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GN series of older car registration numbers.

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

BGN H MAR 1970 ->
BGN B MAY 1964 ->
BGN JUL 1934 ->
BGN OCT 1960 ->

CGN H AUG 1969 ->
CGN B SEP 1964 ->
CGN AUG 1935 ->
CGN MAY 1961 ->

DGN H MAR 1970 ->
DGN C FEB 1965 ->
DGN SEP 1936 ->
DGN APR 1962 ->

EGN J AUG 1970 ->
EGN C JUL 1965 ->
EGN JUL 1937 ->
EGN JAN 1963 ->

FGN J OCT 1970 ->
FGN C JUN 1965 ->
FGN OCT 1938 ->
FGN JAN 1963 ->

GGN J JUN 1971 ->
GGN C JUL 1965 ->
GGN JUL 1940 ->
GGN JUL 1963 ->

GN JAN 1931 -> MAR 1931

HGN K MAR 1972 ->
HGN C JUN 1965 ->
HGN NOV 1945 ->

JGN K AUG 1971 ->
JGN D MAY 1966 ->
JGN APR 1947 ->
JGN ___ 1974 ->

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

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

MGN L AUG 1972 ->
MGN D FEB 1966 ->
MGN JUN 1951 ->

NGN D ->
NGN SEP 1952 ->

OGN E JAN 1967 ->
OGN SEP 1953 ->

PGN E MAR 1967 ->
PGN JUL 1954 ->

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

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

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

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

VGN F MAR 1968 ->

WGN G AUG 1968 ->
WGN JUL 1958 ->

XGN G SEP 1968 ->
XGN MAY 1959 ->

YGN G FEB 1969 ->
YGN DEC 1959 ->
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