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.
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 predominately used for vehicles operated in or around the capital of London with the letter X allocated to vehicles outside London and for international organisations, unless otherwise specified by bilateral treaty or arrangement.
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 who liaise with Specialist Registrations at the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency for issuance. Guidance document INF267 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, AUS 1, BEL 12E, BF 1 and BF 2, CHN 1, FIJ 1, FRA 1, 1 HKG, IC 1, 1 NWY, etc.

Embassies, high commissions, consulates and international organisations

NumberCountry or Organisation
101
102
103
104 – 108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118 – 122
123
124
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
253 – 255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270 – 274
275
276
277
278 – 279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292East 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 – 399May be used by any embassy for security reasons
600 – 649May be used by visiting royalty on official vehicles
900Commonwealth Secretariat
901 European Commission
902 Council of Europe
903European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
904North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
905 European Parliament
906Inter-American Development Bank
907 International Maritime Organization
908International Cocoa Organisation
909International Coffee Organisation
910International Finance Corporation
911International Labour Organization
912International Sugar Organisation
913European Police College
914International Whaling Commission
915International Wheat Council
916 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
917
918 Western European Union
919 World Health Organization
920Eastern Caribbean Commission
921Joint European Torus
922International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund
923International Maritime Satellite Organisation
924Commonwealth Foundation
925International Maritime Organization
926Commonwealth Telecommunications Bureau
927United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
928Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau
929International Lead and Zinc Corporation
930Oslo and Paris Commissions
931Joint European Torus
932North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
933European Investment Bank
934European Telecommunications Satellite Organisation
935European School
936African Development Bank
937European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
938European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
940European Bioinformatics Institute
941European Medicines Agency
944European Banking Authority