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See Homepage. This page: Find out more about the 'DF' series of registration numbers, used in the Gloucestershire (originally intended for Northampton) area.

DF series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> DF series
This page lists registration number codes from the DF series, a series allocated to the Gloucestershire (originally intended for Northampton) 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 GDF or TDF 512D would be a Gloucestershire (originally intended for Northampton)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie DF, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known DF 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.
DF Registrations - Gloucestershire (originally intended for Northampton).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
ADF K OCT 1971 ->
ADF B MAR 1964 ->
ADF MAY 1935 ->
ADF FEB 1961 ->

BDF K FEB 1972 ->
BDF B JUL 1964 ->
BDF JUL 1936 ->

CDF K APR 1972 ->
CDF B OCT 1964 ->
CDF SEP 1937 ->

DDF L AUG 1972 ->
DDF C FEB 1965 ->
DDF DEC 1938 ->

DF JUN 1926 -> APR 1930
DF JUL 1962 ->

EDF L SEP 1972 ->
EDF C MAY 1965 ->
EDF JAN 1941 ->

FDF L DEC 1972 ->
FDF C SEP 1965 ->
FDF JAN 1946 ->

GDF D FEB 1966 ->
GDF MAR 1947 ->

HDF D MAY 1966 ->
HDF APR 1948 ->

JDF D OCT 1966 ->
JDF JUL 1949 ->

KDF E MAR 1967 ->
KDF OCT 1950 ->

LDF F AUG 1967 ->
LDF E JUN 1967 ->
LDF JAN 1952 ->

MDF F NOV 1967 ->
MDF MAR 1953 ->

NDF F FEB 1968 ->
NDF JAN 1954 ->

ODF F JUN 1968 ->
ODF OCT 1954 ->

PDF G OCT 1968 ->
PDF MAY 1955 ->

RDF G FEB 1969 ->
RDF DEC 1955 ->

SDF H AUG 1969 ->
SDF G JUL 1969 ->
SDF AUG 1956 ->

TDF H NOV 1969 ->
TDF MAY 1957 ->

UDF H APR 1970 ->
UDF JAN 1958 ->

VDF J AUG 1970 ->
VDF H JUL 1970 ->
VDF JUL 1958 ->

WDF J NOV 1970 ->
WDF DEC 1958 ->

XDF J APR 1971 ->
XDF JUN 1959 ->

YDF K AUG 1971 ->
YDF NOV 1959 ->
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