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Registration letters >> OV series
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This page lists registration number codes from the OV 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.
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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 GOV or TOV 512D would be a Birmingham (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie OV, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known OV 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.
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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.
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OV Registrations - Birmingham (B).
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| AOV |
K |
SEP 1971 -> |
| AOV |
B |
NOV 1965 -> |
| AOV |
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MAR 1935 -> |
| AOV |
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FEB 1960 -> |
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| BOV |
K |
DEC 1971 -> |
| BOV |
C |
FEB 1965 -> |
| BOV |
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MAR 1936 -> |
| BOV |
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JUL 1960 -> |
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| COV |
K |
MAR 1972 -> |
| COV |
C |
APR 1965 -> |
| COV |
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JAN 1937 -> |
| COV |
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JAN 1962 -> |
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| DOV |
K |
JUN 1972 -> |
| DOV |
C |
AUG 1965 -> |
| DOV |
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JAN 1938 -> |
| DOV |
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JUN 1961 -> |
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| EOV |
L |
AUG 1972 -> |
| EOV |
D |
JAN 1966 -> |
| EOV |
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FEB 1939 -> |
| EOV |
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NOV 1961 -> |
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| FOV |
L |
NOV 1972 -> |
| FOV |
D |
MAR 1966 -> |
| FOV |
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AUG 1942 -> |
| FOV |
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MAY 1962 -> |
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| GOV |
D |
JUN 1966 -> |
| GOV |
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JAN 1947 -> |
| GOV |
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OCT 1962 -> |
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| HOV |
E |
JAN 1967 -> |
| HOV |
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MAY 1948 -> |
| HOV |
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MAR 1963 -> |
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| JOV |
E |
APR 1967 -> |
| JOV |
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JUL 1949 -> |
| JOV |
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JUN 1963 -> |
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| KOV |
F |
AUG 1967 -> |
| KOV |
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SEP 1950 -> |
| KOV |
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OCT 1963 -> |
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| LOV |
F |
DEC 1967 -> |
| LOV |
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OCT 1951 -> |
| LOV |
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FEB 1964 -> |
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| MOV |
F |
MAR 1968 -> |
| MOV |
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OCT 1952 -> |
| MOV |
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MAY 1964 -> |
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| NOV |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| NOV |
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JUL 1953 -> |
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| OOV |
G |
NOV 1968 -> |
| OOV |
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MAY 1954 -> |
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| OV |
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APR 1931 -> MAY 1932 |
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| POV |
G |
MAR 1969 -> |
| POV |
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DEC 1954 -> |
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| ROV |
G |
JUN 1969 -> |
| ROV |
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MAY 1955 -> |
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| SOV |
H |
NOV 1969 -> |
| SOV |
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DEC 1955 -> |
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| TOV |
H |
DEC 1969 -> |
| TOV |
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SEP 1956 -> |
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| UOV |
H |
JUN 1970 -> |
| UOV |
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JUN 1957 -> |
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| VOV |
J |
AUG 1970 -> |
| VOV |
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FEB 1958 -> |
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| WOV |
J |
JAN 1971 -> |
| WOV |
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JUL 1958 -> |
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| XOV |
J |
APR 1971 -> |
| XOV |
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MAR 1959 -> |
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| YOV |
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JUL 1959 -> |
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