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PC series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> PC series
This page lists registration number codes from the PC series, a series allocated to the Surrey 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 GPC or TPC 512D would be a Surrey-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie PC, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known PC 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.
PC Registrations - Surrey.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
APC H AUG 1969 ->
APC B JAN 1964 ->
APC JAN 1933 ->
APC JAN 1956 ->

BPC H JAN 1970 ->
BPC B FEB 1964 ->
BPC JAN 1934 ->
BPC JUN 1956 ->

CPC H APR 1970 ->
CPC B APR 1964 ->
CPC DEC 1934 ->
CPC DEC 1956 ->

DPC J AUG 1970 ->
DPC B JUN 1964 ->
DPC OCT 1935 ->
DPC MAY 1957 ->

EPC J NOV 1970 ->
EPC B AUG 1964 ->
EPC JUN 1936 ->
EPC SEP 1957 ->

FPC J MAR 1971 ->
FPC B NOV 1964 ->
FPC MAR 1937 ->
FPC FEB 1958 ->

GPC J JUN 1971 ->
GPC C JAN 1965 ->
GPC DEC 1937 ->
GPC JUN 1958 ->

HPC K SEP 1971 ->
HPC C MAR 1965 ->
HPC OCT 1938 ->
HPC SEP 1958 ->

JPC K NOV 1971 ->
JPC C JUN 1965 ->
JPC JUL 1939 ->
JPC JAN 1959 ->

KPC K FEB 1972 ->
KPC C SEP 1965 ->
KPC JAN 1946 ->
KPC APR 1959 ->

LPC K MAY 1972 ->
LPC D JAN 1966 ->
LPC JAN 1947 ->
LPC JUL 1959 ->

MPC K JUL 1972 ->
MPC D MAR 1966 ->
MPC FEB 1948 ->
MPC OCT 1959 ->

NPC L SEP 1972 ->
NPC D JUL 1966 ->
NPC APR 1949 ->
NPC JAN 1960 ->

OPC L NOV 1972 ->
OPC D NOV 1966 ->
OPC MAR 1950 ->
OPC APR 1960 ->

PC JUL 1921 -> JUL 1923

PPC E JAN 1967 ->
PPC JAN 1951 ->
PPC APR 1960 ->

RPC L APR 1973 ->
RPC E JUN 1967 ->
RPC OCT 1951 ->
RPC JUN 1960 ->

SPC F SEP 1967 ->
SPC AUG 1952 ->
SPC SEP 1960 ->

TPC M AUG 1973 ->
TPC F JAN 1968 ->
TPC APR 1953 ->
TPC JAN 1961 ->

UPC M NOV 1973 ->
UPC F MAR 1968 ->
UPC DEC 1953 ->
UPC APR 1961 ->

VPC F JUN 1968 ->
VPC JUN 1954 ->
VPC JUN 1961 ->

WPC G OCT 1968 ->
WPC DEC 1954 ->
WPC OCT 1961 ->

XPC G FEB 1969 ->
XPC APR 1955 ->
XPC FEB 1962 ->

YPC G JUN 1969 ->
YPC SEP 1955 ->
YPC MAY 1962 ->
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