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MC series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> MC series
This page lists registration number codes from the MC 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 GMC or TMC 512D would be a London-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie MC, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known MC 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.
MC Registrations - London.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AMC H AUG 1969 ->
AMC A MAR 1963 ->
AMC DEC 1932 ->
AMC SEP 1953 ->

BMC H SEP 1969 ->
BMC A MAY 1963 ->
BMC FEB 1934 ->
BMC FEB 1954 ->

CMC H AUG 1969 ->
CMC A JUL 1963 ->
CMC FEB 1935 ->
CMC JUN 1954 ->

DMC J AUG 1970 ->
DMC A OCT 1963 ->
DMC OCT 1954 ->

EMC J SEP 1970 ->
EMC B JAN 1964 ->
EMC MAY 1936 ->
EMC FEB 1955 ->

FMC J AUG 1970 ->
FMC B FEB 1964 ->
FMC NOV 1936 ->
FMC JUN 1955 ->

GMC J MAY 1971 ->
GMC B APR 1964 ->
GMC APR 1937 ->
GMC OCT 1955 ->

HMC K AUG 1971 ->
HMC B JUN 1964 ->
HMC JUL 1952 ->
HMC FEB 1956 ->

JMC K OCT 1971 ->
JMC B AUG 1964 ->
JMC MAY 1938 ->
JMC JUN 1956 ->

KMC K NOV 1971 ->
KMC C JAN 1965 ->
KMC B NOV 1964 ->
KMC NOV 1938 ->
KMC DEC 1956 ->

LMC K MAY 1972 ->
LMC C JAN 1965 ->
LMC JUL 1939 ->
LMC APR 1957 ->

MC AUG 1917 -> AUG 1920
MC JAN 1961 ->

MMC L OCT 1972 ->
MMC C MAR 1965 ->
MMC FEB 1946 ->
MMC AUG 1957 ->

NMC E JAN 1967 ->
NMC AUG 1962 ->
NMC OCT 1961 ->

OMC E MAY 1967 ->
OMC ->

PMC E JUN 1967 ->
PMC OCT 1957 ->

RMC L JUN 1973 ->
RMC E JUL 1967 ->
RMC ->
RMC MAR 1958 ->

SMC M DEC 1973 ->
SMC F AUG 1967 ->
SMC APR 1947 ->
SMC JUL 1958 ->

TMC M OCT 1973 ->
TMC F MAR 1968 ->
TMC JUN 1948 ->
TMC NOV 1958 ->

UMC F JUN 1968 ->
UMC MAR 1949 ->
UMC FEB 1959 ->

VMC G AUG 1968 ->
VMC MAY 1949 ->
VMC APR 1959 ->

WMC G NOV 1968 ->
WMC FEB 1950 ->
WMC JUL 1959 ->

XMC G JAN 1969 ->
XMC APR 1951 ->
XMC OCT 1959 ->

YMC H FEB 1970 ->
YMC JUN 1952 ->
YMC JAN 1960 ->
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