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MA series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> MA series
This page lists registration number codes from the MA series, a series allocated to the Cheshire 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 GMA or TMA 512D would be a Cheshire-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie MA, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known MA 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.
MA Registrations - Cheshire.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AMA K AUG 1971 ->
AMA F OCT 1967 ->
AMA B JAN 1964 ->
AMA MAR 1933 ->
AMA MAR 1957 ->

BMA K AUG 1971 ->
BMA F DEC 1967 ->
BMA B FEB 1964 ->
BMA AUG 1934 ->
BMA AUG 1957 ->

CMA K OCT 1971 ->
CMA F FEB 1968 ->
CMA B APR 1964 ->
CMA JUN 1935 ->
CMA JAN 1958 ->

DMA K DEC 1971 ->
DMA F MAR 1968 ->
DMA B JUN 1964 ->
DMA OCT 1936 ->
DMA MAY 1958 ->

EMA K JAN 1972 ->
EMA F MAY 1968 ->
EMA B AUG 1964 ->
EMA SEP 1937 ->
EMA SEP 1958 ->

FMA K MAR 1972 ->
FMA G AUG 1968 ->
FMA B OCT 1964 ->
FMA NOV 1938 ->
FMA JAN 1959 ->

GMA K APR 1971 ->
GMA G SEP 1968 ->
GMA C JAN 1965 ->
GMA OCT 1946 ->
GMA APR 1959 ->

HMA K MAY 1972 ->
HMA G NOV 1968 ->
HMA C FEB 1965 ->
HMA MAY 1943 ->
HMA JUL 1959 ->

JMA L AUG 1972 ->
JMA G JAN 1969 ->
JMA C MAR 1965 ->
JMA JAN 1947 ->
JMA NOV 1959 ->

KMA L AUG 1972 ->
KMA G MAR 1969 ->
KMA C MAY 1965 ->
KMA JAN 1948 ->
KMA FEB 1960 ->

LMA L SEP 1972 ->
LMA G MAY 1969 ->
LMA C JUL 1965 ->
LMA FEB 1949 ->
LMA MAY 1960 ->

MA ___ 1920 -> ___ 1922

MMA L OCT 1972 ->
MMA H AUG 1969 ->
MMA C SEP 1965 ->
MMA JAN 1950 ->
MMA JUL 1960 ->

NMA L DEC 1972 ->
NMA H SEP 1969 ->
NMA D JAN 1966 ->
NMA NOV 1950 ->
NMA OCT 1960 ->

OMA H DEC 1969 ->
OMA D FEB 1966 ->
OMA OCT 1951 ->

PMA H FEB 1970 ->
PMA D MAR 1966 ->
PMA AUG 1952 ->
PMA JAN 1961 ->

RMA L APR 1973 ->
RMA H APR 1970 ->
RMA APR 1953 ->
RMA APR 1961 ->

SMA L MAY 1973 ->
SMA H JUN 1970 ->
SMA D JUL 1966 ->
SMA DEC 1953 ->
SMA JUN 1961 ->

TMA M AUG 1973 ->
TMA J AUG 1970 ->
TMA D SEP 1966 ->
TMA JUN 1954 ->
TMA SEP 1961 ->

UMA J OCT 1970 ->
UMA E JAN 1967 ->
UMA JAN 1955 ->
UMA JAN 1962 ->

VMA M SEP 1973 ->
VMA J DEC 1970 ->
VMA E FEB 1967 ->
VMA JUN 1955 ->
VMA APR 1962 ->

WMA M OCT 1973 ->
WMA J FEB 1971 ->
WMA E APR 1967 ->
WMA NOV 1955 ->
WMA JUN 1962 ->

XMA M DEC 1973 ->
XMA J APR 1971 ->
XMA E JUN 1967 ->
XMA APR 1956 ->
XMA OCT 1962 ->

YMA J JUN 1971 ->
YMA F AUG 1967 ->
YMA OCT 1956 ->
YMA JAN 1963 ->
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