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GK series of older car registration numbers.

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

BGK H MAR 1970 ->
BGK B MAY 1964 ->
BGK JUL 1934 ->
BGK SEP 1960 ->

CGK H AUG 1969 ->
CGK B SEP 1964 ->
CGK SEP 1935 ->
CGK APR 1961 ->

DGK H MAR 1970 ->
DGK C FEB 1965 ->
DGK SEP 1936 ->
DGK FEB 1962 ->

EGK J AUG 1970 ->
EGK C JUL 1965 ->
EGK JUL 1937 ->
EGK NOV 1962 ->

FGK J OCT 1970 ->
FGK C JUN 1965 ->
FGK SEP 1938 ->
FGK JAN 1963 ->

GGK J MAY 1971 ->
GGK C JUL 1965 ->
GGK MAR 1940 ->
GGK FEB 1964 ->

GK SEP 1930 -> JAN 1931

HGK K MAR 1972 ->
HGK C MAY 1965 ->
HGK NOV 1945 ->

JGK K AUG 1971 ->
JGK D APR 1966 ->
JGK APR 1947 ->
JGK ___ 1973 ->

KGK K AUG 1971 ->
KGK D MAR 1966 ->
KGK DEC 1948 ->

LGK K JAN 1972 ->
LGK D JAN 1966 ->
LGK APR 1950 ->

MGK L AUG 1972 ->
MGK D JAN 1966 ->
MGK JUN 1951 ->

NGK D ->
NGK SEP 1952 ->

OGK E JAN 1967 ->
OGK JUL 1953 ->

PGK E MAR 1967 ->
PGK JUL 1954 ->

RGK L FEB 1973 ->
RGK E APR 1967 ->
RGK APR 1955 ->

SGK L FEB 1973 ->
SGK F OCT 1967 ->
SGK NOV 1955 ->

TGK M AUG 1973 ->
TGK F JAN 1968 ->
TGK JUL 1956 ->

UGK M SEP 1973 ->
UGK F FEB 1968 ->
UGK OCT 1957 ->

VGK F MAR 1968 ->

WGK G AUG 1968 ->
WGK JUL 1958 ->

XGK G AUG 1968 ->
XGK MAY 1959 ->

YGK G FEB 1969 ->
YGK NOV 1959 ->
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