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hogweed · 7th March 2022, 11:37

The reg no prefixes can cover quite a large area - in the case of R, way beyond Reading. And Writing.

As far as I can remember, there used to be regional DVLA offices or something like that, and each letter covered one of them. Although some of the letters are easy to decode (B - Brum, L - London etc), others were more imaginative - eg G for Kent (Garden of England), V for Gloucester-ish (Severn Vale) and so on.

There are also a lot of BX-registered Rovers and MGs, including my own TF.

7th March 2022, 11:37	#7
hogweed I really should get out more....... Vauxhall Insignia CDTi; MG TF 135 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norn Iron Posts: 2,958 Thanks: 942 Thanked 378 Times in 297 Posts	The reg no prefixes can cover quite a large area - in the case of R, way beyond Reading. And Writing. As far as I can remember, there used to be regional DVLA offices or something like that, and each letter covered one of them. Although some of the letters are easy to decode (B - Brum, L - London etc), others were more imaginative - eg G for Kent (Garden of England), V for Gloucester-ish (Severn Vale) and so on. There are also a lot of BX-registered Rovers and MGs, including my own TF. __________________ Past cars: MGB GT; Escort 1300 Sport; Vauxhall VX4/90; Marina Coupe TC; Celica ST (1972); Montego Turbo; Astra GTE 16V; Astra GSI 16V; Golf GTI 16V (Mk II); Sierra XR4x4 Estate; BMW 325i (E30); BMW M3 3.0; BMW M3 3.2 Evo. Left some of the more embarrassing ones out. And about 30 motorbikes.