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UK Personal Identifiers

UK Bank Account Number

The UK BBAN (Basic Bank Account Number) identifies individual bank accounts by institution and branch.
18 characters: 4 letters (bank identifier) + 6 digits (branch identifier) + 8 digits (account number)
lllldddddddddddddd
Must be within 100 terms of one to more of the following keywords:

bank accountaccount numberaccount no

UK Driver's License Number

16 characters, following this rough pattern:

  • First 5 are letters, padded with 9s on the right
  • Any 1 digit
  • Any 1 of 0, 1, 5, 6
  • Any 1 digit
  • Any two digits that range from 01-31
  • Any 1 digit
  • 3 letters, padded with 9s on the right
  • Last two are letters

Must be within 100 terms of one or more of the following keywords:

DVLAphotocard licencelearner driverslicence holderlicence holderslicence numberdriver's licensedrivers license
license numberdriving licencesdriving licensesdriving licencedriving licensedriver's licencedrivers licence

UK International Bank Account Number (IBAN)

GBkk bbbb ssss sscc cccc cc with optional spaces and dashes. On occasion other letters in place of "GB" country code may be used.
Must be within 100 terms of one or more of the following keywords:

international bank account numberinternational bank accountBank accountbank account numberibanfinancial
paymentaccountbankinternational moneymoney transferscountry code
ukunited kingdombritainbritish

UK National Insurance Number (NINO)

2 formats:

  • Seven or nine characters: 2 letters + 6 digits + A or B or C or D or F or M
  • 2 letters + space or dash or period + 2 digits + space or dash or period + 2 digits + space or dash or period + 2 digits + space or dash or period + A or B or C or D or F or M
    Must be within 100 terms of one or more of the following keywords:
national insurance numbernational insurance contributionsprotection actinsurancesocial security numberinsurance applicationmedical applicationninoninininsurance no.
social insurancemedical attentionsocial securitygreat britaininsuranceinsurance no.medical applicationinsurance numberinsurance#insurancenumber

UK Passport Number

Nine consecutive digits ddddddddd and on occasion does accept letters.
Must be within 100 terms of one or more of the following keywords:

passportidentification for international travelpassport detailsvisanational identity cardpassport numbergbrbritish subjectbritish citizen
travel documentissuing authoritybritish passportuk passporthm passport officedate of birthpassport numberpassportno.passportid
expirationidentificationproof of identificationi.d.passport#britainunited kingdomgreat britaingb

UK Postcode

The UK postal code is broken up into two sections separated by a space: the Outward and Inward Codes.
Outward code: 1-2 letters (post code area) + 1-2 alphanumeric characters (post code district)
Inward code: 1 digit (post code sector) + 2 letters (post code unit)
Possible formats:
ld dll
ldd dll
ldl dll
lld dll
lldd dll
lldl dll

addressresidencylocationpostalroyal mailpost code
zip codepostcode sectorpostcode unitcode-point openpostcode districtpostcode area