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Registration letters >> HW series
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This page lists registration number codes from the HW series, a series allocated to the Bristol (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.
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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 GHW or THW 512D would be a Bristol (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie HW, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known HW 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.
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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.
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HW Registrations - Bristol (B).
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| AHW |
J |
DEC 1970 -> |
| AHW |
B |
OCT 1964 -> |
| AHW |
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JUN 1934 -> |
| AHW |
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AUG 1957 -> |
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| BHW |
J |
APR 1971 -> |
| BHW |
C |
JAN 1965 -> |
| BHW |
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JUN 1935 -> |
| BHW |
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MAR 1958 -> |
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| CHW |
C |
MAR 1965 -> |
| CHW |
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MAY 1936 -> |
| CHW |
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JUL 1958 -> |
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| DHW |
K |
SEP 1971 -> |
| DHW |
C |
JUN 1965 -> |
| DHW |
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MAR 1937 -> |
| DHW |
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DEC 1958 -> |
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| EHW |
K |
DEC 1971 -> |
| EHW |
C |
NOV 1965 -> |
| EHW |
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JAN 1938 -> |
| EHW |
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APR 1959 -> |
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| FHW |
K |
FEB 1972 -> |
| FHW |
D |
JAN 1966 -> |
| FHW |
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DEC 1938 -> |
| FHW |
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AUG 1959 -> |
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| GHW |
K |
MAY 1972 -> |
| GHW |
D |
APR 1966 -> |
| GHW |
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OCT 1939 -> |
| GHW |
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DEC 1959 -> |
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| HHW |
L |
AUG 1972 -> |
| HHW |
D |
JUL 1966 -> |
| HHW |
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OCT 1942 -> |
| HHW |
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MAR 1960 -> |
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| HW |
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JUL 1927 -> JUL 1930 |
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| JHW |
L |
SEP 1972 -> |
| JHW |
E |
JAN 1967 -> |
| JHW |
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JUN 1946 -> |
| JHW |
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JUN 1960 -> |
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| KHW |
L |
NOV 1972 -> |
| KHW |
E |
MAR 1967 -> |
| KHW |
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JUL 1947 -> |
| KHW |
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OCT 1960 -> |
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| LHW |
E |
JUL 1967 -> |
| LHW |
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OCT 1948 -> |
| LHW |
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MAR 1961 -> |
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| MHW |
F |
SEP 1967 -> |
| MHW |
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OCT 1949 -> |
| MHW |
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JUN 1961 -> |
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| NHW |
F |
JAN 1968 -> |
| NHW |
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NOV 1950 -> |
| NHW |
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OCT 1961 -> |
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| OHW |
F |
APR 1968 -> |
| OHW |
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DEC 1951 -> |
| OHW |
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MAR 1962 -> |
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| PHW |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| PHW |
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NOV 1952 -> |
| PHW |
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JUN 1962 -> |
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| RHW |
G |
NOV 1968 -> |
| RHW |
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SEP 1953 -> |
| RHW |
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NOV 1962 -> |
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| SHW |
G |
FEB 1969 -> |
| SHW |
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APR 1954 -> |
| SHW |
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MAR 1963 -> |
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| THW |
G |
MAY 1969 -> |
| THW |
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NOV 1954 -> |
| THW |
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JUN 1963 -> |
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| UHW |
H |
AUG 1969 -> |
| UHW |
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APR 1955 -> |
| UHW |
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SEP 1963 -> |
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| VHW |
H |
NOV 1969 -> |
| VHW |
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SEP 1955 -> |
| VHW |
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JAN 1964 -> |
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| WHW |
H |
MAR 1970 -> |
| WHW |
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MAR 1956 -> |
| WHW |
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APR 1964 -> |
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| XHW |
H |
JUN 1970 -> |
| XHW |
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AUG 1956 -> |
| XHW |
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JUL 1964 -> |
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| YHW |
J |
SEP 1970 -> |
| YHW |
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APR 1957 -> |
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