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OJ series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> OJ series
This page lists registration number codes from the OJ 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 GOJ or TOJ 512D would be a Birmingham (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie OJ, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known OJ 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.
OJ Registrations - Birmingham (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AOJ K AUG 1971 ->
AOJ B SEP 1964 ->
AOJ OCT 1934 ->
AOJ DEC 1959 ->

BOJ K DEC 1971 ->
BOJ C JAN 1965 ->
BOJ OCT 1935 ->
BOJ MAY 1960 ->

COJ K FEB 1972 ->
COJ C MAR 1965 ->
COJ SEP 1936 ->
COJ OCT 1960 ->

DOJ K MAY 1972 ->
DOJ C JUN 1965 ->
DOJ JUL 1937 ->
DOJ APR 1961 ->

EOJ L AUG 1972 ->
EOJ C NOV 1965 ->
EOJ AUG 1938 ->
EOJ AUG 1961 ->

FOJ L OCT 1972 ->
FOJ D FEB 1966 ->
FOJ AUG 1939 ->
FOJ MAR 1962 ->

GOJ L DEC 1972 ->
GOJ D MAY 1966 ->
GOJ AUG 1946 ->
GOJ JUL 1962 ->

HOJ D OCT 1966 ->
HOJ AUG 1947 ->
HOJ FEB 1963 ->

JOJ E FEB 1967 ->
JOJ MAR 1949 ->
JOJ MAY 1963 ->

KOJ E JUN 1967 ->
KOJ APR 1950 ->
KOJ AUG 1963 ->

LOJ F OCT 1967 ->
LOJ MAY 1951 ->
LOJ JAN 1964 ->

MOJ F FEB 1968 ->
MOJ APR 1952 ->
MOJ APR 1964 ->

NOJ F MAY 1968 ->
NOJ APR 1953 ->
NOJ JUL 1964 ->

OJ MAY 1932 -> MAY 1933

OOJ G SEP 1968 ->
OOJ JAN 1954 ->

POJ G FEB 1969 ->
POJ SEP 1954 ->

ROJ G MAY 1969 ->
ROJ APR 1955 ->

SOJ H AUG 1969 ->
SOJ SEP 1955 ->

TOJ H FEB 1970 ->
TOJ MAY 1956 ->

UOJ H MAY 1970 ->
UOJ MAR 1957 ->

VOJ J AUG 1970 ->
VOJ OCT 1957 ->

WOJ J NOV 1970 ->
WOJ MAY 1958 ->

XOJ J MAR 1971 ->
XOJ NOV 1958 ->

YOJ J JUN 1971 ->
YOJ MAY 1959 ->
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