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PH series of older car registration numbers.

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

BPH H FEB 1970 ->
BPH B MAR 1964 ->
BPH JUN 1934 ->
BPH SEP 1956 ->

CPH H MAY 1970 ->
CPH B MAY 1964 ->
CPH MAY 1935 ->
CPH FEB 1957 ->

DPH J AUG 1970 ->
DPH B JUL 1964 ->
DPH FEB 1936 ->
DPH JUL 1957 ->

EPH J JAN 1971 ->
EPH B OCT 1964 ->
EPH DEC 1936 ->
EPH NOV 1957 ->

FPH J APR 1971 ->
FPH C MAR 1965 ->
FPH JUN 1937 ->
FPH APR 1958 ->

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

HPH K OCT 1971 ->
HPH C APR 1965 ->
HPH MAR 1939 ->
HPH NOV 1958 ->

JPH K JAN 1972 ->
JPH C JUL 1965 ->
JPH SEP 1940 ->
JPH MAR 1959 ->

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

LPH K MAY 1972 ->
LPH D FEB 1966 ->
LPH JUN 1947 ->
LPH SEP 1959 ->

MPH L AUG 1972 ->
MPH D APR 1966 ->
MPH SEP 1948 ->
MPH DEC 1959 ->

NPH L OCT 1972 ->
NPH D AUG 1966 ->
NPH AUG 1949 ->
NPH MAR 1960 ->

OPH L JAN 1973 ->
OPH E APR 1967 ->
OPH JUL 1950 ->

PH MAY 1927 -> MAY 1928
PH APR 1963 ->

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

RPH L JUN 1973 ->
RPH F AUG 1967 ->
RPH MAR 1952 ->
RPH AUG 1960 ->

SPH M AUG 1973 ->
SPH F NOV 1967 ->
SPH DEC 1952 ->
SPH NOV 1960 ->

TPH M OCT 1973 ->
TPH F FEB 1968 ->
TPH AUG 1953 ->
TPH MAR 1961 ->

UPH M DEC 1973 ->
UPH F MAY 1968 ->
UPH FEB 1954 ->
UPH MAY 1961 ->

VPH G AUG 1968 ->
VPH SEP 1954 ->
VPH AUG 1961 ->

WPH G NOV 1968 ->
WPH FEB 1955 ->
WPH DEC 1961 ->

XPH G APR 1969 ->
XPH JUN 1955 ->
XPH MAR 1962 ->

YPH NOV 1955 ->
YPH JUN 1962 ->
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