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HL series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> HL series
This page lists registration number codes from the HL series, a series allocated to the Wakefield (B) 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 GHL or THL 512D would be a Wakefield (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie HL, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known HL 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.
HL Registrations - Wakefield (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AHL K AUG 1971 ->
AHL B AUG 1964 ->
AHL APR 1943 ->

BHL K NOV 1971 ->
BHL C JAN 1965 ->
BHL B NOV 1964 ->
BHL MAY 1947 ->

CHL K FEB 1972 ->
CHL C MAR 1965 ->
CHL JAN 1949 ->

DHL K APR 1972 ->
DHL C JUN 1965 ->
DHL MAY 1950 ->

EHL L AUG 1972 ->
EHL K JUN 1972 ->
EHL D JAN 1966 ->
EHL C NOV 1965 ->
EHL JAN 1952 ->

FHL L AUG 1972 ->
FHL D MAR 1966 ->
FHL MAY 1953 ->

GHL L NOV 1972 ->
GHL D JUN 1966 ->
GHL JUN 1954 ->

HHL E JAN 1967 ->
HHL D NOV 1966 ->
HHL MAY 1955 ->

HL APR 1915 -> APR 1943
HL JUL 1963 ->

JHL E MAR 1967 ->
JHL MAR 1956 ->

KHL F AUG 1967 ->
KHL E JUN 1967 ->
KHL FEB 1957 ->

LHL F OCT 1967 ->
LHL NOV 1957 ->

MHL F JAN 1968 ->
MHL JUL 1958 ->

NHL G AUG 1968 ->
NHL F MAY 1968 ->
NHL MAR 1959 ->

OHL G AUG 1968 ->
OHL JUL 1959 ->

PHL G JAN 1969 ->
PHL DEC 1959 ->

RHL H AUG 1969 ->
RHL G MAY 1969 ->
RHL APR 1960 ->

SHL H AUG 1969 ->
SHL JUL 1960 ->

THL H JAN 1970 ->
THL JAN 1961 ->

UHL J AUG 1970 ->
UHL H APR 1970 ->
UHL MAY 1961 ->

VHL J AUG 1970 ->
VHL OCT 1961 ->

WHL J DEC 1970 ->
WHL APR 1962 ->

XHL J MAR 1971 ->
XHL SEP 1962 ->

YHL K AUG 1971 ->
YHL J JUN 1971 ->
YHL MAR 1963 ->
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