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ME series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> ME series
This page lists registration number codes from the ME 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 GME or TME 512D would be a London-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie ME, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known ME 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.
ME Registrations - London.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AME H JUN 1970 ->
AME A FEB 1963 ->
AME MAR 1933 ->
AME OCT 1953 ->

BME A APR 1963 ->
BME MAR 1949 ->
BME MAR 1954 ->

CME H AUG 1969 ->
CME A JUN 1963 ->
CME JAN 1935 ->
CME JUL 1954 ->

DME J AUG 1970 ->
DME A OCT 1963 ->
DME DEC 1935 ->
DME NOV 1954 ->

EME J NOV 1970 ->
EME B JAN 1964 ->
EME MAR 1955 ->

FME J AUG 1970 ->
FME B MAR 1964 ->
FME DEC 1952 ->
FME JUL 1955 ->

GME J JUN 1971 ->
GME B APR 1964 ->
GME JUN 1937 ->
GME NOV 1955 ->

HME K AUG 1971 ->
HME B JUN 1964 ->
HME APR 1938 ->
HME MAR 1956 ->

JME K OCT 1971 ->
JME B AUG 1964 ->
JME JUL 1956 ->

KME K DEC 1971 ->
KME B OCT 1964 ->
KME DEC 1938 ->
KME JAN 1957 ->

LME K MAY 1972 ->
LME C JAN 1965 ->
LME MAR 1940 ->
LME MAY 1957 ->

ME NOV 1921 -> MAY 1923
ME JUN 1960 ->

MME L OCT 1972 ->
MME C MAR 1965 ->
MME MAY 1946 ->
MME SEP 1957 ->

NME E JAN 1967 ->
NME NOV 1962 ->
NME NOV 1961 ->

OME E MAY 1967 ->
OME ->

PME F JAN 1968 ->
PME FEB 1958 ->

RME L JUN 1973 ->
RME F OCT 1967 ->
RME ->
RME MAY 1958 ->

SME F AUG 1967 ->
SME MAY 1947 ->
SME JUN 1958 ->

TME M NOV 1973 ->
TME F MAR 1968 ->
TME SEP 1948 ->
TME NOV 1958 ->

UME F DEC 1967 ->
UME JUL 1949 ->
UME MAR 1959 ->

VME G AUG 1968 ->
VME JAN 1950 ->
VME MAY 1959 ->

WME G OCT 1968 ->
WME JUN 1950 ->
WME AUG 1959 ->

XME G FEB 1969 ->
XME DEC 1951 ->
XME NOV 1959 ->

YME H FEB 1970 ->
YME SEP 1952 ->
YME FEB 1960 ->
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