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Registration letters >> EL series
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This page lists registration number codes from the EL series, a series allocated to the Bournemouth (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 GEL or TEL 512D would be a Bournemouth (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie EL, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known EL 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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EL Registrations - Bournemouth (B).
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| AEL |
K |
MAR 1972 -> |
| AEL |
B |
APR 1964 -> |
| AEL |
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MAY 1934 -> |
| AEL |
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JUN 1959 -> |
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| BEL |
K |
JUN 1972 -> |
| BEL |
B |
JUL 1964 -> |
| BEL |
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MAY 1935 -> |
| BEL |
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JUL 1961 -> |
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| CEL |
L |
AUG 1972 -> |
| CEL |
C |
JAN 1965 -> |
| CEL |
B |
NOV 1964 -> |
| CEL |
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APR 1936 -> |
| CEL |
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FEB 1964 -> |
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| DEL |
L |
NOV 1972 -> |
| DEL |
C |
MAR 1965 -> |
| DEL |
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MAR 1937 -> |
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| EEL |
C |
JUL 1965 -> |
| EEL |
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MAR 1938 -> |
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| EL |
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DEC 1903 -> NOV 1924 |
| EL |
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JUN 1959 -> |
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| FEL |
D |
JAN 1966 -> |
| FEL |
C |
DEC 1965 -> |
| FEL |
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MAR 1939 -> |
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| GEL |
D |
MAR 1966 -> |
| GEL |
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APR 1946 -> |
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| HEL |
D |
JUL 1966 -> |
| HEL |
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JUL 1947 -> |
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| JEL |
E |
JAN 1967 -> |
| JEL |
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FEB 1949 -> |
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| KEL |
E |
MAY 1967 -> |
| KEL |
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JAN 1950 -> |
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| LEL |
F |
SEP 1967 -> |
| LEL |
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FEB 1951 -> |
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| MEL |
F |
JAN 1968 -> |
| MEL |
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MAR 1952 -> |
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| NEL |
F |
MAY 1968 -> |
| NEL |
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MAR 1953 -> |
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| OEL |
G |
SEP 1968 -> |
| OEL |
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NOV 1953 -> |
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| PEL |
G |
FEB 1969 -> |
| PEL |
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JUL 1954 -> |
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| REL |
H |
AUG 1969 -> |
| REL |
G |
JUN 1969 -> |
| REL |
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FEB 1955 -> |
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| SEL |
H |
NOV 1969 -> |
| SEL |
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JUL 1955 -> |
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| TEL |
H |
APR 1970 -> |
| TEL |
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FEB 1956 -> |
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| UEL |
J |
AUG 1970 -> |
| UEL |
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OCT 1956 -> |
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| VEL |
J |
JAN 1971 -> |
| VEL |
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JUN 1957 -> |
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| WEL |
J |
MAY 1971 -> |
| WEL |
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JAN 1958 -> |
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| XEL |
K |
AUG 1971 -> |
| XEL |
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JUL 1958 -> |
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| YEL |
K |
DEC 1971 -> |
| YEL |
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JAN 1959 -> |
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