Just found this on
http://www.vauxhallclassics.co.uk/tutorial2000.htm Thought it may be of intrest -
WHERE WAS YOUR CAR REGISTERED?
Here is a guide to your cars registration.
Area codes contained in your registration number denote its origin, e.g.
MER 687H, (ER) denoting Cambridge.
The following list confirms area codes in designated dates where records exist, from the studies I?ve made they are still valid up to the recent changes to British registration arrangements.
A London
AA Hampshire 1904-13
AB Worcester 1921-48
AC Warwickshire 1903-75
AD Gloucestershire 1903-74
AE Bristol B 1904-64
AF Cornwall, Truro 1903-20
AG Ayrshire
AH Norfolk, Norwich 1904-71
AI Meath 1904-87
AJ Yorkshire NR, Northallerton 1903-12
AK Bradford B, Wakefield 1903-77
AL Nottingham 1903-55
AM Wiltshire, Trowbridge 1903-74
AN West Ham B
AO Cumberland, Carlisle 1903-74
AP Sussex East, Lewes 1903-74
AR Hertford 1903-77
AS Nairnshire
AT Kingstone upon Hull, Hull 1904-74
AU Nottingham B 1921-48
AV Aberdeenshire 1921-48
AW Salop, Shrewsbury 1921-48
AX Monmouthshire, Cwmbran 1904-74
AY Leicester 1903-22
AZ Belfast B
B Lancashire, Preston 1921-41
BA Salford B 1904-70
BB Newcastle upon Tyne
BC Leicester B 1955-74
BD Northampton 1903-78
BE Lincoln 1908-74
BF Dorset, Dorchester 1903-
BG Birkenhead B, Warrington
BH Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury 1903-74
BI Monaghan 1933-87
BJ Suffolk East, Ipswich
BK Portsmouth B 1921-48
BL Berkshire, Reading 1904-22
BM Bedford 1903-64
BN Bolton B 1903-20
BO Cardiff B 1922-29
BP Sussex West, Chichester 1903-20
BR Sunderland B, Durham 1921-33
BS Orkney, Kirkwall 1904-76
BT Yorkshire ER, Beverley 1905-76
BU Oldham B 1903-20
BV Blackburn B, Preston 1954-74
BW Oxford 1903-74
BX Carmarthen 1907-74
BY Croydon B
BZ Down
C Yorkshire WR, Wakefield
CA Denbighshire, Ruthin 1903-76
CB Blackburn B, Preston 1904-77
CC Caernarfon 1904-77
CD Brighton B, Lewes
CE Cambridge 1904-77
CF Suffolk West, Bury St. Edmonds 1927-46
CG Hampshire 1931-48
CH Derby B, Matlock 1903-47
CI Leix Laoighis, Portlaose 1940-87
CJ Hereford 1904-74
CK Preston 1904-81
CL Norwich B 1920-71
CM Warrington
CN Gateshead 1921-48
CO Plymouth 1921-74
CP Halifax 1903-74
CR Southampton 1903-74
CS Ayrshire
CT Lincolnshire, Kesteven 1923-74
CU South Shields B 1921-48
CV Cornwall
CW Burnley B, Preston 1904-74
CX Huddersfield B, Wakefield 1921-77
CY Swansea 1921-29
CZ Belfast B
D Kent, Maidstone 1903-13
DA Wolverhampton B 1925-76
DB Stockport B, Manchester 1932-68
DC Middlesbrough B 1904-19
DD Gloucester 1921-74
DE Pembrokeshire, Haverfordwest 1903-74
DF Gloucester 1921-74
DG Gloucester 1929-74
DH Walsall 1904-74
DI Roscommon 1930-87
DJ St.Helens B 1904-20
DK Rochdale B 1919-21
