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PG series of older car registration numbers.

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

BPG H FEB 1970 ->
BPG B MAR 1964 ->
BPG MAY 1934 ->
BPG AUG 1956 ->

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

DPG J AUG 1970 ->
DPG B JUL 1964 ->
DPG JAN 1936 ->
DPG JUL 1957 ->

EPG J DEC 1970 ->
EPG B SEP 1964 ->
EPG OCT 1936 ->
EPG NOV 1957 ->

FPG J APR 1971 ->
FPG B DEC 1964 ->
FPG JUN 1937 ->
FPG APR 1958 ->

GPG K AUG 1971 ->
GPG C JAN 1965 ->
GPG APR 1938 ->
GPG AUG 1958 ->

HPG K OCT 1971 ->
HPG C APR 1965 ->
HPG FEB 1939 ->
HPG NOV 1958 ->

JPG K DEC 1971 ->
JPG C JUN 1965 ->
JPG JUL 1940 ->
JPG MAR 1959 ->

KPG K MAR 1972 ->
KPG C NOV 1965 ->
KPG AUG 1946 ->
KPG MAY 1959 ->

LPG K MAY 1972 ->
LPG D FEB 1966 ->
LPG JUN 1947 ->
LPG AUG 1959 ->

MPG L AUG 1972 ->
MPG D APR 1966 ->
MPG AUG 1948 ->
MPG NOV 1959 ->

NPG L OCT 1972 ->
NPG D AUG 1966 ->
NPG AUG 1949 ->
NPG FEB 1960 ->

OPG L DEC 1972 ->
OPG E APR 1967 ->
OPG JUN 1950 ->

PG MAY 1929 -> MAY 1930
PG MAY 1963 ->

PPG E FEB 1967 ->
PPG APR 1951 ->
PPG MAY 1960 ->

RPG L MAY 1973 ->
RPG JAN 1952 ->
RPG AUG 1960 ->

SPG M AUG 1973 ->
SPG F OCT 1967 ->
SPG NOV 1952 ->
SPG AUG 1960 ->

TPG M OCT 1973 ->
TPG F FEB 1968 ->
TPG JUL 1953 ->
TPG FEB 1961 ->

UPG M DEC 1973 ->
UPG F APR 1968 ->
UPG FEB 1954 ->
UPG MAY 1961 ->

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

WPG G NOV 1968 ->
WPG DEC 1954 ->
WPG SEP 1961 ->

XPG G MAR 1969 ->
XPG JUN 1955 ->
XPG MAR 1962 ->

YPG G JUL 1969 ->
YPG NOV 1955 ->
YPG JUN 1962 ->
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