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SG series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> SG series
This page lists registration number codes from the SG 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 GSG or TSG 512D would be a Edinburgh (C or C)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie SG, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known SG 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.
SG Registrations - Edinburgh (C or C).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
ASG L AUG 1972 ->
ASG B MAR 1964 ->
ASG MAR 1937 ->

BSG L NOV 1972 ->
BSG B AUG 1964 ->
BSG MAR 1938 ->

CSG C JAN 1965 ->
CSG MAR 1939 ->

DSG C MAY 1965 ->
DSG DEC 1941 ->

ESG C OCT 1965 ->
ESG JUL 1946 ->

FSG D MAR 1966 ->
FSG JUL 1947 ->

GSG D JUL 1966 ->
GSG FEB 1949 ->

HSG E JAN 1967 ->
HSG JUL 1950 ->

JSG E JUN 1967 ->
JSG MAR 1952 ->

KSG F NOV 1967 ->
KSG MAY 1953 ->

LSG F MAY 1968 ->
LSG MAY 1954 ->

MSG G AUG 1968 ->
MSG F JUL 1968 ->
MSG MAR 1955 ->

NSG G NOV 1968 ->
NSG OCT 1955 ->

OSG G MAR 1969 ->
OSG JUL 1956 ->

PSG H AUG 1969 ->
PSG JUN 1957 ->

RSG H JAN 1970 ->
RSG MAR 1958 ->

SG DEC 1920 -> JUN 1924

SSG H MAY 1970 ->
SSG OCT 1958 ->

TSG J SEP 1970 ->
TSG MAY 1959 ->

USG J FEB 1971 ->
USG DEC 1959 ->

VSG J MAY 1971 ->
VSG MAY 1960 ->

WSG K SEP 1971 ->
WSG OCT 1960 ->

XSG K JAN 1972 ->
XSG APR 1961 ->

YSG K MAY 1972 ->
YSG OCT 1961 ->
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