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SC series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> SC series
This page lists registration number codes from the SC series, a series allocated to the Edinburgh (C or C) 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 GSC or TSC 512D would be a Edinburgh (C or C)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie SC, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known SC 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.
SC Registrations - Edinburgh (C or C).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
ASC L SEP 1972 ->
ASC K JUN 1972 ->
ASC B FEB 1964 ->
ASC OCT 1936 ->

BSC L OCT 1972 ->
BSC B JUN 1964 ->
BSC OCT 1937 ->

CSC B NOV 1964 ->
CSC NOV 1938 ->

DSC C MAR 1965 ->
DSC FEB 1940 ->

ESC C AUG 1965 ->
ESC OCT 1945 ->

FSC D FEB 1966 ->
FSC MAR 1947 ->

GSC D MAY 1966 ->
GSC JUL 1948 ->

HSC E JAN 1967 ->
HSC D DEC 1966 ->
HSC DEC 1949 ->

JSC E APR 1967 ->
JSC JUN 1951 ->

KSC F SEP 1967 ->
KSC DEC 1952 ->

LSC F JAN 1968 ->
LSC DEC 1953 ->

MSC F MAY 1968 ->
MSC NOV 1954 ->

NSC G OCT 1968 ->
NSC JUL 1955 ->

OSC G FEB 1969 ->
OSC MAR 1956 ->

PSC H AUG 1969 ->
PSC G JUN 1969 ->
PSC FEB 1957 ->

RSC H NOV 1969 ->
RSC NOV 1957 ->

SC OCT 1927 -> APR 1931
SC FEB 1963 ->

SSC H MAR 1970 ->
SSC JUN 1958 ->

TSC J AUG 1970 ->
TSC MAR 1959 ->

USC J DEC 1970 ->
USC SEP 1959 ->

VSC J APR 1971 ->
VSC MAR 1960 ->

WSC K AUG 1971 ->
WSC JUL 1960 ->

XSC K DEC 1971 ->
XSC MAR 1961 ->

YSC K MAR 1972 ->
YSC JUL 1961 ->
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