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See Homepage. This page: Find out more about the 'FA' series of registration numbers, used in the Burton-on-Trent (B) area.

FA series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> FA series
This page lists registration number codes from the FA series, a series allocated to the Burton-on-Trent (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 GFA or TFA 512D would be a Burton-on-Trent (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie FA, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known FA 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.
FA Registrations - Burton-on-Trent (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AFA K MAY 1972 ->
AFA B MAY 1964 ->
AFA JUN 1950 ->

BFA L AUG 1972 ->
BFA K JUL 1972 ->
BFA C JAN 1965 ->
BFA B SEP 1964 ->
BFA MAY 1952 ->

CFA L SEP 1972 ->
CFA C FEB 1965 ->
CFA OCT 1953 ->

DFA L NOV 1972 ->
DFA D JAN 1966 ->
DFA C JUN 1965 ->
DFA NOV 1954 ->

EFA D JAN 1966 ->
EFA OCT 1955 ->

FA DEC 1903 -> JUN 1950

FFA D MAY 1966 ->
FFA AUG 1956 ->

GFA E JAN 1967 ->
GFA D NOV 1966 ->
GFA JUL 1957 ->

HFA F AUG 1967 ->
HFA E MAY 1967 ->
HFA MAY 1958 ->

JFA F OCT 1967 ->
JFA JAN 1959 ->

KFA F FEB 1968 ->
KFA JUL 1959 ->

LFA G AUG 1968 ->
LFA F JUN 1968 ->
LFA JAN 1960 ->

MFA G NOV 1968 ->
MFA JUN 1960 ->

NFA H AUG 1969 ->
NFA G APR 1969 ->
NFA JAN 1961 ->

OFA H SEP 1969 ->
OFA MAY 1961 ->

PFA H FEB 1970 ->
PFA DEC 1961 ->

RFA J AUG 1970 ->
RFA H MAY 1970 ->
RFA JUN 1962 ->

SFA J SEP 1970 ->
SFA JAN 1963 ->

TFA J JAN 1971 ->
TFA JUL 1963 ->

UFA K AUG 1971 ->
UFA J APR 1971 ->
UFA JAN 1964 ->

VFA K AUG 1971 ->

WFA K OCT 1971 ->

XFA K DEC 1971 ->

YFA K MAR 1972 ->
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