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MB series of older car registration numbers.

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

BMB K SEP 1971 ->
BMB F DEC 1967 ->
BMB B MAR 1964 ->
BMB DEC 1934 ->
BMB SEP 1957 ->

CMB K OCT 1971 ->
CMB F FEB 1968 ->
CMB B APR 1964 ->
CMB OCT 1935 ->
CMB FEB 1958 ->

DMB K DEC 1971 ->
DMB F MAR 1968 ->
DMB B JUN 1964 ->
DMB JAN 1937 ->
DMB JUN 1958 ->

EMB K FEB 1972 ->
EMB F MAY 1968 ->
EMB B AUG 1964 ->
EMB JAN 1938 ->
EMB OCT 1958 ->

FMB K MAR 1972 ->
FMB G AUG 1968 ->
FMB B OCT 1964 ->
FMB FEB 1939 ->
FMB FEB 1959 ->

GMB K APR 1972 ->
GMB G SEP 1968 ->
GMB C JAN 1965 ->
GMB DEC 1939 ->
GMB MAY 1959 ->

HMB K JUN 1972 ->
HMB G DEC 1968 ->
HMB C FEB 1965 ->
HMB MAY 1945 ->
HMB SEP 1959 ->

JMB L AUG 1972 ->
JMB G FEB 1969 ->
JMB C APR 1965 ->
JMB APR 1947 ->
JMB DEC 1959 ->

KMB L AUG 1972 ->
KMB G APR 1969 ->
KMB C JUN 1965 ->
KMB APR 1948 ->
KMB MAR 1960 ->

LMB L SEP 1972 ->
LMB G JUN 1969 ->
LMB C AUG 1965 ->
LMB APR 1949 ->
LMB MAY 1960 ->

MB ___ 1922 -> ___ 1926

MMB L NOV 1972 ->
MMB H AUG 1969 ->
MMB C OCT 1965 ->
MMB APR 1950 ->
MMB AUG 1960 ->

NMB L JAN 1973 ->
NMB H OCT 1969 ->
NMB D JAN 1966 ->
NMB JAN 1951 ->
NMB NOV 1960 ->

OMB H JAN 1970 ->
OMB D FEB 1966 ->
OMB JAN 1952 ->

PMB H MAR 1970 ->
PMB D MAR 1966 ->
PMB OCT 1952 ->
PMB FEB 1961 ->

RMB L APR 1973 ->
RMB H MAY 1970 ->
RMB JUN 1953 ->
RMB APR 1961 ->

SMB L JUN 1973 ->
SMB J AUG 1970 ->
SMB D JUL 1966 ->
SMB FEB 1954 ->
SMB JUL 1961 ->

TMB M AUG 1973 ->
TMB J AUG 1970 ->
TMB D OCT 1966 ->
TMB AUG 1954 ->
TMB OCT 1961 ->

UMB J OCT 1970 ->
UMB E JAN 1967 ->
UMB FEB 1955 ->
UMB FEB 1962 ->

VMB M SEP 1973 ->
VMB J JAN 1971 ->
VMB E MAR 1967 ->
VMB JUL 1955 ->
VMB MAY 1962 ->

WMB M NOV 1973 ->
WMB J MAR 1971 ->
WMB E MAY 1967 ->
WMB DEC 1955 ->
WMB JUL 1962 ->

XMB J APR 1971 ->
XMB E JUL 1967 ->
XMB MAY 1956 ->
XMB OCT 1962 ->

YMB J JUN 1971 ->
YMB F AUG 1967 ->
YMB NOV 1956 ->
YMB FEB 1963 ->
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