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See Homepage. This page: Find out more about the 'TB' series of registration numbers, used in the Lancashire area.

TB series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> TB series
This page lists registration number codes from the TB series, a series allocated to the Lancashire 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 GTB or TTB 512D would be a Lancashire-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie TB, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known TB 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.
TB Registrations - Lancashire.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
ATB J AUG 1970 ->
ATB D NOV 1966 ->
ATB A SEP 1963 ->
ATB APR 1935 ->
ATB JUL 1956 ->

BTB J SEP 1970 ->
BTB E JAN 1967 ->
BTB A DEC 1963 ->
BTB JUN 1936 ->
BTB JAN 1957 ->

CTB J NOV 1970 ->
CTB E MAR 1967 ->
CTB B JAN 1964 ->
CTB MAY 1937 ->
CTB MAY 1957 ->

DTB J JAN 1971 ->
DTB E MAY 1967 ->
DTB B FEB 1964 ->
DTB APR 1938 ->
DTB SEP 1957 ->

ETB J MAR 1971 ->
ETB E JUN 1967 ->
ETB B MAR 1964 ->
ETB APR 1939 ->
ETB JAN 1958 ->

FTB J MAY 1971 ->
FTB F AUG 1967 ->
FTB B MAY 1964 ->
FTB SEP 1941 ->
FTB MAY 1958 ->

GTB K AUG 1971 ->
GTB F OCT 1967 ->
GTB B JUN 1964 ->
GTB FEB 1946 ->
GTB AUG 1958 ->

HTB K AUG 1971 ->
HTB F DEC 1967 ->
HTB B AUG 1964 ->
HTB JAN 1947 ->
HTB DEC 1958 ->

JTB K SEP 1971 ->
JTB F JAN 1968 ->
JTB B OCT 1964 ->
JTB NOV 1947 ->
JTB MAR 1959 ->

KTB K NOV 1971 ->
KTB F MAR 1968 ->
KTB C JAN 1965 ->
KTB NOV 1948 ->
KTB JUN 1959 ->

LTB K JAN 1972 ->
LTB F MAY 1968 ->
LTB C JAN 1965 ->
LTB SEP 1949 ->
LTB SEP 1959 ->

MTB K FEB 1972 ->
MTB G AUG 1968 ->
MTB C MAR 1965 ->
MTB JUN 1950 ->
MTB DEC 1959 ->

NTB K APR 1972 ->
NTB G AUG 1968 ->
NTB C APR 1965 ->
NTB APR 1951 ->
NTB MAR 1960 ->

OTB K MAY 1972 ->
OTB G NOV 1968 ->
OTB FEB 1952 ->
OTB MAY 1960 ->

PTB K JUN 1972 ->
PTB G JAN 1969 ->
PTB C JUN 1965 ->
PTB DEC 1952 ->
PTB MAY 1960 ->

RTB M OCT 1973 ->
RTB L AUG 1972 ->
RTB G MAR 1969 ->
RTB C AUG 1965 ->
RTB JUN 1953 ->
RTB JUL 1960 ->

STB M NOV 1973 ->
STB L AUG 1972 ->
STB G MAY 1969 ->
STB C OCT 1965 ->
STB DEC 1953 ->
STB OCT 1960 ->

TB ___ 1919 -> ___ 1922

TTB L SEP 1972 ->
TTB H AUG 1969 ->
TTB D JAN 1966 ->
TTB MAY 1954 ->
TTB FEB 1961 ->

UTB L OCT 1972 ->
UTB H SEP 1969 ->
UTB D FEB 1966 ->
UTB OCT 1954 ->
UTB APR 1961 ->

VTB L DEC 1972 ->
VTB H DEC 1969 ->
VTB D MAR 1966 ->
VTB MAR 1955 ->
VTB JUN 1961 ->

WTB L JAN 1973 ->
WTB H FEB 1970 ->
WTB D APR 1966 ->
WTB JUN 1955 ->
WTB AUG 1961 ->

XTB L FEB 1973 ->
XTB H APR 1970 ->
XTB D JUN 1966 ->
XTB OCT 1955 ->
XTB NOV 1961 ->

YTB L MAR 1973 ->
YTB H MAY 1970 ->
YTB D AUG 1966 ->
YTB MAR 1956 ->
YTB MAR 1962 ->
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