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AD series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> AD series
This page lists registration number codes from the AD series, a series allocated to the Gloucestershire area. Also included, where known, are the date periods that these car registration numbers were used in. The data covers the period of 1900 through to 1972, so registrations seen on later cars wouldn't necessarily be included in this information.

Interpreting a car's registration number.

The majority of post-war car numbers incorporate a three letter code - where this is the case, letters 2 and 3 signify the location code. So, for instance, a car with the registration number 638 GAD or TAD 512D would be a Gloucestershire-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie AD, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known AD series registrations, with added information (where available) describing when each series was first used, and in a few cases, when it came to an end. Some letter codes were used for more than one period during the 20th Century. This information can be invaluable when trying to date vehicles seen in old photographs, or in old films for instance.
Also if your car has lost it's original registration, perhaps sold off by a previous owner as a "cherished" number, this information will help you find a suitable replacement, or at least identify which series would be suitable, based on the age of your car and where it was first registered.
AD Registrations - Gloucestershire.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AAD K AUG 1971 ->
AAD B JAN 1964 ->
AAD SEP 1934 ->
AAD JAN 1960 ->

AD DEC 1903 -> SEP 1921
AD JAN 1960 ->

BAD K DEC 1971 ->
BAD B MAY 1964 ->
BAD DEC 1935 ->
BAD JUL 1962 ->

CAD K MAR 1972 ->
CAD B AUG 1964 ->
CAD FEB 1937 ->

DAD K JUN 1972 ->
DAD C JAN 1965 ->
DAD APR 1938 ->

EAD L AUG 1972 ->
EAD C APR 1965 ->
EAD JUN 1939 ->

FAD L NOV 1972 ->
FAD C JUL 1965 ->
FAD FEB 1943 ->

GAD D JAN 1966 ->
GAD SEP 1946 ->

HAD D APR 1966 ->
HAD AUG 1947 ->

JAD D JUL 1966 ->
JAD NOV 1948 ->

KAD E JAN 1967 ->
KAD MAR 1950 ->

LAD E MAY 1967 ->
LAD MAY 1951 ->

MAD F AUG 1967 ->
MAD AUG 1952 ->

NAD F JAN 1968 ->
NAD AUG 1953 ->

OAD F APR 1968 ->
OAD MAY 1954 ->

PAD G AUG 1968 ->
PAD FEB 1955 ->

RAD G DEC 1968 ->
RAD AUG 1955 ->

SAD G MAY 1969 ->
SAD APR 1956 ->

TAD H AUG 1969 ->
TAD JAN 1957 ->

UAD H FEB 1970 ->
UAD SEP 1957 ->

VAD H JUN 1970 ->
VAD APR 1958 ->

WAD J AUG 1970 ->
WAD SEP 1958 ->

XAD J FEB 1971 ->
XAD MAR 1959 ->

YAD J JUN 1971 ->
YAD AUG 1959 ->
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