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Registration letters >> CU series
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This page lists registration number codes from the CU series, a series allocated to the South Shields (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 GCU or TCU 512D would be a South Shields (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie CU, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known CU 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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CU Registrations - South Shields (B).
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| ACU |
C |
JAN 1965 -> |
| ACU |
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NOV 1957 -> |
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| BCU |
C |
MAY 1965 -> |
| BCU |
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SEP 1958 -> |
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| CCU |
D |
JAN 1966 -> |
| CCU |
C |
NOV 1965 -> |
| CCU |
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MAY 1959 -> |
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| CU |
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JAN 1904 -> NOV 1957 |
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| DCU |
D |
APR 1966 -> |
| DCU |
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JAN 1960 -> |
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| ECU |
E |
JAN 1967 -> |
| ECU |
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JUN 1960 -> |
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| FCU |
F |
AUG 1967 -> |
| FCU |
E |
JUL 1967 -> |
| FCU |
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FEB 1961 -> |
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| GCU |
F |
NOV 1967 -> |
| GCU |
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AUG 1961 -> |
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| HCU |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| HCU |
F |
MAY 1968 -> |
| HCU |
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MAY 1962 -> |
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| JCU |
G |
OCT 1968 -> |
| JCU |
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JAN 1963 -> |
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| KCU |
H |
AUG 1969 -> |
| KCU |
G |
MAY 1969 -> |
| KCU |
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JUN 1963 -> |
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| LCU |
H |
NOV 1969 -> |
| LCU |
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JAN 1964 -> |
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| MCU |
J |
AUG 1970 -> |
| MCU |
H |
MAY 1970 -> |
| MCU |
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JUN 1964 -> |
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| NCU |
J |
SEP 1970 -> |
| NCU |
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NOV 1964 -> |
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| OCU |
K |
AUG 1971 -> |
| OCU |
J |
APR 1971 -> |
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| PCU |
K |
AUG 1971 -> |
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| RCU |
K |
NOV 1971 -> |
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| SCU |
K |
MAR 1972 -> |
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| TCU |
L |
AUG 1972 -> |
| TCU |
K |
JUL 1972 -> |
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| UCU |
L |
SEP 1972 -> |
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| VCU |
L |
DEC 1972 -> |
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| WCU |
L |
MAR 1973 -> |
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| XCU |
M |
AUG 1973 -> |
| XCU |
L |
JUL 1973 -> |
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| YCU |
M |
OCT 1973 -> |
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