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SP series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> SP series
This page lists registration number codes from the SP series, a series allocated to the Fife 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 GSP or TSP 512D would be a Fife-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie SP, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known SP 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.
SP Registrations - Fife.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
ASP B JUL 1964 ->
ASP JUL 1935 ->

BSP C JAN 1965 ->
BSP JAN 1937 ->

CSP C MAY 1965 ->
CSP MAR 1938 ->

DSP D JAN 1966 ->
DSP JUL 1939 ->

ESP D APR 1966 ->
ESP AUG 1945 ->

FSP E JAN 1967 ->
FSP D NOV 1966 ->
FSP MAY 1947 ->

GSP E MAY 1967 ->
GSP SEP 1948 ->

HSP F OCT 1967 ->
HSP NOV 1949 ->

JSP F MAR 1968 ->
JSP FEB 1951 ->

KSP G AUG 1968 ->
KSP JUN 1952 ->

LSP G MAR 1969 ->
LSP MAY 1953 ->

MSP H SEP 1969 ->
MSP MAR 1954 ->

NSP H MAR 1970 ->
NSP DEC 1954 ->

OSP J AUG 1970 ->
OSP AUG 1955 ->

PSP J FEB 1971 ->
PSP APR 1956 ->

RSP K AUG 1971 ->
RSP DEC 1956 ->

SP DEC 1903 -> APR 1925
SP JUL 1960 ->

SSP K DEC 1971 ->
SSP JUL 1957 ->

TSP K MAY 1972 ->
TSP MAR 1958 ->

USP L SEP 1972 ->
USP AUG 1958 ->

VSP L JAN 1973 ->
VSP MAR 1959 ->

WSP L APR 1973 ->
WSP JUL 1959 ->

XSP M AUG 1973 ->
XSP JAN 1960 ->

YSP M DEC 1973 ->
YSP MAY 1960 ->
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