List of country codes on British diplomatic vehicle registration plates

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   European Commission
902   Council of Europe
903 European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
904 North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
905   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   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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