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LK series of older car registration numbers.

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

BLK B JUN 1964 ->
BLK NOV 1934 ->
BLK DEC 1960 ->

CLK H NOV 1969 ->
CLK B NOV 1964 ->
CLK DEC 1935 ->
CLK MAY 1961 ->

DLK J MAR 1971 ->
DLK C JAN 1965 ->
DLK DEC 1936 ->
DLK DEC 1961 ->

ELK J SEP 1970 ->
ELK C APR 1965 ->
ELK NOV 1937 ->
ELK JUN 1962 ->

FLK J AUG 1970 ->
FLK C JUL 1965 ->
FLK DEC 1938 ->
FLK FEB 1963 ->

GLK J APR 1971 ->
GLK C AUG 1965 ->
GLK MAY 1942 ->
GLK JUL 1963 ->

HLK K FEB 1972 ->
HLK C MAY 1965 ->
HLK FEB 1946 ->
HLK JAN 1964 ->

JLK K AUG 1971 ->
JLK D JAN 1966 ->
JLK AUG 1947 ->

KLK K FEB 1972 ->
KLK D APR 1966 ->
KLK DEC 1948 ->

LK AUG 1913 -> MAR 1914

LLK K MAR 1972 ->
LLK D MAR 1966 ->
LLK JUL 1950 ->

MLK L AUG 1972 ->
MLK D FEB 1966 ->
MLK NOV 1951 ->

NLK E APR 1967 ->
NLK DEC 1952 ->

OLK E MAR 1967 ->
OLK DEC 1953 ->

PLK E MAY 1967 ->
PLK OCT 1954 ->

RLK E JAN 1967 ->
RLK JUN 1955 ->

SLK L MAR 1973 ->
SLK F OCT 1967 ->
SLK JAN 1956 ->

TLK M AUG 1973 ->
TLK G AUG 1968 ->
TLK NOV 1956 ->

ULK F APR 1968 ->
ULK JUL 1957 ->

VLK G AUG 1968 ->
VLK MAY 1958 ->

WLK G ->
WLK JAN 1959 ->

XLK G AUG 1968 ->
XLK JUN 1959 ->

YLK G MAY 1969 ->
YLK DEC 1959 ->
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