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MK series of older car registration numbers.

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

BMK H JUL 1970 ->
BMK A MAY 1963 ->
BMK JUN 1934 ->
BMK APR 1954 ->

CMK H APR 1970 ->
CMK A AUG 1963 ->
CMK APR 1935 ->
CMK AUG 1954 ->

DMK J ->
DMK A OCT 1963 ->
DMK MAR 1936 ->
DMK DEC 1954 ->

EMK J NOV 1970 ->
EMK B JAN 1964 ->
EMK A DEC 1963 ->
EMK JUL 1936 ->
EMK MAR 1955 ->

FMK J SEP 1970 ->
FMK B FEB 1964 ->
FMK JAN 1937 ->
FMK JUL 1955 ->

GMK J JUN 1971 ->
GMK B APR 1964 ->
GMK AUG 1937 ->
GMK OCT 1955 ->

HMK K AUG 1971 ->
HMK B JUN 1964 ->
HMK DEC 1937 ->
HMK MAR 1956 ->

JMK K NOV 1971 ->
JMK B AUG 1964 ->
JMK JUL 1956 ->

KMK K FEB 1972 ->
KMK C JAN 1965 ->
KMK B DEC 1964 ->
KMK APR 1939 ->
KMK JAN 1957 ->

LMK K APR 1972 ->
LMK C JAN 1965 ->
LMK MAY 1942 ->
LMK APR 1957 ->

MK AUG 1925 -> SEP 1926
MK FEB 1960 ->

MMK L OCT 1972 ->
MMK C MAR 1965 ->
MMK AUG 1946 ->
MMK SEP 1957 ->

NMK E JAN 1967 ->
NMK JAN 1963 ->
NMK MAY 1962 ->

OMK E JUN 1967 ->
OMK FEB 1947 ->

PMK F NOV 1967 ->
PMK FEB 1958 ->

RMK L JUN 1973 ->
RMK F AUG 1967 ->
RMK ->
RMK APR 1958 ->

SMK F AUG 1967 ->
SMK SEP 1947 ->
SMK JUL 1958 ->

TMK M DEC 1973 ->
TMK F MAR 1968 ->
TMK OCT 1948 ->
TMK DEC 1958 ->

UMK F FEB 1968 ->
UMK JUL 1949 ->
UMK MAR 1959 ->

VMK G AUG 1968 ->
VMK JUN 1950 ->
VMK MAY 1959 ->

WMK G AUG 1968 ->
WMK JUN 1951 ->
WMK JUL 1959 ->

XMK G APR 1969 ->
XMK MAY 1952 ->
XMK NOV 1959 ->

YMK H MAR 1970 ->
YMK JAN 1953 ->
YMK JAN 1960 ->
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