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England, Scotland, Wales
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(E) England
(S) Scotland
(W) Wales
1904 Original Series: Silver grey letters on black, may still be in use 1904 - 1932 A9999 (or less numbers), AA9999 (or less numbers) 1932 - 1964 XAA999 1953 - 1964 1904 and 1932 series reversed 1963 - 1983 XAA999B Since 1965 Black on white (front plate) and black on yellow (rear plate) 1983 - 2001 B99XAA and B999XAA Before 2001 Optional blue band (left) with ENG, SCO, CYM, UK or other abbreviations 2001 - 2021 Mandatory blue Euro-band (left) with euro-stars above GB 2001 Series AA88XXX Since 2021 Blue band with national flag above GB, later UK
A Region, city or issuing office B Registration year X Serial letter 8 Registration period 9 Serial number ![]()
Northern Ireland
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Isles of Scilly (England)
(A) Now discontinued
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Import, Export
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Autonomous Dependencies With a Special Relation With the Queen
Alderney
Dependencies With a Large Degree of Autonomy
Anguilla
British Indian Ocean Territory
Aden Colony
Cyprus
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Location Western Europe Capital London Main Religion Christianity (protestantism, the queen is head of the Church of England, and catholicism) National Language English History England, Wales and Scotland merged into the United Kingdom in 1707.
When Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom in 1921, Northern Ireland remained British and became a part of the United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom became a member of the European Union in 1973. It left the EU on January 31, 2020.International Oval GB ISO Code GB
(1) Stephen Petch
(2) Barry Chitty
(3) Greg Gibson
(4) Joe Sallmen
(5) Markus Mraz