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JG series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> JG series
This page lists registration number codes from the JG series, a series allocated to the Canterbury (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 GJG or TJG 512D would be a Canterbury (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie JG, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known JG 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.
JG Registrations - Canterbury (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AJG K NOV 1971 ->
AJG B FEB 1964 ->
AJG JUL 1938 ->

BJG K FEB 1972 ->
BJG B MAY 1964 ->
BJG MAY 1940 ->

CJG K MAY 1972 ->
CJG B JUL 1964 ->
CJG FEB 1947 ->

DJG L AUG 1972 ->
DJG C JAN 1965 ->
DJG B DEC 1964 ->
DJG JUL 1948 ->

EJG L OCT 1972 ->
EJG C MAR 1965 ->
EJG DEC 1949 ->

FJG L JAN 1973 ->
FJG C JUN 1965 ->
FJG APR 1951 ->

GJG D JAN 1966 ->
GJG C NOV 1965 ->
GJG SEP 1952 ->

HJG D MAR 1966 ->
HJG OCT 1953 ->

JG MAR 1929 -> NOV 1937
JG SEP 1963 ->

JJG D JUN 1966 ->
JJG SEP 1954 ->

KJG E JAN 1967 ->
KJG D DEC 1966 ->
KJG MAY 1955 ->

LJG E APR 1967 ->
LJG JAN 1956 ->

MJG F AUG 1967 ->
MJG NOV 1956 ->

NJG F JAN 1968 ->
NJG JUL 1957 ->

OJG G AUG 1968 ->
OJG F MAY 1968 ->
OJG MAR 1958 ->

PJG G SEP 1968 ->
PJG SEP 1958 ->

RJG G FEB 1969 ->
RJG MAR 1959 ->

SJG H AUG 1969 ->
SJG JUL 1959 ->

TJG H DEC 1969 ->
TJG DEC 1959 ->

UJG H APR 1970 ->
UJG APR 1960 ->

VJG J AUG 1970 ->
VJG AUG 1960 ->

WJG J JAN 1971 ->
WJG JAN 1961 ->

XJG J MAY 1971 ->
XJG JUN 1961 ->

YJG K AUG 1971 ->
YJG OCT 1961 ->
YJG OCT 1961 ->
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