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OG series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> OG series
This page lists registration number codes from the OG series, a series allocated to the Birmingham (B) 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 GOG or TOG 512D would be a Birmingham (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie OG, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known OG 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.
OG Registrations - Birmingham (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AOG K AUG 1971 ->
AOG B AUG 1964 ->
AOG AUG 1934 ->
AOG NOV 1959 ->

COG K FEB 1972 ->
COG C MAR 1965 ->
COG JUL 1936 ->
COG SEP 1960 ->

DOG K MAY 1972 ->
DOG C JUN 1965 ->
DOG JUN 1937 ->
DOG JAN 1961 ->

EOG L AUG 1972 ->
EOG C OCT 1965 ->
EOG JUN 1938 ->
EOG JUN 1961 ->

FOG L SEP 1972 ->
FOG D JAN 1966 ->
FOG JUN 1939 ->
FOG DEC 1961 ->

GOG L DEC 1972 ->
GOG D APR 1966 ->
GOG APR 1946 ->
GOG MAY 1962 ->

JOG E FEB 1967 ->
JOG FEB 1949 ->
JOG APR 1963 ->

KOG E JUN 1967 ->
KOG JAN 1950 ->
KOG JUL 1963 ->

LOG F SEP 1967 ->
LOG MAR 1951 ->
LOG DEC 1963 ->

MOG F JAN 1968 ->
MOG MAY 1952 ->
MOG APR 1964 ->

NOG F MAY 1968 ->
NOG JUL 1953 ->
NOG JUN 1964 ->

OG APR 1930 -> APR 1931

OOG G SEP 1968 ->
OOG MAR 1954 ->

POG G JAN 1969 ->
POG JUL 1954 ->

ROG G APR 1969 ->
ROG FEB 1955 ->

SOG H AUG 1969 ->
SOG OCT 1955 ->

TOG H NOV 1969 ->
TOG MAR 1956 ->

UOG H APR 1970 ->
UOG NOV 1956 ->

VOG J AUG 1970 ->
VOG JUL 1957 ->

WOG APR 1958 ->

XOG J MAR 1971 ->
XOG DEC 1958 ->

YOG MAY 1959 ->
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