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RF series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> RF series
This page lists registration number codes from the RF series, a series allocated to the Staffordshire 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 GRF or TRF 512D would be a Staffordshire-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie RF, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known RF 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.
RF Registrations - Staffordshire.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
ARF J MAY 1971 ->
ARF D SEP 1966 ->
ARF A JUL 1963 ->
ARF JUL 1932 ->
ARF OCT 1953 ->

BRF E JAN 1967 ->
BRF A AUG 1963 ->
BRF MAY 1933 ->
BRF FEB 1954 ->

CRF K AUG 1971 ->
CRF E FEB 1967 ->
CRF A OCT 1963 ->
CRF JAN 1934 ->
CRF MAY 1954 ->

DRF K SEP 1971 ->
DRF E MAR 1967 ->
DRF B JAN 1964 ->
DRF A NOV 1963 ->
DRF APR 1936 ->
DRF SEP 1954 ->

ERF K OCT 1971 ->
ERF E MAY 1967 ->
ERF B JAN 1964 ->
ERF FEB 1937 ->
ERF DEC 1954 ->

FRF K DEC 1971 ->
FRF E JUN 1967 ->
FRF B FEB 1964 ->
FRF OCT 1937 ->
FRF MAR 1955 ->

GRF K JAN 1972 ->
GRF F AUG 1967 ->
GRF B MAR 1964 ->
GRF JUL 1938 ->
GRF JUN 1955 ->

HRF K MAR 1972 ->
HRF F SEP 1967 ->
HRF B APR 1964 ->
HRF APR 1939 ->
HRF SEP 1955 ->

JRF K APR 1972 ->
JRF F NOV 1967 ->
JRF B MAY 1964 ->
JRF AUG 1940 ->
JRF DEC 1955 ->

KRF K MAY 1972 ->
KRF F DEC 1967 ->
KRF B MAY 1964 ->
KRF FEB 1943 ->
KRF MAR 1956 ->

LRF K JUN 1972 ->
LRF F JAN 1968 ->
LRF B JUN 1964 ->
LRF APR 1946 ->
LRF MAY 1956 ->

MRF L AUG 1972 ->
MRF F MAR 1968 ->
MRF B JUL 1964 ->
MRF NOV 1946 ->
MRF AUG 1956 ->

NRF L AUG 1972 ->
NRF F APR 1968 ->
NRF B SEP 1964 ->
NRF MAY 1947 ->
NRF DEC 1956 ->

ORF L OCT 1972 ->
ORF F MAY 1968 ->
ORF B OCT 1964 ->
ORF NOV 1947 ->

PRF L NOV 1972 ->
PRF G AUG 1968 ->
PRF B NOV 1964 ->
PRF JUN 1948 ->
PRF MAR 1957 ->

RF DEC 1924 -> JUL 1932
RF MAR 1960 ->

RRF L DEC 1972 ->
RRF G SEP 1968 ->
RRF C JAN 1965 ->
RRF B DEC 1964 ->
RRF JAN 1949 ->
RRF MAY 1957 ->

SRF L JAN 1973 ->
SRF G OCT 1968 ->
SRF C JAN 1965 ->
SRF AUG 1949 ->
SRF AUG 1957 ->

TRF L FEB 1973 ->
TRF G JAN 1969 ->
TRF C FEB 1965 ->
TRF MAR 1950 ->
TRF NOV 1957 ->

URF L APR 1973 ->
URF G MAR 1969 ->
URF C MAR 1965 ->
URF SEP 1950 ->
URF FEB 1958 ->

VRF L MAY 1973 ->
VRF G APR 1969 ->
VRF C APR 1965 ->
VRF APR 1951 ->
VRF APR 1958 ->

WRF L JUN 1973 ->
WRF G JUN 1969 ->
WRF C MAY 1965 ->
WRF DEC 1951 ->
WRF JUN 1958 ->

XRF M AUG 1973 ->
XRF H AUG 1969 ->
XRF C JUN 1965 ->
XRF JUL 1952 ->
XRF APR 1959 ->

YRF M AUG 1973 ->
YRF H SEP 1969 ->
YRF C JUL 1965 ->
YRF JAN 1953 ->
YRF AUG 1959 ->
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