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See Homepage. This page: Find out more about the 'ET' series of registration numbers, used in the Rotherham (B) area.

ET series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> ET series
This page lists registration number codes from the ET series, a series allocated to the Rotherham (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 GET or TET 512D would be a Rotherham (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie ET, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known ET 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.
ET Registrations - Rotherham (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AET L SEP 1972 ->
AET C JAN 1965 ->
AET OCT 1936 ->
AET JUL 1961 ->

BET L NOV 1972 ->
BET C MAR 1965 ->
BET DEC 1937 ->
BET FEB 1964 ->

CET C JUL 1965 ->
CET APR 1939 ->

DET D JAN 1966 ->
DET C DEC 1965 ->
DET MAR 1946 ->

EET D MAR 1966 ->
EET DEC 1947 ->

ET DEC 1903 -> OCT 1936
ET JUL 1961 ->

FET E JAN 1967 ->
FET D JUL 1966 ->
FET MAY 1949 ->

GET SEP 1950 ->

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

JET F OCT 1967 ->
JET MAR 1953 ->

KET F FEB 1968 ->
KET DEC 1953 ->

LET G AUG 1968 ->
LET F JUL 1968 ->
LET AUG 1954 ->

MET G NOV 1968 ->
MET APR 1955 ->

NET H AUG 1969 ->
NET G APR 1969 ->
NET OCT 1955 ->

OET H SEP 1969 ->
OET MAY 1956 ->

PET H FEB 1970 ->
PET JAN 1957 ->

RET J AUG 1970 ->
RET H JUN 1970 ->
RET JUN 1957 ->

SET J OCT 1970 ->
SET MAR 1958 ->

TET J MAR 1971 ->
TET NOV 1958 ->

UET K AUG 1971 ->
UET J JUL 1971 ->
UET MAY 1959 ->

VET K OCT 1971 ->
VET NOV 1959 ->

WET K JAN 1972 ->
WET APR 1960 ->

XET K APR 1972 ->
XET AUG 1960 ->

YET L AUG 1972 ->
YET K JUN 1972 ->
YET MAR 1961 ->
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