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MD series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> MD series
This page lists registration number codes from the MD 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 GMD or TMD 512D would be a London-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie MD, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known MD 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.
MD Registrations - London.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AMD H AUG 1969 ->
AMD A FEB 1963 ->
AMD MAR 1933 ->
AMD SEP 1953 ->

BMD A APR 1963 ->
BMD MAR 1934 ->
BMD MAR 1954 ->

CMD H AUG 1969 ->
CMD A JUN 1963 ->
CMD MAY 1935 ->
CMD JUN 1954 ->

DMD J AUG 1970 ->
DMD A SEP 1963 ->
DMD NOV 1935 ->
DMD OCT 1954 ->

EMD J NOV 1970 ->
EMD B JAN 1964 ->
EMD A DEC 1963 ->
EMD MAY 1936 ->
EMD MAR 1955 ->

FMD J AUG 1970 ->
FMD B FEB 1964 ->
FMD DEC 1936 ->
FMD MAY 1955 ->

GMD J MAY 1971 ->
GMD B MAR 1964 ->
GMD JUN 1937 ->
GMD SEP 1955 ->

HMD K AUG 1971 ->
HMD B MAY 1964 ->
HMD JAN 1956 ->

JMD K OCT 1971 ->
JMD B JUL 1964 ->
JMD APR 1938 ->
JMD MAY 1956 ->

KMD K DEC 1971 ->
KMD C JAN 1965 ->
KMD B OCT 1964 ->
KMD DEC 1938 ->
KMD OCT 1956 ->

LMD K APR 1972 ->
LMD C JAN 1965 ->
LMD NOV 1939 ->
LMD MAR 1957 ->

MD AUG 1920 -> NOV 1921
MD FEB 1962 ->

MMD L OCT 1972 ->
MMD C FEB 1965 ->
MMD MAY 1946 ->
MMD JUN 1957 ->

NMD E JAN 1967 ->
NMD MAY 1962 ->
NMD DEC 1961 ->

OMD E MAY 1967 ->
OMD ->

PMD E JUN 1967 ->
PMD NOV 1957 ->

RMD L JUN 1973 ->
RMD E ___ 1967 ->
RMD ->
RMD MAR 1958 ->

SMD M DEC 1973 ->
SMD F AUG 1967 ->
SMD MAY 1947 ->
SMD JUL 1958 ->

TMD M NOV 1973 ->
TMD F MAR 1968 ->
TMD AUG 1948 ->
TMD OCT 1958 ->

UMD F JUN 1968 ->
UMD APR 1949 ->
UMD JAN 1959 ->

VMD G AUG 1968 ->
VMD SEP 1949 ->
VMD APR 1959 ->

WMD G DEC 1968 ->
WMD SEP 1950 ->
WMD JUN 1959 ->

XMD G FEB 1969 ->
XMD AUG 1951 ->
XMD OCT 1959 ->

YMD H FEB 1970 ->
YMD JUL 1952 ->
YMD DEC 1959 ->
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