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 46 age identifiers in circulation. The next reg identifier is 74, which will be released from Sept 2024 until Feb 2025. This pattern will continue until all possible variations have been used.
Reg'd Sept 2001 – Feb 2002 PV51
Reg'd March 2002 – Aug 2002 PV02
Reg'd Sept 2002 – Feb 2003 PV52
Reg'd March 2003 – Aug 2003 PV03
Reg'd Sept 2003 – Feb 2004 PV53
Reg'd March 2004 – Aug 2004 PV04
Reg'd Sept 2004 – Feb 2005 PV54
Reg'd March 2005 – Aug 2005 PV05
Reg'd Sept 2005 – Feb 2006 PV55
Reg'd March 2006 – Aug 2006 PV06
Reg'd Sept 2006 – Feb 2007 PV56
Reg'd March 2007 – Aug 2007 PV07
Reg'd Sept 2007 – Feb 2008 PV57
Reg'd March 2008 – Aug 2008 PV08
Reg'd Sept 2008 – Feb 2009 PV58
Reg'd March 2009 – Aug 2009 PV09
Reg'd Sept 2009 – Feb 2010 PV59
Reg'd March 2010 – Aug 2010 PV10
Reg'd Sept 2010 – Feb 2011 PV60
Reg'd March 2011 – Aug 2011 PV11
Reg'd Sept 2011 – Feb 2012 PV61
Reg'd March 2012 – Aug 2012 PV12
Reg'd Sept 2012 – Feb 2013 PV62
Reg'd March 2013 – Aug 2013 PV13
Reg'd Sept 2013 – Feb 2014 PV63
Reg'd March 2014 – Aug 2014 PV14
Reg'd Sept 2014 – Feb 2015 PV64
Reg'd March 2015 – Aug 2015 PV15
Reg'd Sept 2015 – Feb 2016 PV65
Reg'd March 2016 – Aug 2016 PV16
Reg'd Sept 2016 – Feb 2017 PV66
Reg'd March 2017 – Aug 2017 PV17
Reg'd Sept 2017 – Feb 2018 PV67
Reg'd March 2018 – Aug 2018 PV18
Reg'd Sept 2018 – Feb 2019 PV68
Reg'd March 2019 – Aug 2019 PV19
Reg'd Sept 2019 – Feb 2020 PV69
Reg'd March 2020 – Aug 2020 PV20
Reg'd Sept 2020 – Feb 2021 PV70
Reg'd March 2021 – Aug 2021 PV21
Reg'd Sept 2021 – Feb 2022 PV71
Reg'd March 2022 – Aug 2022 PV22
Reg'd Sept 2022 – Feb 2023 PV72
Reg'd March 2023 – Aug 2023 PV23
Reg'd Sept 2023 – Feb 2024 PV73
Reg'd March 2024 – Aug 2024 PV24