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Registration letters >> OW series
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This page lists registration number codes from the OW series, a series allocated to the Southampton (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 GOW or TOW 512D would be a Southampton (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie OW, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known OW 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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OW Registrations - Southampton (B).
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| AOW |
K |
SEP 1971 -> |
| AOW |
B |
AUG 1964 -> |
| AOW |
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JUN 1937 -> |
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| BOW |
K |
DEC 1971 -> |
| BOW |
C |
JAN 1965 -> |
| BOW |
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JUN 1938 -> |
| BOW |
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JUN 1962 -> |
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| COW |
K |
MAR 1972 -> |
| COW |
C |
MAR 1965 -> |
| COW |
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JUN 1939 -> |
| COW |
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OCT 1962 -> |
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| DOW |
K |
JUN 1972 -> |
| DOW |
C |
JUL 1965 -> |
| DOW |
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APR 1946 -> |
| DOW |
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APR 1963 -> |
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| EOW |
L |
AUG 1972 -> |
| EOW |
C |
NOV 1965 -> |
| EOW |
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JUN 1947 -> |
| EOW |
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JUL 1963 -> |
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| FOW |
L |
OCT 1972 -> |
| FOW |
D |
MAR 1966 -> |
| FOW |
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NOV 1948 -> |
| FOW |
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DEC 1963 -> |
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| GOW |
D |
JUN 1966 -> |
| GOW |
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JAN 1950 -> |
| GOW |
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APR 1964 -> |
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| HOW |
D |
OCT 1966 -> |
| HOW |
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MAR 1951 -> |
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| JOW |
E |
FEB 1967 -> |
| JOW |
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JAN 1952 -> |
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| KOW |
F |
AUG 1967 -> |
| KOW |
E |
JUN 1967 -> |
| KOW |
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DEC 1952 -> |
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| LOW |
F |
OCT 1967 -> |
| LOW |
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SEP 1953 -> |
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| MOW |
F |
JAN 1968 -> |
| MOW |
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JUN 1954 -> |
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| NOW |
F |
MAY 1968 -> |
| NOW |
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DEC 1954 -> |
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| OOW |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| OOW |
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MAY 1955 -> |
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| OW |
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APR 1931 -> AUG 1936 |
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| POW |
G |
JAN 1969 -> |
| POW |
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JAN 1956 -> |
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| ROW |
G |
MAY 1969 -> |
| ROW |
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JUL 1956 -> |
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| SOW |
H |
SEP 1969 -> |
| SOW |
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MAR 1957 -> |
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| TOW |
H |
DEC 1969 -> |
| TOW |
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AUG 1957 -> |
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| UOW |
H |
APR 1970 -> |
| UOW |
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FEB 1958 -> |
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| VOW |
J |
AUG 1970 -> |
| VOW |
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JUL 1958 -> |
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| WOW |
J |
NOV 1970 -> |
| WOW |
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DEC 1958 -> |
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| XOW |
J |
MAR 1971 -> |
| XOW |
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MAY 1959 -> |
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| YOW |
J |
JUN 1971 -> |
| YOW |
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AUG 1959 -> |
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