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EV series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> EV series
This page lists registration number codes from the EV series, a series allocated to the Essex 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 GEV or TEV 512D would be a Essex-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie EV, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known EV 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.
EV Registrations - Essex.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AEV F MAR 1968 ->
AEV A NOV 1963 ->
AEV MAR 1933 ->
AEV JUN 1954 ->

BEV G AUG 1968 ->
BEV B JAN 1964 ->
BEV MAR 1934 ->
BEV OCT 1954 ->

CEV G SEP 1968 ->
CEV B FEB 1964 ->
CEV MAR 1935 ->
CEV FEB 1955 ->

DEV G JAN 1969 ->
DEV B APR 1964 ->
DEV JAN 1936 ->
DEV MAY 1955 ->

EEV G APR 1969 ->
EEV B MAY 1964 ->
EEV OCT 1936 ->
EEV AUG 1955 ->

EV MAR 1931 -> MAR 1933
EV JUN 1959 ->

FEV H AUG 1969 ->
FEV B JUL 1964 ->
FEV JUN 1937 ->
FEV NOV 1955 ->

GEV H OCT 1969 ->
GEV B SEP 1964 ->
GEV MAR 1938 ->
GEV MAR 1956 ->

HEV H FEB 1970 ->
HEV B NOV 1964 ->
HEV JAN 1939 ->
HEV JUN 1956 ->

JEV H MAY 1970 ->
JEV C JAN 1965 ->
JEV FEB 1940 ->
JEV OCT 1956 ->

KEV J AUG 1970 ->
KEV C JAN 1965 ->
KEV MAY 1945 ->
KEV APR 1957 ->

LEV J SEP 1970 ->
LEV C MAR 1965 ->
LEV SEP 1946 ->
LEV APR 1958 ->

MEV J DEC 1970 ->
MEV C MAY 1965 ->
MEV MAY 1947 ->
MEV OCT 1958 ->

NEV J APR 1971 ->
NEV C AUG 1965 ->
NEV MAR 1948 ->
NEV JAN 1959 ->

OEV K AUG 1971 ->
OEV DEC 1948 ->

PEV K SEP 1971 ->
PEV D FEB 1966 ->
PEV SEP 1949 ->
PEV MAR 1959 ->

REV K NOV 1971 ->
REV D APR 1966 ->
REV MAY 1950 ->
REV MAY 1959 ->

SEV K JAN 1972 ->
SEV D JUL 1966 ->
SEV DEC 1950 ->
SEV SEP 1959 ->

TEV K APR 1972 ->
TEV JUL 1951 ->
TEV MAR 1960 ->

UEV K JUN 1972 ->
UEV E JAN 1967 ->
UEV MAR 1952 ->
UEV AUG 1960 ->

VEV L AUG 1972 ->
VEV E MAY 1967 ->
VEV SEP 1952 ->
VEV FEB 1961 ->

WEV L SEP 1972 ->
WEV F AUG 1967 ->
WEV APR 1953 ->
WEV MAR 1961 ->

XEV L NOV 1972 ->
XEV F OCT 1967 ->
XEV SEP 1953 ->
XEV MAY 1961 ->

YEV L JAN 1973 ->
YEV F JAN 1968 ->
YEV FEB 1954 ->
YEV JUL 1961 ->
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