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ML series of older car registration numbers.

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

BML H APR 1970 ->
BML A MAY 1963 ->
BML JUL 1934 ->
BML APR 1954 ->

CML H AUG 1969 ->
CML A AUG 1963 ->
CML MAR 1935 ->
CML AUG 1954 ->

DML J ->
DML A NOV 1963 ->
DML MAR 1936 ->
DML DEC 1954 ->

EML J NOV 1970 ->
EML B DEC 1963 ->
EML SEP 1936 ->
EML APR 1955 ->

FML J SEP 1970 ->
FML B MAR 1964 ->
FML FEB 1937 ->
FML JUL 1955 ->

GML J JUL 1971 ->
GML B MAY 1964 ->
GML JUN 1937 ->
GML DEC 1955 ->

HML K AUG 1971 ->
HML B JUL 1964 ->
HML APR 1956 ->

JML K NOV 1971 ->
JML B SEP 1964 ->
JML SEP 1938 ->
JML SEP 1956 ->

KML K FEB 1972 ->
KML B ->
KML FEB 1939 ->
KML FEB 1957 ->

LML K APR 1972 ->
LML C FEB 1965 ->
LML JUL 1942 ->
LML MAY 1957 ->

ML SEP 1926 -> AUG 1927
ML SEP 1961 ->

MML L OCT 1972 ->
MML C APR 1965 ->
MML SEP 1946 ->
MML OCT 1957 ->

NML E JAN 1967 ->
NML JAN 1963 ->
NML JAN 1962 ->

OML E JUN 1967 ->
OML JAN 1947 ->

PML E JUN 1967 ->
PML MAY 1950 ->
PML FEB 1958 ->

RML L JUL 1973 ->
RML F AUG 1967 ->
RML ->
RML MAY 1958 ->

SML F AUG 1967 ->
SML NOV 1947 ->
SML AUG 1958 ->

TML M NOV 1973 ->
TML F APR 1968 ->
TML JAN 1949 ->
TML NOV 1958 ->

UML F FEB 1968 ->
UML JUN 1948 ->
UML MAR 1959 ->

VML G AUG 1968 ->
VML FEB 1948 ->
VML JUN 1959 ->

WML G FEB 1969 ->
WML MAY 1951 ->
WML AUG 1959 ->

XML G APR 1969 ->
XML APR 1952 ->
XML DEC 1959 ->

YML H OCT 1969 ->
YML FEB 1953 ->
YML JAN 1960 ->
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