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CE series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> CE series
This page lists registration number codes from the CE series, a series allocated to the Cambridgeshire 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 GCE or TCE 512D would be a Cambridgeshire-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie CE, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known CE 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.
CE Registrations - Cambridgeshire.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
ACE B MAR 1964 ->
ACE FEB 1934 ->
ACE AUG 1961 ->

BCE B JUN 1964 ->
BCE AUG 1935 ->
BCE APR 1962 ->

CCE C JAN 1965 ->
CCE B DEC 1964 ->
CCE JAN 1937 ->
CCE NOV 1962 ->

CE JAN 1904 -> JUN 1922

DCE C MAR 1965 ->
DCE SEP 1938 ->
DCE MAY 1963 ->

ECE D JAN 1966 ->
ECE AUG 1941 ->
ECE OCT 1963 ->

FCE D MAY 1966 ->
FCE JUL 1946 ->

GCE E JAN 1967 ->
GCE AUG 1947 ->

HCE F AUG 1967 ->
HCE E JUN 1967 ->
HCE JAN 1949 ->

JCE F NOV 1967 ->
JCE MAY 1950 ->

KCE F APR 1968 ->
KCE JUL 1951 ->

LCE G OCT 1968 ->
LCE NOV 1952 ->

MCE G APR 1969 ->
MCE NOV 1953 ->

NCE H OCT 1969 ->
NCE SEP 1954 ->

OCE H APR 1970 ->
OCE JUN 1955 ->

PCE J OCT 1970 ->
PCE MAR 1956 ->

RCE J APR 1971 ->
RCE DEC 1956 ->

SCE K AUG 1971 ->
SCE SEP 1957 ->

TCE K DEC 1971 ->
TCE MAY 1958 ->

UCE K APR 1972 ->
UCE JAN 1959 ->

VCE L AUG 1972 ->
VCE JUL 1959 ->

WCE L NOV 1972 ->
WCE FEB 1960 ->

XCE L MAR 1973 ->
XCE JUL 1960 ->

YCE L JUN 1973 ->
YCE FEB 1961 ->
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