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KO series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> KO series
This page lists registration number codes from the KO 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 GKO or TKO 512D would be a Kent-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie KO, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known KO 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.
KO Registrations - Kent.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AKO K AUG 1971 ->
AKO B OCT 1964 ->
AKO OCT 1933 ->
AKO JUN 1957 ->

BKO K NOV 1971 ->
BKO C JAN 1965 ->
BKO JAN 1935 ->
BKO NOV 1957 ->

CKO K FEB 1972 ->
CKO C MAR 1965 ->
CKO DEC 1935 ->
CKO APR 1958 ->

DKO K MAY 1972 ->
DKO C JUN 1965 ->
DKO DEC 1936 ->
DKO SEP 1958 ->

EKO L AUG 1972 ->
EKO C OCT 1965 ->
EKO NOV 1937 ->
EKO JAN 1959 ->

FKO L SEP 1972 ->
FKO D FEB 1966 ->
FKO JAN 1939 ->
FKO APR 1959 ->

GKO L NOV 1972 ->
GKO D MAY 1966 ->
GKO AUG 1939 ->
GKO JUL 1959 ->

HKO D SEP 1966 ->
HKO JUN 1946 ->
HKO NOV 1959 ->

JKO E FEB 1967 ->
JKO APR 1947 ->
JKO FEB 1960 ->

KKO E JUN 1967 ->
KKO APR 1948 ->
KKO MAY 1960 ->

KO FEB 1927 -> MAY 1928
KO DEC 1963 ->

LKO F SEP 1967 ->
LKO MAY 1949 ->
LKO AUG 1960 ->

MKO F JAN 1968 ->
MKO APR 1950 ->
MKO NOV 1960 ->

NKO F APR 1968 ->
NKO MAR 1951 ->
NKO MAR 1961 ->

OKO G AUG 1968 ->
OKO FEB 1952 ->

PKO G DEC 1968 ->
PKO DEC 1952 ->
PKO JUN 1961 ->

RKO G APR 1969 ->
RKO AUG 1953 ->
RKO SEP 1961 ->

SKO H AUG 1969 ->
SKO MAR 1954 ->
SKO JAN 1962 ->

TKO H JAN 1970 ->
TKO OCT 1954 ->
TKO MAY 1962 ->

UKO H APR 1970 ->
UKO MAR 1955 ->
UKO AUG 1962 ->

VKO J AUG 1970 ->
VKO AUG 1955 ->
VKO DEC 1962 ->

WKO J OCT 1970 ->
WKO JAN 1956 ->
WKO MAR 1963 ->

XKO J MAR 1971 ->
XKO JUN 1956 ->
XKO MAY 1963 ->

YKO J JUN 1971 ->
YKO JAN 1957 ->
YKO AUG 1963 ->
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