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PK series of older car registration numbers.

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

BPK H MAR 1970 ->
BPK B APR 1964 ->
BPK JUL 1934 ->
BPK OCT 1956 ->

CPK H JUN 1970 ->
CPK B MAY 1964 ->
CPK JUN 1935 ->
CPK MAR 1957 ->

DPK J SEP 1970 ->
DPK B AUG 1964 ->
DPK APR 1936 ->
DPK AUG 1957 ->

EPK J JAN 1971 ->
EPK B OCT 1964 ->
EPK DEC 1936 ->
EPK DEC 1957 ->

FPK J MAY 1971 ->
FPK C MAR 1965 ->
FPK SEP 1937 ->
FPK MAY 1958 ->

GPK K AUG 1971 ->
GPK C FEB 1965 ->
GPK JUN 1938 ->
GPK SEP 1958 ->

HPK K OCT 1971 ->
HPK C APR 1965 ->
HPK MAR 1939 ->
HPK DEC 1958 ->

JPK K JAN 1972 ->
JPK C AUG 1965 ->
JPK APR 1942 ->
JPK MAR 1959 ->

KPK K APR 1972 ->
KPK C DEC 1965 ->
KPK OCT 1946 ->
KPK JUN 1959 ->

LPK K JUN 1972 ->
LPK D MAR 1966 ->
LPK OCT 1947 ->
LPK SEP 1959 ->

MPK L AUG 1972 ->
MPK D MAY 1966 ->
MPK DEC 1948 ->
MPK DEC 1959 ->

NPK L NOV 1972 ->
NPK D SEP 1966 ->
NPK OCT 1949 ->
NPK MAR 1960 ->

OPK L JAN 1973 ->
OPK E MAY 1967 ->
OPK SEP 1950 ->

PK MAY 1928 -> MAY 1929
PK OCT 1962 ->

PPK E FEB 1967 ->
PPK JUL 1951 ->
PPK JUN 1960 ->

RPK L JUN 1973 ->
RPK F AUG 1967 ->
RPK MAY 1952 ->
RPK AUG 1960 ->

SPK M AUG 1973 ->
SPK F NOV 1967 ->
SPK JAN 1953 ->
SPK DEC 1960 ->

TPK M OCT 1973 ->
TPK F FEB 1968 ->
TPK SEP 1953 ->
TPK MAR 1961 ->

UPK M JAN 1974 ->
UPK F MAY 1968 ->
UPK MAR 1954 ->
UPK JUN 1961 ->

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

WPK G DEC 1968 ->
WPK MAR 1955 ->
WPK JAN 1962 ->

XPK G APR 1969 ->
XPK JUL 1955 ->
XPK APR 1962 ->

YPK H AUG 1969 ->
YPK NOV 1955 ->
YPK JUL 1962 ->
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