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GY series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> GY series
This page lists registration number codes from the GY 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 GGY or TGY 512D would be a London-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie GY, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known GY 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.
GY Registrations - London.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AGY G JAN 1969 ->
AGY B JUN 1964 ->
AGY MAY 1933 ->
AGY JAN 1961 ->

BGY H MAY 1970 ->
BGY B MAY 1964 ->
BGY SEP 1934 ->
BGY OCT 1960 ->

CGY H SEP 1969 ->
CGY B OCT 1964 ->
CGY NOV 1935 ->
CGY SEP 1961 ->

DGY H MAY 1970 ->
DGY C JAN 1965 ->
DGY SEP 1936 ->
DGY JUN 1962 ->

EGY J AUG 1970 ->
EGY D JAN 1966 ->
EGY AUG 1937 ->
EGY APR 1963 ->

FGY J DEC 1970 ->
FGY C OCT 1965 ->
FGY OCT 1938 ->
FGY FEB 1963 ->

GGY J ->
GGY C JUL 1965 ->
GGY MAR 1941 ->

GY JUN 1933 -> SEP 1932

HGY K APR 1972 ->
HGY C JUL 1965 ->
HGY DEC 1945 ->

JGY K AUG 1971 ->
JGY D OCT 1966 ->
JGY JUN 1947 ->

KGY MAY 1949 ->

LGY K FEB 1972 ->
LGY D MAR 1966 ->
LGY MAY 1950 ->

MGY L AUG 1972 ->
MGY D JAN 1966 ->
MGY AUG 1951 ->

NGY D ->
NGY OCT 1952 ->

OGY E JAN 1967 ->
OGY OCT 1953 ->

PGY E APR 1967 ->
PGY AUG 1954 ->

RGY L MAR 1973 ->
RGY F AUG 1967 ->
RGY MAY 1955 ->

SGY L APR 1973 ->
SGY F DEC 1967 ->
SGY DEC 1955 ->

TGY M AUG 1973 ->
TGY F FEB 1968 ->
TGY SEP 1956 ->

UGY M OCT 1973 ->
UGY F MAR 1968 ->
UGY APR 1958 ->

VGY G JAN 1969 ->
VGY APR 1958 ->

WGY G SEP 1968 ->
WGY NOV 1958 ->

XGY G DEC 1968 ->
XGY AUG 1959 ->

YGY G MAR 1969 ->
YGY MAY 1960 ->
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