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OX series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> OX series
This page lists registration number codes from the OX 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 GOX or TOX 512D would be a Birmingham (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie OX, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known OX 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.
OX Registrations - Birmingham (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AOX K OCT 1971 ->
AOX B NOV 1964 ->
AOX APR 1935 ->
AOX MAR 1960 ->

BOX K DEC 1971 ->
BOX C JAN 1965 ->
BOX MAR 1936 ->
BOX JUL 1960 ->

COX K MAR 1972 ->
COX C APR 1965 ->
COX FEB 1937 ->
COX JAN 1961 ->

DOX K JUN 1972 ->
DOX C AUG 1965 ->
DOX FEB 1938 ->
DOX APR 1961 ->

EOX L AUG 1972 ->
EOX D JAN 1966 ->
EOX MAR 1939 ->
EOX AUG 1961 ->

FOX L NOV 1972 ->
FOX D APR 1966 ->
FOX OCT 1941 ->
FOX MAR 1962 ->

GOX D JUL 1966 ->
GOX OCT 1946 ->
GOX JUL 1962 ->

HOX E JAN 1967 ->
HOX NOV 1947 ->
HOX JAN 1963 ->

JOX E APR 1967 ->
JOX AUG 1949 ->
JOX JUN 1963 ->

KOX F AUG 1967 ->
KOX OCT 1950 ->
KOX NOV 1963 ->

LOX F JAN 1968 ->
LOX DEC 1951 ->
LOX MAR 1964 ->

MOX F APR 1968 ->
MOX OCT 1952 ->
MOX JUN 1964 ->

NOX G AUG 1968 ->
NOX AUG 1953 ->

OOX G NOV 1968 ->
OOX MAY 1954 ->

OX JUL 1927 -> JUL 1928

ROX H AUG 1969 ->
ROX JUN 1955 ->

SOX H NOV 1969 ->
SOX JAN 1956 ->

TOX H FEB 1970 ->
TOX OCT 1956 ->

UOX H JUN 1970 ->
UOX JUN 1957 ->

VOX K APR 1972 ->
VOX J SEP 1970 ->
VOX NOV 1957 ->

WOX J JAN 1971 ->
WOX JUL 1958 ->

XOX J MAY 1971 ->
XOX MAR 1959 ->

YOX K AUG 1971 ->
YOX AUG 1959 ->
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