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OT series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> OT series
This page lists registration number codes from the OT series, a series allocated to the Hampshire 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 GOT or TOT 512D would be a Hampshire-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie OT, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known OT 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.
OT Registrations - Hampshire.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AOT J APR 1971 ->
AOT C FEB 1965 ->
AOT AUG 1935 ->
AOT OCT 1960 ->

BOT C MAY 1965 ->
BOT SEP 1936 ->
BOT MAY 1961 ->

COT K AUG 1971 ->
COT C AUG 1965 ->
COT JAN 1938 ->
COT JUN 1961 ->

DOT K NOV 1971 ->
DOT D JAN 1966 ->
DOT JUL 1939 ->
DOT JAN 1962 ->

EOT K JAN 1972 ->
EOT D MAR 1966 ->
EOT JUN 1945 ->
EOT MAY 1962 ->

FOT K MAR 1972 ->
FOT D MAY 1966 ->
FOT APR 1947 ->
FOT OCT 1962 ->

GOT K MAY 1972 ->
GOT D SEP 1966 ->
GOT JUL 1948 ->
GOT MAR 1963 ->

HOT L AUG 1972 ->
HOT E FEB 1967 ->
HOT DEC 1949 ->
HOT JUN 1963 ->

JOT L SEP 1972 ->
JOT E MAY 1967 ->
JOT APR 1951 ->
JOT OCT 1963 ->

KOT L NOV 1972 ->
KOT F AUG 1967 ->
KOT AUG 1952 ->
KOT FEB 1964 ->

LOT L JAN 1973 ->
LOT F OCT 1967 ->
LOT SEP 1953 ->
LOT MAY 1964 ->

MOT F JAN 1968 ->
MOT JUL 1954 ->
MOT AUG 1964 ->

NOT F MAY 1968 ->
NOT MAR 1955 ->
NOT DEC 1964 ->

OOT G AUG 1968 ->
OOT OCT 1955 ->

OT JAN 1926 -> NOV 1928

POT G NOV 1968 ->
POT JUN 1956 ->

ROT M OCT 1973 ->
ROT G FEB 1969 ->
ROT MAR 1957 ->

TOT H AUG 1969 ->
TOT MAY 1958 ->

UOT H DEC 1969 ->
UOT NOV 1958 ->

VOT H APR 1970 ->
VOT APR 1959 ->

WOT H JUL 1970 ->
WOT AUG 1959 ->

XOT J SEP 1970 ->
XOT JAN 1960 ->

YOT J JAN 1971 ->
YOT JUN 1960 ->
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