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See Homepage. This page: Find out more about the 'LY' series of registration numbers, used in the London area.

LY series of older car registration numbers.

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

BLY B JUL 1964 ->
BLY JAN 1935 ->
BLY JAN 1961 ->

CLY H JAN 1970 ->
CLY B ->
CLY FEB 1936 ->
CLY JUN 1961 ->

DLY J MAR 1971 ->
DLY C FEB 1965 ->
DLY DEC 1936 ->
DLY JAN 1962 ->

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

FLY J JAN 1971 ->
FLY FEB 1939 ->
FLY MAR 1963 ->

GLY J MAY 1971 ->
GLY C OCT 1965 ->
GLY APR 1942 ->
GLY AUG 1963 ->

HLY K AUG 1971 ->
HLY C AUG 1965 ->
HLY MAR 1946 ->
HLY FEB 1964 ->

JLY K OCT 1971 ->
JLY D JAN 1966 ->
JLY MAR 1948 ->

KLY K NOV 1971 ->
KLY D MAY 1966 ->
KLY APR 1949 ->

LLY K APR 1972 ->
LLY D MAR 1966 ->
LLY AUG 1950 ->

LY SEP 1919 -> JAN 1920

MLY L SEP 1972 ->
MLY D JAN 1966 ->
MLY NOV 1951 ->

NLY F AUG 1967 ->
NLY MAR 1953 ->

OLY E MAY 1967 ->
OLY FEB 1954 ->

PLY E ->
PLY MAY 1955 ->

RLY L JUN 1973 ->
RLY E JUN 1967 ->
RLY JUL 1955 ->

SLY M DEC 1973 ->
SLY F OCT 1967 ->
SLY MAR 1956 ->

TLY M OCT 1973 ->
TLY FEB 1957 ->

ULY F JUN 1968 ->
ULY SEP 1957 ->

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

WLY G AUG 1968 ->
WLY FEB 1959 ->

XLY G DEC 1968 ->
XLY JUL 1959 ->

YLY H FEB 1970 ->
YLY JAN 1960 ->
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