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FX series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> FX series
This page lists registration number codes from the FX series, a series allocated to the Dorset 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 GFX or TFX 512D would be a Dorset-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie FX, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known FX 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.
FX Registrations - Dorset.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AFX B MAR 1964 ->
AFX OCT 1938 ->

BFX B AUG 1964 ->
BFX MAR 1943 ->

CFX C FEB 1965 ->
CFX MAR 1947 ->

DFX C AUG 1965 ->
DFX NOV 1948 ->

EFX D FEB 1966 ->
EFX MAY 1950 ->

FFX D JUL 1966 ->
FFX JAN 1952 ->

FX JAN 1904 -> JAN 1923

GFX E FEB 1967 ->
GFX JUL 1953 ->

HFX F AUG 1967 ->
HFX NOV 1954 ->

JFX F FEB 1968 ->
JFX OCT 1955 ->

KFX G SEP 1968 ->
KFX OCT 1956 ->

LFX G APR 1969 ->
LFX SEP 1957 ->

MFX H OCT 1969 ->
MFX JUL 1958 ->

NFX J AUG 1970 ->
NFX H JUN 1970 ->
NFX APR 1959 ->

OFX J JAN 1971 ->
OFX OCT 1959 ->

PFX K AUG 1971 ->
PFX MAY 1960 ->

RFX K DEC 1971 ->
RFX JAN 1961 ->

SFX K MAY 1972 ->
SFX JUL 1961 ->

TFX L AUG 1972 ->
TFX MAY 1962 ->

UFX L JAN 1973 ->
UFX JAN 1963 ->

VFX L APR 1973 ->
VFX AUG 1963 ->

WFX M AUG 1973 ->

XFX M DEC 1973 ->
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