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DK series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> DK series
This page lists registration number codes from the DK series, a series allocated to the Rochdale (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 GDK or TDK 512D would be a Rochdale (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie DK, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known DK 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.
DK Registrations - Rochdale (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
ADK L OCT 1972 ->
ADK B JUN 1964 ->
ADK APR 1935 ->
ADK SEP 1963 ->

BDK C JAN 1965 ->
BDK B SEP 1964 ->
BDK APR 1936 ->

CDK C FEB 1965 ->
CDK MAR 1937 ->

DDK C MAY 1965 ->
DDK MAR 1938 ->

DK DEC 1903 -> APR 1935
DK APR 1961 ->

EDK D JAN 1966 ->
EDK C OCT 1965 ->
EDK MAR 1939 ->

FDK D MAR 1966 ->
FDK JAN 1946 ->

GDK E JAN 1967 ->
GDK D JUN 1966 ->
GDK NOV 1947 ->

HDK E JAN 1967 ->
HDK SEP 1949 ->

JDK F AUG 1967 ->
JDK E MAY 1967 ->
JDK JUN 1951 ->

KDK F OCT 1967 ->
KDK FEB 1953 ->

LDK G AUG 1968 ->
LDK F FEB 1968 ->
LDK JAN 1954 ->

MDK G AUG 1968 ->
MDK OCT 1954 ->

NDK H AUG 1969 ->
NDK G FEB 1969 ->
NDK MAY 1955 ->

ODK H AUG 1969 ->
ODK NOV 1955 ->

PDK H JAN 1970 ->
PDK JUN 1956 ->

RDK J AUG 1970 ->
RDK H JUN 1970 ->
RDK MAR 1957 ->

SDK J SEP 1970 ->
SDK OCT 1957 ->

TDK J FEB 1971 ->
TDK MAR 1954 ->
TDK MAY 1958 ->
TDK MAY 1962 ->

UDK K AUG 1971 ->
UDK J JUN 1971 ->
UDK JAN 1959 ->

VDK K OCT 1971 ->
VDK JUL 1959 ->

WDK K FEB 1972 ->
WDK JAN 1960 ->

XDK K APR 1972 ->
XDK MAY 1960 ->

YDK L AUG 1972 ->
YDK K JUL 1972 ->
YDK OCT 1960 ->
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