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See Homepage. This page: Find out more about the 'PR' series of registration numbers, used in the Dorset area.

PR series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> PR series
This page lists registration number codes from the PR series, a series allocated to the Dorset 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 GPR or TPR 512D would be a Dorset-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie PR, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known PR 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.
PR Registrations - Dorset.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
APR B MAY 1964 ->
APR OCT 1939 ->

BPR B NOV 1964 ->
BPR MAY 1946 ->

CPR C APR 1965 ->
CPR JAN 1948 ->

DPR C NOV 1965 ->
DPR AUG 1949 ->

EPR D APR 1966 ->
EPR MAR 1951 ->

FPR E JAN 1967 ->
FPR OCT 1952 ->

GPR E MAY 1967 ->
GPR MAR 1954 ->

HPR F NOV 1967 ->
HPR MAY 1955 ->

JPR G AUG 1968 ->
JPR F JUN 1968 ->
JPR APR 1956 ->

KPR G DEC 1968 ->
KPR APR 1957 ->

LPR H AUG 1969 ->
LPR G JUL 1969 ->
LPR MAR 1958 ->

MPR H MAR 1970 ->
MPR JAN 1959 ->

NPR J SEP 1970 ->
NPR JUL 1959 ->

OPR J APR 1971 ->
OPR FEB 1960 ->

PPR K SEP 1971 ->
PPR AUG 1960 ->

PR JAN 1923 -> DEC 1927

RPR K MAR 1972 ->
RPR APR 1961 ->

SPR K JUL 1972 ->
SPR DEC 1961 ->

TPR L OCT 1972 ->
TPR AUG 1962 ->

UPR L FEB 1973 ->
UPR MAY 1963 ->

VPR L JUN 1973 ->
VPR DEC 1963 ->

WPR M OCT 1973 ->
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