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Registration letters >> SO series
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This page lists registration number codes from the SO series, a series allocated to the Moray (originally Elgin) 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 GSO or TSO 512D would be a Moray (originally Elgin)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie SO, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known SO 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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SO Registrations - Moray (originally Elgin).
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| ASO |
C |
JAN 1965 -> |
| ASO |
B |
SEP 1964 -> |
| ASO |
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FEB 1952 -> |
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| BSO |
D |
JAN 1966 -> |
| BSO |
C |
APR 1965 -> |
| BSO |
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DEC 1953 -> |
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| CSO |
D |
JAN 1966 -> |
| CSO |
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MAY 1955 -> |
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| DSO |
E |
JAN 1967 -> |
| DSO |
D |
JUL 1966 -> |
| DSO |
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OCT 1956 -> |
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| ESO |
F |
AUG 1967 -> |
| ESO |
E |
APR 1967 -> |
| ESO |
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MAR 1958 -> |
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| FSO |
F |
NOV 1967 -> |
| FSO |
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MAR 1959 -> |
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| GSO |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| GSO |
F |
JUL 1968 -> |
| GSO |
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MAR 1960 -> |
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| HSO |
H |
AUG 1969 -> |
| HSO |
G |
APR 1969 -> |
| HSO |
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FEB 1961 -> |
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| JSO |
H |
NOV 1969 -> |
| JSO |
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NOV 1961 -> |
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| KSO |
J |
AUG 1970 -> |
| KSO |
H |
JUN 1970 -> |
| KSO |
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SEP 1962 -> |
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| LSO |
K |
AUG 1971 -> |
| LSO |
J |
FEB 1971 -> |
| LSO |
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JUN 1963 -> |
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| MSO |
K |
SEP 1971 -> |
| MSO |
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MAR 1964 -> |
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| NSO |
L |
AUG 1972 -> |
| NSO |
K |
APR 1972 -> |
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| OSO |
L |
AUG 1972 -> |
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| PSO |
L |
JAN 1973 -> |
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| RSO |
M |
AUG 1973 -> |
| RSO |
L |
MAY 1973 -> |
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| SO |
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DEC 1903 -> FEB 1952 |
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| SSO |
M |
AUG 1973 -> |
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