The local memory tag, or area code WE is for cars first registered in Exeter (W is the official local mnemonic for West of England. E is the local office identifier for Exeter). Listed below are the 41 age identifier number plate prefix combinations currently in use that start with WE. New prefixes are added in March and September each year. The first plate in the present number plate format was 51 issued on 1 September 2001.
The latest released plate prefix is WE24 first issued 1 March 2024. The next number plate prefix to be released will be WE74 on 1 September 2024.
| Year | Prefix | Issued Date Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | WE51 | 1 September 2001 - 28 February 20021 September 01 - 28 February 02 |
| 2002 | WE02 | 1 March 2002 - 31 August 20021 March 02 - 31 August 02 |
| WE52 | 1 September 2002 - 28 February 20031 September 02 - 28 February 03 | |
| 2003 | WE03 | 1 March 2003 - 31 August 20031 March 03 - 31 August 03 |
| WE53 | 1 September 2003 - 29 February 20041 September 03 - 29 February 04 | |
| 2004 | WE04 | 1 March 2004 - 31 August 20041 March 04 - 31 August 04 |
| WE54 | 1 September 2004 - 28 February 20051 September 04 - 28 February 05 | |
| 2005 | WE05 | 1 March 2005 - 31 August 20051 March 05 - 31 August 05 |
| WE55 | 1 September 2005 - 28 February 20061 September 05 - 28 February 06 | |
| 2006 | WE06 | 1 March 2006 - 31 August 20061 March 06 - 31 August 06 |
| WE56 | 1 September 2006 - 28 February 20071 September 06 - 28 February 07 | |
| 2007 | WE07 | 1 March 2007 - 31 August 20071 March 07 - 31 August 07 |
| WE57 | 1 September 2007 - 29 February 20081 September 07 - 29 February 08 | |
| 2008 | WE08 | 1 March 2008 - 31 August 20081 March 08 - 31 August 08 |
| WE58 | 1 September 2008 - 28 February 20091 September 08 - 28 February 09 | |
| 2009 | WE09 | 1 March 2009 - 31 August 20091 March 09 - 31 August 09 |
| WE59 | 1 September 2009 - 28 February 20101 September 09 - 28 February 10 | |
| 2010 | WE10 | 1 March 2010 - 31 August 20101 March 10 - 31 August 10 |
| WE60 | 1 September 2010 - 28 February 20111 September 10 - 28 February 11 | |
| 2011 | WE11 | 1 March 2011 - 31 August 20111 March 11 - 31 August 11 |
| WE61 | 1 September 2011 - 29 February 20121 September 11 - 29 February 12 | |
| 2012 | WE12 | 1 March 2012 - 31 August 20121 March 12 - 31 August 12 |
| WE62 | 1 September 2012 - 28 February 20131 September 12 - 28 February 13 | |
| 2013 | WE13 | 1 March 2013 - 31 August 20131 March 13 - 31 August 13 |
| WE63 | 1 September 2013 - 28 February 20141 September 13 - 28 February 14 | |
| 2014 | WE14 | 1 March 2014 - 31 August 20141 March 14 - 31 August 14 |
| WE64 | 1 September 2014 - 28 February 20151 September 14 - 28 February 15 | |
| 2015 | WE15 | 1 March 2015 - 31 August 20151 March 15 - 31 August 15 |
| WE65 | 1 September 2015 - 29 February 20161 September 15 - 29 February 16 | |
| 2016 | WE16 | 1 March 2016 - 31 August 20161 March 16 - 31 August 16 |
| WE66 | 1 September 2016 - 28 February 20171 September 16 - 28 February 17 | |
| 2017 | WE17 | 1 March 2017 - 31 August 20171 March 17 - 31 August 17 |
| WE67 | 1 September 2017 - 28 February 20181 September 17 - 28 February 18 | |
| 2018 | WE18 | 1 March 2018 - 31 August 20181 March 18 - 31 August 18 |
| WE68 | 1 September 2018 - 28 February 20191 September 18 - 28 February 19 | |
| 2019 | WE19 | 1 March 2019 - 31 August 20191 March 19 - 31 August 19 |
| WE69 | 1 September 2019 - 29 February 20201 September 19 - 29 February 20 | |
| 2020 | WE20 | 1 March 2020 - 31 August 20201 March 20 - 31 August 20 |
| WE70 | 1 September 2020 - 28 February 20211 September 20 - 28 February 21 | |
| 2021 | WE21 | 1 March 2021 - 31 August 20211 March 21 - 31 August 21 |
| WE71 | 1 September 2021 - 28 February 20221 September 21 - 28 February 22 |
