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KE series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> KE series
This page lists registration number codes from the KE series, a series allocated to the Kent 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 GKE or TKE 512D would be a Kent-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie KE, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known KE 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.
KE Registrations - Kent.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AKE K AUG 1971 ->
AKE B SEP 1964 ->
AKE NOV 1932 ->
AKE MAR 1957 ->

BKE K SEP 1971 ->
BKE B NOV 1964 ->
BKE APR 1934 ->
BKE AUG 1957 ->

CKE K DEC 1971 ->
CKE C FEB 1965 ->
CKE MAR 1935 ->
CKE FEB 1958 ->

DKE K MAR 1972 ->
DKE C APR 1965 ->
DKE MAY 1936 ->
DKE JUN 1958 ->

EKE K MAY 1972 ->
EKE C JUL 1965 ->
EKE JUN 1937 ->
EKE OCT 1958 ->

FKE L AUG 1972 ->
FKE D JAN 1966 ->
FKE C DEC 1965 ->
FKE MAR 1938 ->
FKE MAR 1959 ->

GKE L OCT 1972 ->
GKE D MAR 1966 ->
GKE APR 1939 ->
GKE MAY 1959 ->

HKE L DEC 1972 ->
HKE D JUN 1966 ->
HKE JUL 1944 ->
HKE SEP 1959 ->

JKE E JAN 1967 ->
JKE OCT 1946 ->
JKE DEC 1959 ->

KE JUL 1920 -> JUN 1922

KKE E APR 1967 ->
KKE AUG 1947 ->
KKE MAR 1960 ->

LKE F AUG 1967 ->
LKE SEP 1948 ->
LKE JUN 1960 ->

MKE F NOV 1967 ->
MKE SEP 1949 ->
MKE SEP 1960 ->

NKE F FEB 1968 ->
NKE AUG 1950 ->
NKE JAN 1961 ->

OKE F MAY 1968 ->
OKE JUL 1951 ->

PKE G OCT 1968 ->
PKE JUN 1952 ->
PKE APR 1961 ->

RKE G FEB 1969 ->
RKE MAR 1953 ->
RKE JUL 1961 ->

SKE G JUN 1969 ->
SKE NOV 1953 ->
SKE NOV 1961 ->

TKE H SEP 1969 ->
TKE JUN 1954 ->
TKE MAR 1962 ->

UKE H FEB 1970 ->
UKE DEC 1954 ->
UKE JUN 1962 ->

VKE H MAY 1970 ->
VKE MAY 1955 ->
VKE OCT 1962 ->

WKE J SEP 1970 ->
WKE OCT 1955 ->
WKE JAN 1963 ->

XKE J JAN 1971 ->
XKE MAR 1956 ->
XKE APR 1963 ->

YKE J APR 1971 ->
YKE SEP 1956 ->
YKE JUN 1963 ->
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