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HP series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> HP series
This page lists registration number codes from the HP series, a series allocated to the Coventry (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 GHP or THP 512D would be a Coventry (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie HP, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known HP 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.
HP Registrations - Coventry (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AHP K AUG 1971 ->
AHP B JUN 1964 ->
AHP OCT 1934 ->
AHP MAY 1960 ->

BHP K AUG 1971 ->
BHP C JAN 1965 ->
BHP B SEP 1964 ->
BHP JAN 1936 ->
BHP MAR 1963 ->

CHP K JAN 1972 ->
CHP C JAN 1965 ->
CHP B SEP 1964 ->
CHP FEB 1937 ->
CHP MAY 1963 ->

DHP L DEC 1972 ->
DHP B JUL 1964 ->
DHP MAR 1938 ->

EHP L AUG 1972 ->
EHP K JUL 1972 ->
EHP C FEB 1965 ->
EHP MAR 1939 ->

FHP L NOV 1972 ->
FHP C AUG 1965 ->
FHP APR 1946 ->

GHP L NOV 1972 ->
GHP D APR 1966 ->
GHP MAY 1947 ->

HHP D FEB 1966 ->
HHP JUL 1948 ->

HP ___ 1919 -> ___ 1924
HP FEB 1960 ->

JHP E JAN 1967 ->
JHP AUG 1949 ->

KHP E JAN 1967 ->
KHP D NOV 1966 ->
KHP OCT 1950 ->

LHP F SEP 1967 ->
LHP JUL 1951 ->

MHP F APR 1968 ->
MHP JUL 1952 ->

NHP F AUG 1967 ->
NHP AUG 1953 ->

OHP F AUG 1967 ->
OHP AUG 1953 ->

PHP G JAN 1969 ->
PHP JUL 1954 ->

RHP H SEP 1969 ->
RHP APR 1955 ->

SHP G FEB 1969 ->
SHP JAN 1956 ->

THP J AUG 1970 ->
THP H JUN 1970 ->
THP DEC 1956 ->

UHP G MAR 1969 ->
UHP AUG 1957 ->

VHP H FEB 1970 ->
VHP OCT 1957 ->

WHP J FEB 1971 ->
WHP JUN 1958 ->

XHP L AUG 1972 ->
XHP K APR 1972 ->
XHP MAR 1959 ->

YHP J JAN 1971 ->
YHP SEP 1959 ->
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