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PE series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> PE series
This page lists registration number codes from the PE 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 GPE or TPE 512D would be a Surrey-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie PE, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known PE 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.
PE Registrations - Surrey.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
BPE H JAN 1970 ->
BPE B MAR 1964 ->
BPE MAR 1934 ->
BPE JUN 1956 ->

CPE H MAY 1970 ->
CPE B MAY 1964 ->
CPE MAR 1935 ->
CPE JAN 1957 ->

DPE J AUG 1970 ->
DPE B JUN 1964 ->
DPE DEC 1935 ->
DPE MAY 1957 ->

EPE J NOV 1970 ->
EPE B SEP 1964 ->
EPE AUG 1936 ->
EPE OCT 1957 ->

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

GPE J JUL 1971 ->
GPE C JAN 1965 ->
GPE FEB 1938 ->
GPE JUL 1958 ->

HPE K SEP 1971 ->
HPE C MAR 1965 ->
HPE DEC 1938 ->
HPE OCT 1958 ->

JPE K DEC 1971 ->
JPE C JUN 1965 ->
JPE OCT 1939 ->
JPE FEB 1959 ->

KPE K MAR 1972 ->
KPE C OCT 1965 ->
KPE MAR 1946 ->
KPE MAY 1959 ->

LPE K MAY 1972 ->
LPE D JAN 1966 ->
LPE APR 1947 ->
LPE JUL 1959 ->

MPE L AUG 1972 ->
MPE D APR 1966 ->
MPE MAY 1948 ->
MPE NOV 1959 ->

NPE L SEP 1972 ->
NPE D JUL 1966 ->
NPE JUN 1949 ->
NPE FEB 1960 ->

OPE L DEC 1972 ->
OPE E MAR 1967 ->
OPE MAY 1950 ->

PE FEB 1924 -> MAR 1926
PE OCT 1963 ->

PPE E JAN 1967 ->
PPE FEB 1951 ->
PPE APR 1960 ->

RPE L MAY 1973 ->
RPE E JUL 1967 ->
RPE DEC 1951 ->
RPE JUL 1960 ->

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

TPE M SEP 1973 ->
TPE F JAN 1968 ->
TPE MAY 1953 ->
TPE FEB 1961 ->

UPE M DEC 1973 ->
UPE F MAR 1968 ->
UPE JAN 1954 ->
UPE APR 1961 ->

VPE G AUG 1968 ->
VPE JUN 1954 ->
VPE JUL 1961 ->

WPE G OCT 1968 ->
WPE DEC 1954 ->
WPE NOV 1961 ->

XPE G FEB 1969 ->
XPE MAY 1955 ->
XPE MAR 1962 ->

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