ "Matrículas de Reino Unido". matriculasdelmundo.com.
  2. ^ "Diplomatic number plates explained - UK Registrations". www.ukregplates.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

Newall, L.H. (28 September 2023) [c.1999]. A History of Motor Vehicle Registration in the United Kingdom (2008 ed.). Newby Books. ISBN 978-1-872686-32-5.

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