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

TC series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> TC series
This page lists registration number codes from the TC 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 GTC or TTC 512D would be a Lancashire-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie TC, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known TC 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.
TC Registrations - Lancashire.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
ATC J AUG 1970 ->
ATC E JAN 1967 ->
ATC A OCT 1963 ->
ATC JUL 1935 ->
ATC AUG 1956 ->

BTC J SEP 1970 ->
BTC E JAN 1967 ->
BTC JUL 1936 ->
BTC FEB 1957 ->

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

DTC J JAN 1971 ->
DTC E MAY 1967 ->
DTC B FEB 1964 ->
DTC JUN 1938 ->
DTC SEP 1957 ->

ETC J MAR 1971 ->
ETC E JUL 1967 ->
ETC B APR 1964 ->
ETC MAY 1939 ->
ETC FEB 1958 ->

FTC J MAY 1971 ->
FTC F AUG 1967 ->
FTC B MAY 1964 ->
FTC MAY 1942 ->
FTC MAY 1958 ->

GTC K AUG 1971 ->
GTC F OCT 1967 ->
GTC B JUL 1964 ->
GTC MAY 1946 ->
GTC SEP 1958 ->

HTC K AUG 1971 ->
HTC F DEC 1967 ->
HTC B SEP 1964 ->
HTC MAR 1947 ->
HTC JAN 1959 ->

JTC K OCT 1971 ->
JTC F FEB 1968 ->
JTC B NOV 1964 ->
JTC JAN 1948 ->
JTC APR 1959 ->

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

LTC K JAN 1972 ->
LTC F MAY 1968 ->
LTC C FEB 1965 ->
LTC OCT 1949 ->
LTC SEP 1959 ->

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

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

OTC K MAY 1972 ->
OTC G NOV 1968 ->
OTC APR 1952 ->
OTC MAY 1960 ->

PTC K JUN 1972 ->
PTC G JAN 1969 ->
PTC C JUN 1965 ->
PTC JAN 1953 ->
PTC MAY 1960 ->

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

STC M NOV 1973 ->
STC L AUG 1972 ->
STC G MAY 1969 ->
STC C NOV 1965 ->
STC JAN 1954 ->
STC NOV 1960 ->

TC ___ 1922 -> ___ 1924

TTC L SEP 1972 ->
TTC H AUG 1969 ->
TTC D JAN 1966 ->
TTC JUN 1954 ->
TTC FEB 1961 ->

UTC L NOV 1972 ->
UTC H SEP 1969 ->
UTC D FEB 1966 ->
UTC NOV 1954 ->
UTC FEB 1961 ->

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

WTC L JAN 1973 ->
WTC H FEB 1970 ->
WTC D MAY 1966 ->
WTC JUL 1955 ->
WTC SEP 1961 ->

XTC L FEB 1973 ->
XTC H APR 1970 ->
XTC D JUN 1966 ->
XTC NOV 1955 ->
XTC DEC 1961 ->

YTC L MAR 1973 ->
YTC H JUN 1970 ->
YTC D AUG 1966 ->
YTC APR 1956 ->
YTC MAR 1962 ->
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