Regional Identifiers Region DVLA Office
AA, AB, AC, AD, AE, AF, AG, AH, AJ, AK, AL, AM, AN Anglia Peterborough
AO, AP, AR, AS, AT, AU Anglia Norwich
AV, AW, AX, AY Anglia Ipswich
BA, BB, BC, BD, BE, BF, BG, BH, BJ, BK, BL, BM, BN, BO, BP, BR, BS, BT, BU, BV, BW, BX, BY Birmingham Birmingham
CA, CB, CC, CD, CE, CF, CG, CH, CJ, CK, CL, CM, CN, CO Cymru Cardiff
CP, CR, CS, CT, CU, CV Cymru Swansea
CW, CX, CY Cymru Bangor
DA, DB, DC, DD, DE, DF, DG, DH, DJ, DK Deeside to Shrewsbury Chester
DL, DM, DN, DO, DP, DR, DS, DT, DU, DV, DW, DX, DY Deeside to Shrewsbury Shrewsbury
EA, EB, EC, ED, EE, EF, EG, EH, EJ, EK, EL, EM, EN, EO, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EV, EW, EX, EY Essex Chelmsford
FA, FB, FC, FD, FE, FF, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FL, FM, FN, FP Forest and Fens Nottingham
FR, FS, FT, FV, FW, FX, FY Forest and Fens Lincoln
GA, GB, GC, GD, GE, GF, GG, GH, GJ, GK, GL, GM, GN, GO Garden of England Maidstone
GP, GR, GS, GT, GU, GV, GX, GY Garden of England Brighton
HA, HB, HC, HD, HE, HF, HG, HH, HJ Hampshire and Dorset Bournemouth
HK, HL, HM, HN, HO, HP, HR, HS, HT, HU, HV Hampshire and Dorset Portsmouth
HW Hampshire and Dorset Portsmouth (Used exclusively for the Isle of Wight)
HX, HY Hampshire and Dorset Portsmouth
KA, KB, KC, KD, KE, KF, KG, KH, KJ, KK, KL - Luton
KM, KN, KO, KP, KR, KS, KT, KU, KV, KW, KX, KY - Northampton
LA, LB, LC, LD, LE, LF, LG, LH, LJ London Wimbledon
LK, LL, LM, LN, LO, LP, LR, LS, LT London Stanmore
LU, LV, LW, LX, LY London Sidcup
MA, MB, MC, MD, ME, MF, MG, MH, MJ, MK, ML, MM, MN, MO, MP, MR, MS, MT, MU, MV, MW, MX, MY Manchester and Merseyside Manchester
NA, NB, NC, ND, NE, NF, NG, NH, NJ, NK, NL, NM, NN, NO North Newcastle
NP, NR, NS, NT, NU, NV, NW, NX, NY North Stockton
OA, OB, OC, OD, OE, OF, OG, OH, OJ, OK, OL, OM, ON, OO, OP, OR, OS, OT, OU, OV, OW, OX, OY Oxford Oxford
PA, PB, PC, PD, PE, PF, PG, PH, PJ, PK, PL, PM, PN, PO, PP, PR, PS, PT Preston Preston
PU, PV, PW, PX, PY Preston Carlisle
RA, RB, RC, RD, RE, RF, RG, RH, RJ, RK, RL, RM, RN, RO, RP, RR, RS, RT, RU, RV, RW, RX, RY Reading Reading
SA, SB, SC, SD, SE, SF, SG, SH, SJ Scotland Glasgow
SK, SL, SM, SN, SO Scotland Edinburgh
SP, SR, SS, ST Scotland Dundee
SU, SV, SW Scotland Aberdeen
SX, SY Scotland Inverness
VA, VB, VC, VD, VE, VF, VG, VH, VJ, VK, VL, VM, VN, VO, VP, VR, VS, VT, VU, VV, VW, VX, VY Severn Valley Worcester
WA, WB, WC, WD, WE, WF, WG, WH, WJ West of England Exeter
WK, WL West of England Truro
WM, WN, WO, WP, WR, WS, WT, WU, WV, WW, WX, WY West of England Bristol
YA, YB, YC, YD, YE, YF, YG, YH, YJ, YK Yorkshire Leeds
YL, YM, YN, YO, YP, YR, YS, YT, YU Yorkshire Sheffield
YV, YW, YX, YY Yorkshire Beverley

How much would that be worth?

This one Hank?

if i use a public toilet after i wash and dry my hands i use a piece of tissue to open the door on the way out as i find the idea of touching a door handle that has been touched by someone who has not washed their hands extremely sickening. when i dispose of the tissue i am then careful to make sure my skin does not come into contact with the side of the tissue that has touched the door handle. i dont really think of this as ocd just good hygiene practice.

thank you chaser, that's what i tell people who find it amusing. they are the piss/sh*t stained weirdos not me.

do you sit on the pan

All my tubes of paint are in their original boxes in the correct order and with the front side of the label facing up. Any paint which soils the outside of the tube is removed immediately.

Apart from that I'm very untidy.

I worked for the first company to introduce hand dryers, and they were introduced (hired) despite the commissioned expert report, that slated the method as unhygienic.

When you wash your hands, the soap (surfactant) simply loosens the bacteria, rinsing gets rid of some but leaves a lot more on your hands. The only way to get rid of most is by using the friction of drying them on a clean piece of toweling.

The blow dryers just blow the bacteria into the air and some settle on the exposed oily parts of the skin, for example back either side of the nose above the eyebrows, neck etc. not just your bacteria but everybody who has used it before you.

Not the greatest threat to older (tougher) skin, but deadly on kids skin, and is regarded as major contributor to skin infections/problems.

what year was first ones introduced

When performing a task, watching a TV show, waiting for something etc. I sometimes have two piles of poker chips in a load of different denominations, continually adjusting them so that the ratio between the two piles is equal to the ratio between the time remaining and the time passed.

I 'close' my front door and windows at least twice (minimum) before leaving the house.

I always respond to inane drivel with a pun.

chaser if the pan has any visible foreign substance on it then i'm off for a different cleaner  toilet. once i find a toilet that is visibly unsoiled i clean the pan with tissue taking great care that my skin doesnt touch any bit of tissue that has come into contact with the toilet. next i apply several very thick layers of tissue before sitting on the pan that way my skin doesnt touch any piece of porcelain. once i've dropped i slide these layers of tissue into the toilet.

i've long had my suspicions about hand dryers foxy. fortunately i always carry some toliet tissue and disposable hand tissues with me.

i'm a london taxi driver and most posh hotels let us use their toliets. fortunately posh hotels have posh toliets, some are even have heated pans. i must say though the goring hotel would only let me use their staff toliet and it made the one in trainspotting look spotless. i only did a number 1 there and had to close my eyes. i am still scared by the experience.

one of the hotels i use has an alcohol based hand cleaner unit outside the toliet. its the business because you dont have to touch it. there is a sensor on it, just put your hands underneath it and it dispenses. i think its the dogs bollox as it means i get an extra clean done after i have left the toilet. imo one of these should be mandatory outside every toilet.

JS, can you still have a leak on the offside (or is it nearside) rear wheel outside Harrods (for example) and not be arrested for it.

i've heard that mentioned foxy. i beleieve that law hasnt been repealed so technically i could stop for a number1 if i can find out which wheel to wee on . i think its nearside rear.

. i only did a number 1 there and had to close my eyes. i am still scared by the experience.