Listed below are all vehicle numberplates first registered in Preston. DVLA offices include Preston and Carlisle.
In 2018 there were a total of 69,000 vehicles licensed in Carlisle. This includes 53,200 Cars, 2,200 Motorbikes, 600 Buses & Coaches, 8,200 LGV(Large Goods Vehicles) and the rest consisting of other vehicles.
There are currently 48 age identifiers in circulation. The next reg identifier is 75, which will be released from Sept 2025 until Feb 2026. This pattern will continue until all possible variations have been used.
Reg'd Sept 2001 – Feb 2002 PU51
Reg'd March 2002 – Aug 2002 PU02
Reg'd Sept 2002 – Feb 2003 PU52
Reg'd March 2003 – Aug 2003 PU03
Reg'd Sept 2003 – Feb 2004 PU53
Reg'd March 2004 – Aug 2004 PU04
Reg'd Sept 2004 – Feb 2005 PU54
Reg'd March 2005 – Aug 2005 PU05
Reg'd Sept 2005 – Feb 2006 PU55
Reg'd March 2006 – Aug 2006 PU06
Reg'd Sept 2006 – Feb 2007 PU56
Reg'd March 2007 – Aug 2007 PU07
Reg'd Sept 2007 – Feb 2008 PU57
Reg'd March 2008 – Aug 2008 PU08
Reg'd Sept 2008 – Feb 2009 PU58
Reg'd March 2009 – Aug 2009 PU09
Reg'd Sept 2009 – Feb 2010 PU59
Reg'd March 2010 – Aug 2010 PU10
Reg'd Sept 2010 – Feb 2011 PU60
Reg'd March 2011 – Aug 2011 PU11
Reg'd Sept 2011 – Feb 2012 PU61
Reg'd March 2012 – Aug 2012 PU12
Reg'd Sept 2012 – Feb 2013 PU62
Reg'd March 2013 – Aug 2013 PU13
Reg'd Sept 2013 – Feb 2014 PU63
Reg'd March 2014 – Aug 2014 PU14
Reg'd Sept 2014 – Feb 2015 PU64
Reg'd March 2015 – Aug 2015 PU15
Reg'd Sept 2015 – Feb 2016 PU65
Reg'd March 2016 – Aug 2016 PU16
Reg'd Sept 2016 – Feb 2017 PU66
Reg'd March 2017 – Aug 2017 PU17
Reg'd Sept 2017 – Feb 2018 PU67
Reg'd March 2018 – Aug 2018 PU18
Reg'd Sept 2018 – Feb 2019 PU68
Reg'd March 2019 – Aug 2019 PU19
Reg'd Sept 2019 – Feb 2020 PU69
Reg'd March 2020 – Aug 2020 PU20
Reg'd Sept 2020 – Feb 2021 PU70
Reg'd March 2021 – Aug 2021 PU21
Reg'd Sept 2021 – Feb 2022 PU71
Reg'd March 2022 – Aug 2022 PU22
Reg'd Sept 2022 – Feb 2023 PU72
Reg'd March 2023 – Aug 2023 PU23
Reg'd Sept 2023 – Feb 2024 PU73
Reg'd March 2024 – Aug 2024 PU24
Reg'd Sept 2024 – Feb 2025 PU74
Reg'd March 2025 – Aug 2025 PU25