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Registration letters >> DR series
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This page lists registration number codes from the DR series, a series allocated to the Plymouth (originally Devonport) 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 GDR or TDR 512D would be a Plymouth (originally Devonport)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie DR, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known DR 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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DR Registrations - Plymouth (originally Devonport).
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| ADR |
B |
JAN 1964 -> |
| ADR |
A |
NOV 1963 -> |
| ADR |
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JUN 1937 -> |
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| BDR |
B |
JUN 1964 -> |
| BDR |
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OCT 1938 -> |
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| CDR |
C |
JAN 1965 -> |
| CDR |
B |
DEC 1964 -> |
| CDR |
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JUL 1940 -> |
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| DDR |
C |
JUN 1965 -> |
| DDR |
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NOV 1946 -> |
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| DR |
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JAN 1904 -> MAR 1932 |
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| EDR |
D |
JAN 1966 -> |
| EDR |
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JUN 1948 -> |
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| FDR |
D |
JUL 1966 -> |
| FDR |
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JAN 1950 -> |
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| GDR |
E |
APR 1967 -> |
| GDR |
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JUN 1951 -> |
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| HDR |
F |
NOV 1967 -> |
| HDR |
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JAN 1953 -> |
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| JDR |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| JDR |
F |
MAY 1968 -> |
| JDR |
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FEB 1954 -> |
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| KDR |
G |
JAN 1969 -> |
| KDR |
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JAN 1955 -> |
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| LDR |
H |
AUG 1969 -> |
| LDR |
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OCT 1955 -> |
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| MDR |
H |
APR 1970 -> |
| MDR |
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SEP 1956 -> |
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| NDR |
J |
NOV 1970 -> |
| NDR |
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JUL 1957 -> |
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| ODR |
K |
AUG 1971 -> |
| ODR |
J |
JUN 1971 -> |
| ODR |
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APR 1958 -> |
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| PDR |
K |
NOV 1971 -> |
| PDR |
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DEC 1958 -> |
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| RDR |
K |
APR 1972 -> |
| RDR |
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JUN 1959 -> |
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| SDR |
L |
AUG 1972 -> |
| SDR |
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NOV 1959 -> |
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| TDR |
L |
JAN 1973 -> |
| TDR |
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MAY 1960 -> |
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| UDR |
L |
MAY 1973 -> |
| UDR |
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NOV 1960 -> |
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| VDR |
M |
AUG 1973 -> |
| VDR |
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JUN 1961 -> |
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| WDR |
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FEB 1962 -> |
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| XDR |
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SEP 1962 -> |
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| YDR |
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MAY 1963 -> |
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