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RB series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> RB series
This page lists registration number codes from the RB series, a series allocated to the Derbyshire 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 GRB or TRB 512D would be a Derbyshire-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie RB, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known RB 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.
RB Registrations - Derbyshire.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
ARB L NOV 1972 ->
ARB G NOV 1968 ->
ARB B JUN 1964 ->
ARB SEP 1934 ->
ARB DEC 1955 ->

BRB G FEB 1969 ->
BRB B SEP 1964 ->
BRB JUL 1935 ->
BRB MAY 1956 ->

CRB G APR 1969 ->
CRB C JAN 1965 ->
CRB B NOV 1964 ->
CRB JUN 1936 ->
CRB OCT 1956 ->

DRB H AUG 1969 ->
DRB G JUL 1969 ->
DRB C FEB 1965 ->
DRB APR 1937 ->
DRB APR 1957 ->

ERB H SEP 1969 ->
ERB C MAR 1965 ->
ERB FEB 1938 ->
ERB JUL 1957 ->

FRB H JAN 1970 ->
FRB C MAY 1965 ->
FRB DEC 1938 ->
FRB JAN 1958 ->

GRB H MAR 1970 ->
GRB C JUL 1965 ->
GRB SEP 1939 ->
GRB MAY 1958 ->

HRB H MAY 1970 ->
HRB C OCT 1965 ->
HRB MAR 1943 ->
HRB SEP 1958 ->

JRB J AUG 1970 ->
JRB D JAN 1966 ->
JRB APR 1946 ->
JRB JAN 1959 ->

KRB J SEP 1970 ->
KRB D MAR 1966 ->
KRB JAN 1947 ->
KRB MAY 1959 ->

LRB J NOV 1970 ->
LRB D APR 1966 ->
LRB OCT 1947 ->
LRB AUG 1959 ->

MRB J FEB 1971 ->
MRB D JUN 1966 ->
MRB SEP 1948 ->
MRB DEC 1959 ->

NRB J MAY 1971 ->
NRB D OCT 1966 ->
NRB JUL 1949 ->
NRB MAR 1960 ->

ORB K AUG 1971 ->
ORB E JAN 1967 ->
ORB MAY 1950 ->

PRB K AUG 1971 ->
PRB E MAR 1967 ->
PRB APR 1951 ->
PRB JUL 1960 ->

RB NOV 1929 -> JAN 1934

RRB K OCT 1971 ->
RRB E MAY 1967 ->
RRB FEB 1952 ->
RRB NOV 1960 ->

SRB K JAN 1972 ->
SRB F AUG 1967 ->
SRB NOV 1952 ->
SRB MAR 1961 ->

TRB K MAR 1972 ->
TRB F SEP 1967 ->
TRB JUN 1953 ->
TRB MAY 1961 ->

URB K APR 1972 ->
URB F DEC 1967 ->
URB JAN 1954 ->
URB AUG 1961 ->

VRB K JUN 1972 ->
VRB F FEB 1968 ->
VRB MAY 1954 ->
VRB JAN 1962 ->

WRB L AUG 1972 ->
WRB F APR 1968 ->
WRB DEC 1954 ->
WRB APR 1962 ->

XRB L AUG 1972 ->
XRB F JUN 1968 ->
XRB APR 1955 ->
XRB JUN 1962 ->

YRB L SEP 1972 ->
YRB G AUG 1968 ->
YRB AUG 1955 ->
YRB OCT 1962 ->
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