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Registration letters >> RV series
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This page lists registration number codes from the RV series, a series allocated to the Portsmouth (B) 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.
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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 GRV or TRV 512D would be a Portsmouth (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie RV, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known RV 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.
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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.
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RV Registrations - Portsmouth (B).
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| ARV |
B |
MAY 1964 -> |
| ARV |
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AUG 1937 -> |
| ARV |
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JUL 1962 -> |
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| BRV |
B |
OCT 1964 -> |
| BRV |
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MAR 1939 -> |
| BRV |
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FEB 1963 -> |
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| CRV |
C |
MAR 1965 -> |
| CRV |
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APR 1946 -> |
| CRV |
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JUL 1963 -> |
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| DRV |
C |
JUL 1965 -> |
| DRV |
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DEC 1947 -> |
| DRV |
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JAN 1964 -> |
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| ERV |
D |
FEB 1966 -> |
| ERV |
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SEP 1949 -> |
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| FRV |
D |
JUN 1966 -> |
| FRV |
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JAN 1951 -> |
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| GRV |
E |
JAN 1967 -> |
| GRV |
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JUN 1952 -> |
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| HRV |
F |
AUG 1967 -> |
| HRV |
E |
JUL 1967 -> |
| HRV |
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JUL 1953 -> |
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| JRV |
F |
DEC 1967 -> |
| JRV |
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JUN 1954 -> |
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| KRV |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| KRV |
F |
MAY 1968 -> |
| KRV |
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FEB 1955 -> |
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| LRV |
G |
OCT 1968 -> |
| LRV |
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SEP 1955 -> |
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| MRV |
G |
APR 1969 -> |
| MRV |
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MAY 1956 -> |
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| NRV |
H |
OCT 1969 -> |
| NRV |
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MAR 1957 -> |
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| ORV |
H |
APR 1970 -> |
| ORV |
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SEP 1957 -> |
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| PRV |
J |
SEP 1970 -> |
| PRV |
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MAY 1958 -> |
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| RRV |
J |
FEB 1971 -> |
| RRV |
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NOV 1958 -> |
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| RV |
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FEB 1931 -> NOV 1936 |
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| SRV |
K |
AUG 1971 -> |
| SRV |
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MAY 1959 -> |
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| TRV |
K |
NOV 1971 -> |
| TRV |
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SEP 1959 -> |
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| URV |
K |
MAR 1972 -> |
| URV |
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MAR 1960 -> |
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| VRV |
L |
AUG 1972 -> |
| VRV |
K |
JUN 1972 -> |
| VRV |
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JUL 1960 -> |
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| WRV |
L |
OCT 1972 -> |
| WRV |
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JAN 1961 -> |
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| XRV |
L |
FEB 1973 -> |
| XRV |
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JUN 1961 -> |
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| YRV |
L |
MAY 1973 -> |
| YRV |
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JAN 1962 -> |
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