Click here to return to OCC homepage

OCC YT

See Homepage. This page: Find out more about the 'HN' series of registration numbers, used in the Darlington (B) area.

HN series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> HN series
This page lists registration number codes from the HN series, a series allocated to the Darlington (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 GHN or THN 512D would be a Darlington (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie HN, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known HN 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.
HN Registrations - Darlington (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AHN H AUG 1969 ->
AHN B SEP 1964 ->
AHN JUN 1934 ->
AHN OCT 1955 ->

BHN H DEC 1969 ->
BHN B NOV 1964 ->
BHN JUN 1935 ->
BHN MAR 1956 ->

CHN H MAR 1970 ->
CHN C JAN 1965 ->
CHN JUN 1936 ->
CHN JUL 1956 ->

DHN J AUG 1970 ->
DHN H MAY 1970 ->
DHN C MAR 1965 ->
DHN APR 1937 ->
DHN JAN 1957 ->

EHN J AUG 1970 ->
EHN C MAY 1965 ->
EHN MAR 1938 ->
EHN MAY 1957 ->

FHN J NOV 1970 ->
FHN C JUL 1965 ->
FHN MAR 1939 ->
FHN SEP 1957 ->

GHN J FEB 1971 ->
GHN D JAN 1966 ->
GHN C OCT 1965 ->
GHN JUL 1940 ->
GHN FEB 1958 ->

HHN K AUG 1971 ->
HHN J MAY 1971 ->
HHN D JAN 1966 ->
HHN JAN 1946 ->
HHN MAY 1958 ->

HN JAN 1921 -> JUN 1934
HN MAR 1960 ->

JHN K AUG 1971 ->
JHN D MAR 1966 ->
JHN DEC 1946 ->
JHN SEP 1958 ->

KHN K OCT 1971 ->
KHN D MAY 1966 ->
KHN SEP 1947 ->
KHN FEB 1959 ->

LHN K JAN 1972 ->
LHN D AUG 1966 ->
LHN JUL 1948 ->
LHN MAY 1959 ->

MHN L AUG 1972 ->
MHN K MAR 1972 ->
MHN E JAN 1967 ->
MHN APR 1949 ->
MHN AUG 1959 ->

NHN K APR 1972 ->
NHN E MAR 1967 ->
NHN JAN 1950 ->
NHN NOV 1959 ->

OHN L AUG 1972 ->
OHN E MAY 1967 ->
OHN SEP 1950 ->

PHN L AUG 1972 ->
PHN F AUG 1967 ->
PHN JUN 1951 ->
PHN MAR 1960 ->

RHN L OCT 1972 ->
RHN F OCT 1967 ->
RHN MAR 1952 ->
RHN JUN 1961 ->

SHN L JAN 1973 ->
SHN F JAN 1968 ->
SHN DEC 1952 ->
SHN APR 1963 ->

THN L MAR 1973 ->
THN F MAR 1968 ->
THN JUN 1953 ->
THN MAY 1963 ->

UHN L MAY 1973 ->
UHN G AUG 1968 ->
UHN F MAY 1968 ->
UHN DEC 1953 ->
UHN SEP 1963 ->

VHN M AUG 1973 ->
VHN G AUG 1968 ->
VHN JUN 1954 ->
VHN JUN 1954 ->
VHN JAN 1964 ->

WHN M AUG 1973 ->
WHN G NOV 1968 ->
WHN NOV 1954 ->
WHN MAR 1964 ->

XHN M OCT 1973 ->
XHN G MAR 1969 ->
XHN MAR 1955 ->
XHN MAY 1964 ->

YHN H AUG 1969 ->
YHN G MAY 1969 ->
YHN JUN 1955 ->
YHN AUG 1964 ->
Return to the main vehicle registrations page.

Custom Search
Old Classic Car (C) R. Jones 2023. Content not to be reproduced elsewhere.
Website by ableweb.
Privacy Policy, Cookies & Disclaimers