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WHERE WAS YOUR CAR REGISTERED?
« on: March 17, 2009, 10:34:10 PM »

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
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Re: WHERE WAS YOUR CAR REGISTERED?
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2009, 10:46:14 PM »

thats a good find mate,nice one  :good:
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Re: WHERE WAS YOUR CAR REGISTERED?
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2009, 11:10:19 PM »

I'll have to wait for the next installment for some of my bikes and the bus.
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Re: WHERE WAS YOUR CAR REGISTERED?
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2009, 12:37:11 AM »

good info there mate.
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Re: WHERE WAS YOUR CAR REGISTERED?
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2009, 08:49:57 AM »

Looks like mine was Exeter
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Re: WHERE WAS YOUR CAR REGISTERED?
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2009, 08:52:27 AM »

erm peeps mines R990 ? it was a fleet/rep car for arriva bus company but thats all i know
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Re: WHERE WAS YOUR CAR REGISTERED?
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2009, 10:12:13 AM »

Chicane (formerly Roadblock) is a man of Kent.
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Re: WHERE WAS YOUR CAR REGISTERED?
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2009, 03:28:54 PM »

It's the three-letters together that are the identifying bit.
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Re: WHERE WAS YOUR CAR REGISTERED?
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2009, 05:09:13 PM »

It's the three-letters together that are the identifying bit.

so does that make mine cambridge then? :blush2:

R990 ERT
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Re: WHERE WAS YOUR CAR REGISTERED?
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2009, 07:28:50 PM »

No because RT is on the second part of the list waiting to be published. :D
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« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2009, 08:01:20 PM »

whats the point of only doing half the list then  :suicide:
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Re: WHERE WAS YOUR CAR REGISTERED?
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2009, 08:04:17 PM »

Don't know ask the person who put it together  :beee:

You are always free to finish it off if you want   :good:
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« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2009, 08:06:07 PM »

im at work so im relaxing  :beach: maybe tomorrow but i wouldnt hold ya breath
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« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2009, 08:08:51 PM »

I take that as a no then :D

Looks like Animal has got a tsk :D
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« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2009, 08:13:08 PM »

well atleast it would keep pedestrians safe till he finished  :lol:
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