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FR series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> FR series
This page lists registration number codes from the FR series, a series allocated to the Blackpool (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 GFR or TFR 512D would be a Blackpool (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie FR, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known FR 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.
FR Registrations - Blackpool (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AFR B JUN 1964 ->
AFR DEC 1937 ->
AFR SEP 1962 ->

BFR B SEP 1964 ->
BFR APR 1939 ->
BFR JAN 1963 ->

CFR C FEB 1965 ->
CFR JUN 1946 ->
CFR MAR 1963 ->

DFR C MAY 1965 ->
DFR MAR 1948 ->
DFR MAY 1963 ->

EFR D JAN 1966 ->
EFR C SEP 1965 ->
EFR JAN 1950 ->
EFR JUL 1963 ->

FFR D FEB 1966 ->
FFR JUL 1951 ->
FFR OCT 1963 ->

FR OCT 1904 -> APR 1929

GFR D JUN 1966 ->
GFR FEB 1953 ->
GFR DEC 1963 ->

HFR E JAN 1967 ->
HFR MAR 1954 ->
HFR FEB 1964 ->

JFR E APR 1967 ->
JFR DEC 1954 ->
JFR APR 1964 ->

KFR F SEP 1967 ->
KFR JUL 1955 ->

LFR F JAN 1968 ->
LFR MAR 1956 ->

MFR F MAY 1968 ->
MFR JAN 1957 ->

NFR G SEP 1968 ->
NFR AUG 1957 ->

OFR G MAR 1969 ->
OFR APR 1958 ->

PFR H AUG 1969 ->
PFR NOV 1958 ->

RFR H MAR 1970 ->
RFR APR 1959 ->

SFR J AUG 1970 ->
SFR SEP 1959 ->

TFR J JAN 1971 ->
TFR MAR 1960 ->

UFR K AUG 1971 ->
UFR J JUN 1971 ->
UFR JUN 1960 ->

VFR K OCT 1971 ->
VFR JAN 1961 ->

WFR K MAR 1972 ->
WFR MAY 1961 ->

XFR L AUG 1972 ->
XFR K JUL 1972 ->
XFR OCT 1961 ->

YFR L OCT 1972 ->
YFR APR 1962 ->
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