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See Homepage. This page: Find out more about the 'CD' series of registration numbers, used in the Brighton (B) area.

CD series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> CD series
This page lists registration number codes from the CD series, a series allocated to the Brighton (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.

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 GCD or TCD 512D would be a Brighton (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie CD, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known CD 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.
CD Registrations - Brighton (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
ACD K MAY 1972 ->
ACD B JUL 1964 ->
ACD MAY 1933 ->
ACD MAY 1962 ->

BCD L AUG 1972 ->
BCD B NOV 1964 ->
BCD OCT 1934 ->
BCD OCT 1962 ->

CCD L NOV 1972 ->
CCD C FEB 1965 ->
CCD SEP 1935 ->
CCD APR 1963 ->

CD JAN 1904 -> JUL 1925
CD MAR 1960 ->

DCD C JUN 1965 ->
DCD AUG 1936 ->
DCD AUG 1963 ->

ECD C NOV 1965 ->
ECD JUN 1937 ->
ECD JAN 1964 ->

FCD D MAR 1966 ->
FCD JUL 1938 ->
FCD MAY 1964 ->

GCD JUL 1939 ->

HCD E JAN 1967 ->
HCD JUL 1946 ->

JCD E MAY 1967 ->
JCD NOV 1947 ->

KCD F AUG 1967 ->
KCD JUL 1949 ->

LCD F DEC 1967 ->
LCD NOV 1950 ->

MCD F MAR 1968 ->
MCD APR 1952 ->

NCD G AUG 1968 ->
NCD JUN 1953 ->

OCD G DEC 1968 ->
OCD APR 1954 ->

PCD G MAY 1969 ->
PCD DEC 1954 ->

RCD H SEP 1969 ->
RCD JUL 1955 ->

SCD H MAR 1970 ->
SCD MAR 1956 ->

TCD J AUG 1970 ->
TCD NOV 1956 ->

UCD J DEC 1970 ->
UCD JUL 1957 ->

VCD J MAY 1971 ->
VCD APR 1958 ->

WCD K SEP 1971 ->
WCD NOV 1958 ->

XCD K DEC 1971 ->
XCD MAY 1959 ->

YCD K MAR 1972 ->
YCD OCT 1959 ->
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