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

TM series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> TM series
This page lists registration number codes from the TM series, a series allocated to the Bedfordshire 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 GTM or TTM 512D would be a Bedfordshire-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie TM, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known TM 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.
TM Registrations - Bedfordshire.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
ATM L JAN 1973 ->
ATM C FEB 1965 ->
ATM AUG 1936 ->
ATM MAR 1960 ->

BTM C JUL 1965 ->
BTM SEP 1937 ->
BTM MAY 1960 ->

CTM D JAN 1966 ->
CTM JAN 1939 ->
CTM OCT 1960 ->

DTM D APR 1966 ->
DTM FEB 1942 ->
DTM MAR 1961 ->

ETM D OCT 1966 ->
ETM SEP 1946 ->
ETM JUL 1961 ->

FTM E APR 1967 ->
FTM JUL 1947 ->
FTM FEB 1962 ->

GTM F AUG 1967 ->
GTM OCT 1948 ->
GTM MAY 1962 ->

HTM F FEB 1968 ->
HTM DEC 1949 ->
HTM SEP 1962 ->

JTM F JUN 1968 ->
JTM JAN 1951 ->
JTM MAR 1963 ->

KTM G OCT 1968 ->
KTM JAN 1952 ->
KTM JUN 1963 ->

LTM G MAR 1969 ->
LTM FEB 1953 ->
LTM SEP 1963 ->

MTM H AUG 1969 ->
MTM DEC 1953 ->
MTM JAN 1964 ->

NTM H DEC 1969 ->
NTM AUG 1954 ->
NTM MAY 1964 ->

OTM H APR 1970 ->
OTM MAR 1955 ->

PTM J AUG 1970 ->
PTM OCT 1955 ->
PTM SEP 1964 ->

RTM J DEC 1970 ->
RTM MAY 1956 ->

STM J MAY 1971 ->
STM FEB 1957 ->

TM JAN 1927 -> FEB 1932

TTM K AUG 1971 ->
TTM AUG 1957 ->

UTM K NOV 1971 ->
UTM MAR 1958 ->

VTM K FEB 1972 ->
VTM AUG 1958 ->

WTM K MAY 1972 ->
WTM FEB 1959 ->

XTM JUN 1959 ->

YTM L OCT 1972 ->
YTM OCT 1959 ->
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