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Registration letters >> BM series
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This page lists registration number codes from the BM series, a series allocated to the Bedfordshire 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.
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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 GBM or TBM 512D would be a Bedfordshire-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie BM, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known BM 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.
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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.
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BM Registrations - Bedfordshire.
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| ABM |
L |
NOV 1972 -> |
| ABM |
C |
JAN 1965 -> |
| ABM |
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MAR 1936 -> |
| ABM |
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DEC 1959 -> |
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| BBM |
C |
APR 1965 -> |
| BBM |
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MAR 1937 -> |
| BBM |
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APR 1960 -> |
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| BM |
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JAN 1904 -> DEC 1920 |
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| CBM |
C |
OCT 1965 -> |
| CBM |
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APR 1938 -> |
| CBM |
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JUL 1960 -> |
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| DBM |
D |
FEB 1966 -> |
| DBM |
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JUL 1939 -> |
| DBM |
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JAN 1961 -> |
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| EBM |
D |
JUN 1966 -> |
| EBM |
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FEB 1946 -> |
| EBM |
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MAY 1961 -> |
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| FBM |
E |
JAN 1967 -> |
| FBM |
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FEB 1947 -> |
| FBM |
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SEP 1961 -> |
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| GBM |
E |
JUN 1967 -> |
| GBM |
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MAR 1948 -> |
| GBM |
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MAR 1962 -> |
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| HBM |
F |
NOV 1967 -> |
| HBM |
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MAY 1949 -> |
| HBM |
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JUL 1962 -> |
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| JBM |
F |
APR 1968 -> |
| JBM |
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JUN 1950 -> |
| JBM |
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DEC 1962 -> |
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| KBM |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| KBM |
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JUL 1951 -> |
| KBM |
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APR 1963 -> |
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| LBM |
G |
JAN 1969 -> |
| LBM |
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JUL 1952 -> |
| LBM |
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JUL 1963 -> |
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| MBM |
G |
JUN 1969 -> |
| MBM |
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JUL 1953 -> |
| MBM |
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NOV 1963 -> |
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| NBM |
H |
SEP 1969 -> |
| NBM |
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APR 1954 -> |
| NBM |
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MAR 1964 -> |
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| OBM |
H |
FEB 1970 -> |
| OBM |
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DEC 1954 -> |
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| PBM |
H |
JUN 1970 -> |
| PBM |
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JUN 1955 -> |
| PBM |
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JUL 1964 -> |
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| RBM |
J |
OCT 1970 -> |
| RBM |
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JAN 1956 -> |
| RBM |
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DEC 1964 -> |
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| SBM |
J |
FEB 1971 -> |
| SBM |
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SEP 1956 -> |
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| TBM |
J |
JUL 1971 -> |
| TBM |
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MAY 1957 -> |
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| UBM |
K |
SEP 1971 -> |
| UBM |
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DEC 1957 -> |
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| VBM |
K |
JAN 1972 -> |
| VBM |
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MAY 1958 -> |
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| WBM |
K |
APR 1972 -> |
| WBM |
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NOV 1958 -> |
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| XBM |
K |
JUL 1972 -> |
| XBM |
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APR 1959 -> |
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| YBM |
L |
SEP 1972 -> |
| YBM |
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AUG 1959 -> |
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