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JN series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> JN series
This page lists registration number codes from the JN series, a series allocated to the Southend (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 GJN or TJN 512D would be a Southend (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie JN, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known JN 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.
JN Registrations - Southend (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AJN K AUG 1971 ->
AJN B JUN 1964 ->
AJN AUG 1938 ->
AJN JUL 1962 ->

BJN K OCT 1971 ->
BJN B SEP 1964 ->
BJN FEB 1946 ->

CJN K FEB 1972 ->
CJN C JAN 1965 ->
CJN SEP 1947 ->

DJN K APR 1972 ->
DJN C MAR 1965 ->
DJN JUL 1949 ->

EJN K JUL 1972 ->
EJN C JUL 1965 ->
EJN AUG 1950 ->

FJN L AUG 1972 ->
FJN FEB 1952 ->

GJN L NOV 1972 ->
GJN MAR 1953 ->

HJN D MAY 1966 ->
HJN FEB 1954 ->

JJN D OCT 1966 ->
JJN NOV 1954 ->

JN JUN 1930 -> DEC 1937
JN JUL 1963 ->

KJN E FEB 1967 ->
KJN MAY 1955 ->

LJN E JUN 1967 ->
LJN OCT 1955 ->

MJN F OCT 1967 ->
MJN MAY 1956 ->

NJN F FEB 1968 ->
NJN MAR 1957 ->

OJN F MAY 1968 ->
OJN SEP 1957 ->

PJN G OCT 1968 ->
PJN MAY 1958 ->

RJN G MAR 1969 ->
RJN OCT 1958 ->

SJN G JUL 1969 ->
SJN MAR 1959 ->

TJN H SEP 1969 ->
TJN JUN 1959 ->

UJN H MAR 1970 ->
UJN OCT 1959 ->

VJN H JUN 1970 ->
VJN MAR 1960 ->

WJN J SEP 1970 ->
WJN JUN 1960 ->

XJN J JAN 1971 ->
XJN NOV 1960 ->

YJN J MAY 1971 ->
YJN MAR 1961 ->
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