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LU series of older car registration numbers.

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

BLU H FEB 1970 ->
BLU B JUL 1964 ->
BLU DEC 1934 ->
BLU JAN 1961 ->

CLU H JAN 1970 ->
CLU B ->
CLU FEB 1936 ->
CLU MAY 1961 ->

DLU J MAR 1971 ->
DLU C JAN 1965 ->
DLU JAN 1936 ->
DLU JAN 1962 ->

ELU J OCT 1970 ->
ELU C APR 1965 ->
ELU DEC 1937 ->
ELU JUN 1962 ->

FLU J DEC 1970 ->
FLU C OCT 1965 ->
FLU FEB 1939 ->
FLU MAR 1963 ->

GLU J MAY 1971 ->
GLU C JUN 1965 ->
GLU DEC 1941 ->
GLU JUL 1963 ->

HLU K AUG 1971 ->
HLU C SEP 1965 ->
HLU JUN 1946 ->
HLU FEB 1964 ->

JLU K SEP 1971 ->
JLU D JAN 1966 ->
JLU JAN 1948 ->

KLU K SEP 1971 ->
KLU D MAY 1966 ->
KLU MAR 1949 ->

LLU K MAR 1972 ->
LLU D MAR 1966 ->
LLU MAY 1950 ->

LU APR 1919 -> MAY 1919

MLU L SEP 1972 ->
MLU D APR 1966 ->
MLU OCT 1951 ->

NLU F AUG 1967 ->
NLU FEB 1953 ->

OLU E APR 1967 ->
OLU JAN 1954 ->

PLU E MAY 1967 ->
PLU APR 1955 ->

RLU L MAY 1973 ->
RLU E FEB 1967 ->
RLU JUL 1955 ->

SLU L JUL 1973 ->
SLU F OCT 1967 ->
SLU FEB 1956 ->

TLU M OCT 1973 ->
TLU JAN 1957 ->

ULU F MAY 1968 ->
ULU AUG 1957 ->

VLU M JAN 1974 ->
VLU G AUG 1968 ->
VLU JUN 1958 ->

WLU G DEC 1968 ->
WLU FEB 1959 ->

XLU G NOV 1968 ->
XLU JUL 1959 ->

YLU H JAN 1970 ->
YLU JAN 1960 ->
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