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FV series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> FV series
This page lists registration number codes from the FV 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 GFV or TFV 512D would be a Blackpool (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie FV, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known FV 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.
FV Registrations - Blackpool (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AFV B JUL 1964 ->
AFV AUG 1938 ->

BFV C JAN 1965 ->
BFV B NOV 1964 ->
BFV APR 1940 ->

CFV C MAR 1965 ->
CFV APR 1947 ->

DFV C JUL 1965 ->
DFV MAR 1949 ->

EFV D JAN 1966 ->
EFV OCT 1950 ->

FFV D APR 1966 ->
FFV MAY 1952 ->

FV APR 1929 -> DEC 1937

GFV E JAN 1967 ->
GFV D SEP 1966 ->
GFV AUG 1953 ->

HFV E MAR 1967 ->
HFV JUL 1954 ->

JFV F AUG 1967 ->
JFV E JUN 1967 ->
JFV APR 1955 ->

KFV F NOV 1967 ->
KFV NOV 1955 ->

LFV F APR 1968 ->
LFV JUL 1956 ->

MFV G AUG 1968 ->
MFV F JUL 1968 ->
MFV MAY 1957 ->

NFV G DEC 1968 ->
NFV JAN 1958 ->

OFV H AUG 1969 ->
OFV G MAY 1969 ->
OFV JUL 1958 ->

PFV H NOV 1969 ->
PFV FEB 1959 ->

RFV J AUG 1970 ->
RFV H APR 1970 ->
RFV JUL 1959 ->

SFV J NOV 1970 ->
SFV DEC 1959 ->

TFV J APR 1971 ->
TFV APR 1960 ->

UFV K AUG 1971 ->
UFV SEP 1960 ->

VFV K JAN 1972 ->
VFV MAR 1961 ->

WFV K APR 1972 ->
WFV JUL 1961 ->

XFV L AUG 1972 ->
XFV JAN 1962 ->

YFV L DEC 1972 ->
YFV JUN 1962 ->
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