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Registration letters >> BU series
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This page lists registration number codes from the BU series, a series allocated to the Oldham (B) 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 GBU or TBU 512D would be a Oldham (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie BU, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known BU 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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BU Registrations - Oldham (B).
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| ABU |
J |
SEP 1970 -> |
| ABU |
B |
AUG 1964 -> |
| ABU |
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FEB 1937 -> |
| ABU |
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JUL 1961 -> |
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| BBU |
J |
JAN 1971 -> |
| BBU |
C |
JAN 1965 -> |
| BBU |
B |
OCT 1964 -> |
| BBU |
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MAR 1938 -> |
| BBU |
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JAN 1962 -> |
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| BU |
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DEC 1903 -> FEB 1937 |
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| CBU |
J |
APR 1971 -> |
| CBU |
C |
JAN 1965 -> |
| CBU |
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MAY 1939 -> |
| CBU |
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MAY 1962 -> |
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| DBU |
K |
AUG 1971 -> |
| DBU |
C |
MAR 1965 -> |
| DBU |
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APR 1946 -> |
| DBU |
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OCT 1962 -> |
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| EBU |
K |
OCT 1971 -> |
| EBU |
C |
JUN 1965 -> |
| EBU |
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MAY 1947 -> |
| EBU |
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MAR 1963 -> |
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| FBU |
K |
JAN 1972 -> |
| FBU |
D |
JAN 1966 -> |
| FBU |
C |
OCT 1965 -> |
| FBU |
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OCT 1948 -> |
| FBU |
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JUN 1963 -> |
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| GBU |
K |
MAR 1972 -> |
| GBU |
D |
JAN 1966 -> |
| GBU |
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MAR 1950 -> |
| GBU |
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OCT 1963 -> |
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| HBU |
L |
AUG 1972 -> |
| HBU |
K |
MAY 1972 -> |
| HBU |
D |
MAR 1966 -> |
| HBU |
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SEP 1951 -> |
| HBU |
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FEB 1964 -> |
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| JBU |
L |
AUG 1972 -> |
| JBU |
D |
MAY 1966 -> |
| JBU |
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APR 1953 -> |
| JBU |
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APR 1964 -> |
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| KBU |
L |
SEP 1972 -> |
| KBU |
E |
JAN 1967 -> |
| KBU |
D |
NOV 1966 -> |
| KBU |
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APR 1954 -> |
| KBU |
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JUL 1964 -> |
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| LBU |
L |
DEC 1972 -> |
| LBU |
E |
FEB 1967 -> |
| LBU |
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FEB 1955 -> |
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| MBU |
F |
AUG 1967 -> |
| MBU |
E |
MAY 1967 -> |
| MBU |
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OCT 1955 -> |
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| NBU |
F |
AUG 1967 -> |
| NBU |
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JUN 1956 -> |
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| OBU |
F |
NOV 1967 -> |
| OBU |
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APR 1957 -> |
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| PBU |
F |
FEB 1968 -> |
| PBU |
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NOV 1957 -> |
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| RBU |
M |
DEC 1973 -> |
| RBU |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| RBU |
F |
MAY 1968 -> |
| RBU |
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MAY 1958 -> |
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| SBU |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| SBU |
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DEC 1958 -> |
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| TBU |
G |
JAN 1969 -> |
| TBU |
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MAY 1959 -> |
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| UBU |
H |
AUG 1969 -> |
| UBU |
G |
APR 1969 -> |
| UBU |
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OCT 1959 -> |
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| VBU |
H |
AUG 1969 -> |
| VBU |
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MAR 1960 -> |
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| WBU |
H |
NOV 1969 -> |
| WBU |
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JUN 1960 -> |
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| XBU |
H |
MAR 1970 -> |
| XBU |
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NOV 1960 -> |
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| YBU |
J |
AUG 1970 -> |
| YBU |
H |
JUN 1970 -> |
| YBU |
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APR 1961 -> |
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