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PF series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> PF series
This page lists registration number codes from the PF 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 GPF or TPF 512D would be a Surrey-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie PF, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known PF 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.
PF Registrations - Surrey.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
APF H SEP 1969 ->
APF JAN 1934 ->

BPF H FEB 1970 ->
BPF B MAR 1964 ->
BPF APR 1934 ->
BPF JUL 1956 ->

CPF H MAY 1970 ->
CPF B MAY 1964 ->
CPF MAR 1935 ->
CPF FEB 1957 ->

DPF J AUG 1970 ->
DPF B JUL 1964 ->
DPF DEC 1935 ->
DPF JUN 1957 ->

EPF J DEC 1970 ->
EPF B SEP 1964 ->
EPF SEP 1936 ->
EPF NOV 1957 ->

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

GPF J JUL 1971 ->
GPF C JAN 1965 ->
GPF MAR 1938 ->
GPF JUL 1958 ->

HPF K OCT 1971 ->
HPF C MAR 1965 ->
HPF JAN 1939 ->
HPF NOV 1958 ->

JPF K DEC 1971 ->
JPF C JUN 1965 ->
JPF FEB 1940 ->
JPF FEB 1959 ->

KPF K MAR 1972 ->
KPF C OCT 1965 ->
KPF JUN 1946 ->
KPF MAY 1959 ->

LPF K MAY 1972 ->
LPF D JAN 1966 ->
LPF MAY 1947 ->
LPF AUG 1959 ->

MPF L AUG 1972 ->
MPF D APR 1966 ->
MPF JUN 1948 ->
MPF NOV 1959 ->

NPF L OCT 1972 ->
NPF D JUL 1966 ->
NPF JUN 1949 ->
NPF FEB 1960 ->

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

PF MAR 1926 -> APR 1927
PF AUG 1963 ->

PPF E JAN 1967 ->
PPF MAR 1951 ->
PPF MAY 1960 ->

RPF L MAY 1973 ->
RPF E JUL 1967 ->
RPF JAN 1952 ->
RPF JUL 1960 ->

SPF M AUG 1973 ->
SPF F OCT 1967 ->
SPF OCT 1952 ->
SPF OCT 1960 ->

TPF M SEP 1973 ->
TPF F JAN 1968 ->
TPF JUL 1953 ->
TPF FEB 1961 ->

UPF M DEC 1973 ->
UPF F MAR 1968 ->
UPF FEB 1954 ->
UPF MAY 1961 ->

VPF G AUG 1968 ->
VPF JUL 1954 ->
VPF JUL 1961 ->

WPF G NOV 1968 ->
WPF DEC 1954 ->
WPF NOV 1961 ->

XPF G MAR 1969 ->
XPF MAY 1955 ->
XPF MAR 1962 ->

YPF G JUN 1969 ->
YPF OCT 1955 ->
YPF JUN 1962 ->
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