The 8 Single '0' Number Plates of the UK

Only eight single-number "0" registrations exist in the entire UK.

Seven are Scottish, one is English, and none of them were ever meant to exist in the first place.

Not Issued, But Created

Unlike early low-number plates, the "0" registrations were not part of the original allocation system. Instead, they were specially created and issued to local authorities for official ceremonial use.

Several are known to have been created after attempts to acquire the corresponding "1" plate failed, notably G 0 in Glasgow and S 0 in Edinburgh. The origins of the others are less well documented.

G 0 – Issued to the Lord Provost of Glasgow

HS 0 – Issued to Eastwood District Council, and held by East Renfrewshire Council since Eastwood District Council was abolished in 1996. In January 2023 the council announced it would sell the plate and said it expected a six-figure sum. No sale had been reported by October 2026.

LM 0 – Issued to the City of London for use by the Lord Mayor of London. It is the only single '0' number plate in England

RG 0 – Issued to the Lord Provost of Aberdeen

S 0 – Issued to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh

SY 0 – Issued to Midlothian Council

V 0 – A Lanarkshire mark (V was Lanarkshire's code), later held by Strathclyde Regional Council. There is an advert of it for sale in 1995 (offers invited) but it did not sell.

VS 0 – Issued to Inverclyde Council