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, (Canada), (Australia), (Belize), and (Burkina Faso), (China), (Fiji), (France), (General-Director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office), (Iceland), (Norway), (New Zealand), (Papua new Guinea), (Jamaica), (Zimbabwe), etc.
| Number | Country or Organisation | |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | (Islamic Republic) | |
| 102 | ||
| 103 | ||
| 104 – 108 | ||
| 109 | ||
| 110 | ||
| 111 | ||
| 112 | ||
| 113 | ||
| 114 | ||
| 115 | ||
| 116 | ||
| 117 | ||
| 118 – 122 | ||
| 123 | ||
| 124 | (formerly Burma) | |
| 125 | ||
| 126 | ||
| 127 – 131 | ||
| 132 | ||
| 133 | ||
| 134 | ||
| 135 | ||
| 136 | ||
| 137 | ||
| 138 | ||
| 139 | ||
| 140 | ||
| 141 | ||
| 142 | ||
| 143 | ||
| 144 | ||
| 145 – 147 | ||
| 148 | ||
| 149 | ||
| 150 | ||
| 151 | ||
| 152 – 156 | ||
| 157 | ||
| 158 | ||
| 159 – 163 | ||
| 164 | ||
| 165 | ||
| 166 – 167 | ||
| 168 | ||
| 169 | ||
| 170 | ||
| 171 | ||
| 172 | ||
| 173 | ||
| 174 | ||
| 175 – 179 | ||
| 180 | ||
| 181 – 182 | ||
| 183 – 184 | ||
| 185 | ||
| 186 – 187 | ||
| 188 – 190 | ||
| 191 | ||
| 192 | ||
| 193 | ||
| 194 – 195 | ||
| 196 | ||
| 197 | ||
| 198 | ||
| 199 | ||
| 200 | ||
| 201 | ||
| 202 | ||
| 203 | ||
| 204 | ||
| 205 | ||
| 206 | ||
| 207 | ||
| 208 | ||
| 209 | ||
| 210 | ||
| 211 | ||
| 212 | ||
| 213 | ||
| 214 | ||
| 215 – 217 | ||
| 218 – 219 | ||
| 220 | ||
| 221 | ||
| 222 – 224 | ||
| 225 | ||
| 226 | ||
| 227 – 228 | ||
| 229 | ||
| 230 | ||
| 231 | ||
| 232 | ||
| 233 | ||
| 234 | ||
| 235 | ||
| 236 | ||
| 237 | ||
| 238 | ||
| 239 – 240 | ||
| 241 | ||
| 242 | ||
| 243 | ||
| 244 | ||
| 245 | ||
| 246 – 247 | ||
| 248 – 252 | (originally) | |
| 253 – 255 | ||
| 256 | ||
| 257 | ||
| 258 | ||
| 259 | ||
| 260 | ||
| 261 | ||
| 262 | ||
| 263 | ||
| 264 | ||
| 265 | ||
| 266 | ||
| 267 | ||
| 268 | ||
| 269 | ||
| 270 – 274 | ||
| 275 | ||
| 276 | ||
| 277 | ||
| 278 – 279 | ||
| 280 | (originally) | |
| 281 | (formerly) | |
| 282 | ||
| 283 | ||
| 284 | ||
| 285 | ||
| 286 | ||
| 287 | ||
| 288 | ||
| 289 | ||
| 290 | ||
| 291 | ||
| 292 | East Caribbean | |
| 293 | ||
| 294 | ||
| 295 | ||
| 296 | ||
| 297 | ||
| 298 | ||
| 299 | ||
| 300 | ||
| 301 | ||
| 302 | ||
| 303 | ||
| 304 | ||
| 305 | ||
| 306 | ||
| 307 | ||
| 308 | ||
| 309 | ||
| 310 | ||
| 311 | ||
| 312 | ||
| 313 | ||
| 314 | ||
| 315 | ||
| 316 | ||
| 317 | ||
| 318 | ||
| 319 | ||
| 320 | ||
| 321 | ||
| 324 | ||
| 328 | ||
| 330 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
Book: Newall, L.H. . A History of Motor Vehicle Registration in the United Kingdom . 28 September 2023 . c.1999 . 2008 . Newby Books . 978-1-872686-32-5 .