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PD series of older car registration numbers.

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

BPD H JAN 1970 ->
BPD B MAR 1964 ->
BPD MAR 1934 ->
BPD JUN 1956 ->

CPD H MAY 1970 ->
CPD B APR 1964 ->
CPD JAN 1935 ->
CPD JAN 1957 ->

DPD J AUG 1970 ->
DPD B JUN 1964 ->
DPD NOV 1935 ->
DPD MAY 1957 ->

EPD J NOV 1970 ->
EPD B AUG 964 ->
EPD JUL 1936 ->
EPD OCT 1957 ->

FPD J MAR 1971 ->
FPD B NOV 1964 ->
FPD APR 1937 ->
FPD MAR 1958 ->

GPD J JUN 1971 ->
GPD C JAN 1965 ->
GPD JAN 1938 ->
GPD JUL 1958 ->

HPD K SEP 1971 ->
HPD C MAR 1965 ->
HPD NOV 1938 ->
HPD OCT 1958 ->

JPD K NOV 1971 ->
JPD C JUN 1965 ->
JPD AUG 1939 ->
JPD FEB 1959 ->

KPD K FEB 1972 ->
KPD C SEP 1965 ->
KPD MAR 1946 ->
KPD MAY 1959 ->

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

MPD L AUG 1972 ->
MPD D APR 1966 ->
MPD APR 1948 ->
MPD OCT 1959 ->

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

OPD L DEC 1972 ->
OPD APR 1950 ->

PD JUL 1923 -> FEB 1924

PPD E JAN 1967 ->
PPD NOV 1950 ->
PPD APR 1960 ->

RPD L APR 1973 ->
RPD E JUN 1967 ->
RPD DEC 1951 ->
RPD JUL 1960 ->

SPD F SEP 1967 ->
SPD SEP 1952 ->
SPD OCT 1960 ->

TPD M AUG 1973 ->
TPD F JAN 1968 ->
TPD MAY 1953 ->
TPD JAN 1961 ->

UPD M DEC 1973 ->
UPD F MAR 1968 ->
UPD DEC 1953 ->
UPD APR 1961 ->

VPD JUL 1954 ->
VPD JUL 1961 ->

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

XPD G FEB 1969 ->
XPD MAY 1955 ->
XPD FEB 1962 ->

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