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MN series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> MN series
This page lists registration number codes from the MN series, a series allocated to the Isle of Man 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 GMN or TMN 512D would be a Isle of Man-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie MN, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known MN 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.
MN Registrations - Isle of Man.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
BMN APR 1936 ->
BMN OCT 1964 ->

CMN APR 1937 ->
CMN MAR 1965 ->

DMN MAY 1938 ->
DMN JUL 1965 ->

EMN SEP 1939 ->
EMN JAN 1966 ->

FMN SEP 1941 ->
FMN APR 1966 ->

GMN MAR 1945 ->
GMN SEP 1966 ->

HMN OCT 1946 ->
HMN FEB 1967 ->

JMN SEP 1947 ->
JMN JUN 1967 ->

KMN AUG 1948 ->
KMN NOV 1967 ->

LMN MAY 1949 ->
LMN MAR 1968 ->

MMN FEB 1950 ->
MMN JUN 1968 ->

MN JAN 1906 -> MAR 1935
MN MAY 1959 ->

NMN FEB 1951 ->
NMN OCT 1968 ->

OMN JAN 1952 ->
OMN FEB 1969 ->

PMN DEC 1952 ->
PMN MAY 1969 ->

RMN DEC 1953 ->
RMN AUG 1969 ->

TMN APR 1954 ->

UMN SEP 1955 ->

VMN JUN 1956 ->

WMN APR 1957 ->

XMN DEC 1957 ->

YMN AUG 1958 ->
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