United Kingdom overview

Use ISO2 GB; display can say UK in UX if preferred.

Country snapshot

  • Full coverage
  • Official Google Street View
  • High confidence
  • Last reviewed 2026-05-07
  • 5 source links
  • Ordinary country row

Coverage status

Full coverage. Official Google Street View. High confidence. Last reviewed 2026-05-07.

Beginner first reads

Start with source-backed beginner clues before using advanced meta or low-confidence reads.

BeginnerDriving Side

UK left-side driving

Traffic drives on the left in the UK.

Verified factHigh confidence
BeginnerLicense Plates

UK yellow rear plates

UK cars use white front plates and yellow rear plates with black characters.

Verified factHigh confidence

False positives and caveats

Use these notes to avoid treating a single clue as proof of the country.

  • Also true in Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Africa, etc.
  • Rear-only yellow plates can be a strong clue when a vehicle is visible.
  • This is a road-rule clue, not uniquely enough for country ID alone.

Visual examples

Approved real photos and supplementary diagrams stay tied to captions, attribution, and uncertainty notes.

No approved visual examples are attached to this country yet.

Related clues

Published clues attached to this country, with source and confidence labels kept visible.

Practice links

Practice entry points stay within the existing public routes; no drill engine or write path is added here.