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Registration letters >> DL series
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This page lists registration number codes from the DL series, a series allocated to the Isle of Wight 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 GDL or TDL 512D would be a Isle of Wight-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie DL, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known DL 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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DL Registrations - Isle of Wight.
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| ADL |
B |
FEB 1964 -> |
| ADL |
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OCT 1935 -> |
| ADL |
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NOV 1962 -> |
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| BDL |
B |
JUN 1964 -> |
| BDL |
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JAN 1937 -> |
| BDL |
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MAY 1963 -> |
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| CDL |
C |
JAN 1965 -> |
| CDL |
B |
SEP 1964 -> |
| CDL |
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APR 1938 -> |
| CDL |
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OCT 1963 -> |
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| DDL |
C |
MAR 1965 -> |
| DDL |
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SEP 1939 -> |
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| DL |
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DEC 1903 -> OCT 1935 |
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| EDL |
D |
JAN 1966 -> |
| EDL |
C |
AUG 1965 -> |
| EDL |
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FEB 1946 -> |
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| FDL |
D |
FEB 1966 -> |
| FDL |
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JUL 1947 -> |
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| GDL |
E |
JAN 1967 -> |
| GDL |
D |
JUN 1966 -> |
| GDL |
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MAR 1949 -> |
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| HDL |
E |
JAN 1967 -> |
| HDL |
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AUG 1950 -> |
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| JDL |
F |
AUG 1967 -> |
| JDL |
E |
JUN 1967 -> |
| JDL |
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MAR 1952 -> |
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| KDL |
F |
NOV 1967 -> |
| KDL |
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JUL 1953 -> |
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| LDL |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| LDL |
F |
MAR 1968 -> |
| LDL |
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JUL 1954 -> |
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| MDL |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| MDL |
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MAY 1955 -> |
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| NDL |
G |
JAN 1969 -> |
| NDL |
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MAR 1956 -> |
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| ODL |
H |
AUG 1969 -> |
| ODL |
G |
JUN 1969 -> |
| ODL |
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JAN 1957 -> |
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| PDL |
H |
DEC 1969 -> |
| PDL |
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SEP 1957 -> |
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| RDL |
J |
AUG 1970 -> |
| RDL |
H |
MAY 1970 -> |
| RDL |
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MAY 1958 -> |
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| SDL |
J |
OCT 1970 -> |
| SDL |
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JAN 1959 -> |
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| TDL |
K |
AUG 1971 -> |
| TDL |
J |
APR 1971 -> |
| TDL |
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JUL 1959 -> |
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| UDL |
K |
AUG 1971 -> |
| UDL |
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FEB 1960 -> |
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| VDL |
K |
DEC 1971 -> |
| VDL |
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JUL 1960 -> |
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| WDL |
K |
APR 1972 -> |
| WDL |
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MAR 1961 -> |
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| XDL |
L |
AUG 1972 -> |
| XDL |
K |
JUL 1972 -> |
| XDL |
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AUG 1961 -> |
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| YDL |
L |
OCT 1972 -> |
| YDL |
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APR 1962 -> |
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