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JD series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> JD series
This page lists registration number codes from the JD 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 GJD or TJD 512D would be a London-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie JD, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known JD 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.
JD Registrations - London.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AJD G APR 1969 ->
AJD C FEB 1965 ->
AJD NOV 1939 ->
AJD AUG 1963 ->

BJD H FEB 1970 ->
BJD SEP 1946 ->
BJD JAN 1964 ->

CJD H SEP 1969 ->
CJD D AUG 1966 ->
CJD MAY 1948 ->
CJD APR 1964 ->

DJD H MAY 1970 ->
DJD D OCT 1966 ->
DJD APR 1950 ->
DJD AUG 1964 ->

EJD J AUG 1970 ->
EJD D NOV 1966 ->
EJD OCT 1951 ->

FJD J DEC 1970 ->
FJD D JUN 1966 ->
FJD MAY 1953 ->

GJD J MAY 1971 ->
GJD D SEP 1966 ->
GJD MAY 1954 ->

HJD K APR 1972 ->
HJD D OCT 1966 ->
HJD MAR 1955 ->

JD DEC 1929 -> JAN 1939

JJD K AUG 1971 ->
JJD D JAN 1966 ->
JJD OCT 1955 ->

KJD K NOV 1971 ->
KJD D APR 1966 ->
KJD AUG 1956 ->

LJD K APR 1972 ->
LJD D APR 1966 ->
LJD MAY 1957 ->

MJD L AUG 1972 ->
MJD D APR 1966 ->
MJD SEP 1957 ->

NJD E JAN 1967 ->
NJD JUN 1958 ->

OJD E FEB 1967 ->
OJD JAN 1959 ->

PJD E APR 1967 ->
PJD JUN 1959 ->

RJD L APR 1973 ->
RJD E FEB 1967 ->
RJD NOV 1959 ->

SJD L MAY 1973 ->
SJD F DEC 1967 ->
SJD APR 1960 ->

TJD M AUG 1973 ->
TJD F FEB 1968 ->
TJD NOV 1960 ->

UJD M NOV 1973 ->
UJD F MAR 1968 ->
UJD MAY 1961 ->

VJD G OCT 1968 ->
VJD DEC 1961 ->

WJD G SEP 1968 ->
WJD JUN 1962 ->

XJD G AUG 1968 ->
XJD JAN 1963 ->

YJD G APR 1969 ->
YJD JUN 1963 ->
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