| Expression |
^((?:[A-HJ-PR-Y][A-HJ-PR-Y]\s?(?:0[2-9]|[1-9][0-9])\s?[A-HJ-PR-Z]{3})|(?:[A-Z](?:[IZ][A-Z]|[A-Z][IZ])\s?\d{1,4})|(?:[A-HJ-NP-TV-Y]\s?\d{1,3}\s?[A-Z]{3})|(?:[A-Z]{3}\s?\d{1,3}\s?[A-HJ-NPR-TV-Y])|(?:\d{1,3}\s?[A-HJ-Y]{1,3}|[A-HJ-Y]{1,3}\s?\d{1,3})|(?:\d{1,4}\s?(?:[IZ][A-Z]|[A-Z][IZ]))|(?:[A-Z]{1,2}\s?\d{1,4}))$ |
| Description |
Matches all UK number plates used in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including the dateless formats pre-1932 and 1932-1963 formats, the year prefix and suffix formats, and the current style format brought into use from 2001 onwards. |
