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LN series of older car registration numbers.

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

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

CLN H DEC 1969 ->
CLN B ->
CLN JAN 1936 ->
CLN MAY 1961 ->

DLN J APR 1971 ->
DLN C JAN 1965 ->
DLN DEC 1936 ->
DLN DEC 1961 ->

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

FLN J OCT 1970 ->
FLN C SEP 1965 ->
FLN DEC 1938 ->
FLN MAR 1963 ->

GLN J APR 1971 ->
GLN C AUG 1965 ->
GLN OCT 1941 ->
GLN JUL 1963 ->

HLN K ->
HLN C JUN 1965 ->
HLN APR 1946 ->
HLN JAN 1964 ->

JLN K SEP 1971 ->
JLN D JAN 1966 ->
JLN OCT 1947 ->

KLN K AUG 1971 ->
KLN D MAY 1966 ->
KLN JAN 1949 ->

LLN K MAR 1972 ->
LLN D MAY 1966 ->
LLN SEP 1950 ->

LN NOV 1906 -> MAR 1908

MLN L AUG 1972 ->
MLN D MAR 1966 ->
MLN SEP 1951 ->

NLN E JUL 1967 ->
NLN JAN 1953 ->

OLN E APR 1967 ->
OLN DEC 1953 ->

PLN E ->
PLN DEC 1954 ->

RLN L MAY 1973 ->
RLN E APR 1967 ->
RLN JUN 1955 ->

SLN L APR 1973 ->
SLN F OCT 1967 ->
SLN JAN 1956 ->

TLN M SEP 1973 ->
TLN G OCT 1968 ->
TLN DEC 1956 ->

ULN F MAY 1968 ->
ULN JUL 1957 ->

VLN G AUG 1968 ->
VLN MAY 1958 ->

WLN G AUG 1968 ->
WLN JAN 1959 ->

XLN G SEP 1968 ->
XLN JUL 1959 ->

YLN G JUN 1969 ->
YLN DEC 1959 ->
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