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BJ series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> BJ series
This page lists registration number codes from the BJ series, a series allocated to the Suffolk (East) 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 GBJ or TBJ 512D would be a Suffolk (East)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie BJ, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known BJ 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.
BJ Registrations - Suffolk (East).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
ABJ H SEP 1969 ->
ABJ B JUL 1964 ->
ABJ OCT 1933 ->
ABJ SEP 1958 ->

BBJ H DEC 1969 ->
BBJ B SEP 1964 ->
BBJ APR 1935 ->
BBJ JAN 1959 ->

BJ JAN 1904 -> MAY 1925

CBJ H FEB 1970 ->
CBJ C JAN 1965 ->
CBJ B DEC 1964 ->
CBJ SEP 1936 ->
CBJ JUN 1959 ->

DBJ H MAY 1970 ->
DBJ C MAR 1965 ->
DBJ JAN 1938 ->
DBJ OCT 1959 ->

EBJ J AUG 1970 ->
EBJ C MAY 1965 ->
EBJ JUL 1939 ->
EBJ FEB 1960 ->

FBJ J OCT 1970 ->
FBJ C AUG 1965 ->
FBJ JAN 1944 ->
FBJ JUN 1960 ->

GBJ J JAN 1971 ->
GBJ C NOV 1965 ->
GBJ OCT 1946 ->
GBJ SEP 1960 ->

HBJ J APR 1971 ->
HBJ D FEB 1966 ->
HBJ SEP 1947 ->
HBJ JAN 1961 ->

JBJ J JUN 1971 ->
JBJ D APR 1966 ->
JBJ OCT 1948 ->
JBJ APR 1961 ->

KBJ K AUG 1971 ->
KBJ D JUL 1966 ->
KBJ OCT 1949 ->
KBJ JUL 1961 ->

LBJ K SEP 1971 ->
LBJ D OCT 1966 ->
LBJ SEP 1950 ->
LBJ DEC 1961 ->

MBJ K NOV 1971 ->
MBJ E JAN 1967 ->
MBJ SEP 1951 ->
MBJ APR 1962 ->

NBJ K JUN 1972 ->
NBJ E MAR 1967 ->
NBJ JUL 1952 ->
NBJ AUG 1962 ->

OBJ E JUN 1967 ->
OBJ APR 1953 ->

PBJ F AUG 1967 ->
PBJ DEC 1953 ->
PBJ NOV 1962 ->

RBJ M SEP 1973 ->
RBJ F OCT 1967 ->
RBJ AUG 1954 ->
RBJ MAR 1963 ->

SBJ M NOV 1973 ->
SBJ F JAN 1968 ->
SBJ MAR 1955 ->
SBJ JUN 1963 ->

TBJ F MAR 1968 ->
TBJ AUG 1955 ->
TBJ SEP 1963 ->

UBJ F JUN 1968 ->
UBJ FEB 1956 ->
UBJ JAN 1964 ->

VBJ G AUG 1968 ->
VBJ AUG 1956 ->
VBJ APR 1964 ->

WBJ G NOV 1968 ->
WBJ APR 1957 ->
WBJ JUN 1964 ->

XBJ G FEB 1969 ->
XBJ SEP 1957 ->

YBJ G JUN 1969 ->
YBJ APR 1958 ->
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