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GC series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> GC series
This page lists registration number codes from the GC series, a series allocated to the London 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 GGC or TGC 512D would be a London-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie GC, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known GC 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.
GC Registrations - London.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AGC G MAR 1969 ->
AGC B APR 1964 ->
AGC MAR 1933 ->
AGC MAY 1960 ->

BGC H JUN 1970 ->
BGC B MAY 1964 ->
BGC JUN 1934 ->
BGC SEP 1960 ->

CGC H AUG 1969 ->
CGC B SEP 1964 ->
CGC AUG 1935 ->
CGC FEB 1961 ->

DGC H MAR 1970 ->
DGC B AUG 1964 ->
DGC AUG 1936 ->
DGC NOV 1961 ->

EGC J AUG 1970 ->
EGC C APR 1965 ->
EGC JUL 1937 ->
EGC JUN 1962 ->

FGC J OCT 1970 ->
FGC C APR 1965 ->
FGC JUN 1938 ->
FGC DEC 1962 ->

GC DEC 1929 -> MAR 1930

GGC J MAY 1971 ->
GGC C JUN 1965 ->
GGC FEB 1940 ->
GGC JUN 1963 ->

HGC K APR 1972 ->
HGC C JUN 1965 ->
HGC JUN 1945 ->

JGC K AUG 1971 ->
JGC D JAN 1966 ->
JGC MAR 1947 ->
JGC ___ 1972 ->

KGC K AUG 1971 ->
KGC D MAR 1966 ->
KGC SEP 1948 ->

LGC K JAN 1972 ->
LGC D JAN 1966 ->
LGC MAR 1950 ->

MGC L AUG 1972 ->
MGC D JAN 1966 ->
MGC MAY 1951 ->

NGC D OCT 1966 ->
NGC AUG 1952 ->

OGC E JAN 1967 ->
OGC MAY 1953 ->

PGC E FEB 1967 ->
PGC JUN 1954 ->

RGC L FEB 1973 ->
RGC E JAN 1967 ->
RGC APR 1955 ->

SGC L JAN 1973 ->
SGC F AUG 1967 ->
SGC OCT 1955 ->

TGC M AUG 1973 ->
TGC F DEC 1967 ->
TGC JUN 1956 ->

UGC M SEP 1973 ->
UGC F FEB 1968 ->
UGC JUL 1957 ->

VGC F JUN 1968 ->
VGC MAR 1958 ->

WGC G AUG 1968 ->
WGC MAY 1958 ->

XGC G AUG 1968 ->
XGC FEB 1959 ->

YGC G FEB 1969 ->
YGC AUG 1959 ->
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