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LD series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> LD series
This page lists registration number codes from the LD 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 GLD or TLD 512D would be a London-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie LD, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known LD 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.
LD Registrations - London.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
ALD H SEP 1969 ->
ALD B APR 1964 ->
ALD MAY 1933 ->
ALD APR 1960 ->

BLD H MAR 1970 ->
BLD B JUN 1964 ->
BLD OCT 1934 ->
BLD NOV 1960 ->

CLD H OCT 1969 ->
CLD B NOV 1964 ->
CLD NOV 1935 ->
CLD MAY 1961 ->

DLD J FEB 1971 ->
DLD C JAN 1965 ->
DLD OCT 1936 ->
DLD NOV 1961 ->

ELD J AUG 1970 ->
ELD C MAR 1965 ->
ELD OCT 1937 ->
ELD MAY 1962 ->

FLD J AUG 1970 ->
FLD C MAY 1965 ->
FLD DEC 1938 ->
FLD FEB 1963 ->

GLD J MAR 1971 ->
GLD C AUG 1965 ->
GLD OCT 1941 ->
GLD JUN 1963 ->

HLD K AUG 1971 ->
HLD C APR 1965 ->
HLD JUN 1946 ->
HLD JAN 1964 ->

JLD K AUG 1971 ->
JLD D JAN 1966 ->
JLD APR 1947 ->

KLD K JAN 1972 ->
KLD D APR 1966 ->
KLD OCT 1948 ->

LD MAY 1909 -> OCT 1910

LLD K FEB 1972 ->
LLD D JUN 1966 ->
LLD JUN 1950 ->

MLD L AUG 1972 ->
MLD D JAN 1966 ->
MLD JUL 1951 ->

NLD E JAN 1967 ->
NLD NOV 1952 ->

OLD E MAR 1967 ->
OLD NOV 1953 ->

PLD E MAY 1967 ->
PLD SEP 1954 ->

RLD L APR 1973 ->
RLD E JAN 1967 ->
RLD MAY 1955 ->

SLD L FEB 1973 ->
SLD F NOV 1967 ->
SLD JAN 1956 ->

TLD M AUG 1973 ->
TLD G JAN 1969 ->
TLD OCT 1956 ->

ULD M DEC 1973 ->
ULD F APR 1968 ->
ULD JUL 1957 ->

VLD G MAR 1969 ->
VLD MAY 1958 ->

WLD G SEP 1968 ->
WLD DEC 1958 ->

XLD G NOV 1968 ->
XLD JUN 1959 ->

YLD G MAY 1969 ->
YLD DEC 1959 ->
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