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PT series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> PT series
This page lists registration number codes from the PT series, a series allocated to the Durham (County) 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 GPT or TPT 512D would be a Durham (County)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie PT, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known PT 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.
PT Registrations - Durham (County).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
APT F MAR 1968 ->
APT B FEB 1964 ->
APT DEC 1934 ->
APT MAY 1958 ->

BPT F MAY 1968 ->
BPT B MAR 1964 ->
BPT JUL 1935 ->
BPT SEP 1958 ->

CPT G AUG 1968 ->
CPT B MAY 1964 ->
CPT APR 1937 ->
CPT JAN 1959 ->

DPT G NOV 1968 ->
DPT B JUL 1964 ->
DPT APR 1938 ->
DPT APR 1959 ->

EPT G FEB 1969 ->
EPT B AUG 1964 ->
EPT JUN 1939 ->
EPT JUL 1959 ->

FPT H AUG 1969 ->
FPT G MAY 1969 ->
FPT C JAN 1965 ->
FPT B DEC 1964 ->
FPT SEP 1942 ->
FPT OCT 1959 ->

GPT H AUG 1969 ->
GPT C FEB 1965 ->
GPT MAY 1946 ->
GPT JAN 1960 ->

HPT H DEC 1969 ->
HPT C APR 1965 ->
HPT MAR 1947 ->
HPT APR 1960 ->

JPT H MAR 1970 ->
JPT C JUN 1965 ->
JPT JAN 1948 ->
JPT JUN 1960 ->

KPT J AUG 1970 ->
KPT H JUN 1970 ->
KPT C JUL 1965 ->
KPT FEB 1949 ->
KPT AUG 1960 ->

LPT J SEP 1970 ->
LPT C OCT 1965 ->
LPT FEB 1950 ->
LPT FEB 1962 ->

MPT J DEC 1970 ->
MPT D JAN 1966 ->
MPT MAR 1951 ->
MPT SEP 1963 ->

NPT J APR 1971 ->
NPT D MAR 1966 ->
NPT JUN 1952 ->

OPT K AUG 1971 ->
OPT J JUN 1971 ->
OPT D APR 1966 ->
OPT MAY 1953 ->

PPT K AUG 1971 ->
PPT D JUN 1966 ->
PPT MAR 1954 ->

PT NOV 1922 -> JUL 1927
PT AUG 1960 ->

RPT K OCT 1971 ->
RPT D JUL 1966 ->
RPT NOV 1954 ->

SPT K JAN 1972 ->
SPT E JAN 1967 ->
SPT MAY 1955 ->

TPT K MAR 1972 ->
TPT E FEB 1967 ->
TPT NOV 1955 ->

UPT K APR 1972 ->
UPT E MAY 1967 ->
UPT APR 1956 ->

VPT L AUG 1972 ->
VPT K JUN 1972 ->
VPT F AUG 1967 ->
VPT E JUL 1967 ->
VPT SEP 1956 ->

WPT L AUG 1972 ->
WPT F AUG 1967 ->
WPT APR 1957 ->

XPT L OCT 1972 ->
XPT F NOV 1967 ->
XPT AUG 1957 ->

YPT L JAN 1973 ->
YPT F JAN 1968 ->
YPT DEC 1957 ->
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