DL Isle of Wight 1921-48
DM Flintshire, Hawarden 1903-36
DN York B 1904-74
DO Lincoln 1911-20
DP Reading B 1921-74
DR Plymouth B 1926-74
DS Peeblesshire
DT Doncaster B 1927-74
DU Coventry B 1921-63
DV Devonshire 1929-48
DW Newport
DX Ipswich
DY Hastings
DZ Antrim
E Staffordshire
EA West Bromwich
EB Isle of Ely
EC Westmorland
ED Warrington
EE Grimsby
EF West Hartlepool
EG Peterborough
EH Stoke on Trent
EI Sligo
EJ Cardigan
EK Wigan
EL Bournemouth
EM Bootle
EN Bury
EO Barrow in Furness
EP Mongomery
ER Cambridge
ES Perth
ET Rotherham
EU Breconshire
EV Essex
EW Huntingdon
EX Gt Yarmouth
EY Anglesey
EZ Belfast B
F Essex
FA Burton on Trent
FB Bath
FC Oxford
FD Dudley
FE Lincoln
FF Merioneth
FG Fife
FH Gloucester
FI North Riding of Tipperay
FJ Exeter
FK Worcester
FL Peterborough
FM Chester
FN Canterbury
FO Radnor
FP Rutland
FR Blackpool
FS Edinburgh
FT Tynemouth
FU Parts of Lyndsay, Lincs
FV Blackpool
FW Parts of Lyndsay, Lincs
FX Dorset
FY Southport
FZ Belfast
G Glasgow
GA Glasgow
GB Glasgow
GC London
GD Glasgow
GE Glasgow
GF London
GG Glasgow
GH London
GJ London
GK London
GL Bath
GM Motherwell and Wishaw
GN London
GO London
GP London
GR Sunderland
GS Perth
GT London
GU London
GV West Suffolk
GW London
GX London
GY London
GZ Belfast
H Middlesex
HA Smethwick
HB Merthyr Tydfil
HC Eastbourne
HD Dewsbury
HE Barnsley
HF Wallasey
HG Burnley
HH Carlisle
HI South Riding of Tipperary
HJ Southend on Sea
HK Essex
HL Wakefield
HM East Ham
HN Darlington
HO Southampton
HP Coventry
HR Wilts
HS Renfrew
HT Bristol
HU Bristol
HV East Ham
HW Bristol
HX Middlesex
HY Bristol
HZ Tyrone
IA Antrim
IB Armagh
IC Carlow
ID Cavan
IE Clare
IF Cork
IH Donegal
IJ Down
IK Dublin
IL Fermanagh
IM Galway
IN Kerry
IO Kildare
IP Kilkenny
IR Offaly
IT Leitrim
IU Limerick
IW Londonderry
IX Longford
IY Louth
IZ Mayo
J Durham
JA Stockport
JB Berks
JC Caernarfon
JD West Ham
JE Isle of Ely
JF Leicester
JG Canterbury
JH Hertford
JI Tyrone
JK Eastbourne
JL Parts of Holland, Lincs
JM Westmorland
JN Southend
JO Oxford
JP Wigan
JR Northumberland
JS Boss and Cromarty
JT Dorset
JU Leicestershire CC
JV Grimsby
JW Wolverhampton
JX Halifax
JY Plymouth
JZ Down
K Liverpool
KA Liverpool
KB Liverpool
KC Liverpool
KD Liverpool
KE Kent
KF Liverpool
KG Cardiff B
KH Kingstone upon Hull, Hull
KJ Kent
KK Kent
KL Kent
KM Kent
KN Kent
KO Kent
KP Kent
KR Kent
KS Roxburgh
KT Kent
KU Bradford
KV Coventry
KW Bradford
KX Bucks
KY Bradford
KZ Antrim
L Glamorgan
LA London
LB London
LC London
LD London
LE London
LF London
LG Cheshire
LH London
LI Westmeath
LJ Bournemouth
LK London
LL London
LM London
LN London
LO London
LP London
LR London
LS Selkirk
LT London
LU London
LV Liverpool
LW London
LX London
LY London
LZ Armagh
