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UL series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> UL series
This page lists registration number codes from the UL series, a series allocated to the London 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 GUL or TUL 512D would be a London-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie UL, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known UL 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.
UL Registrations - London.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AUL H AUG 1969 ->
AUL B APR 1964 ->
AUL OCT 1933 ->
AUL AUG 1960 ->

BUL H APR 1970 ->
BUL B JUL 1964 ->
BUL JAN 1935 ->
BUL JAN 1961 ->

CUL H AUG 1969 ->
CUL B ->
CUL MAR 1936 ->
CUL JUN 1961 ->

DUL J AUG 1970 ->
DUL C FEB 1965 ->
DUL FEB 1937 ->
DUL JAN 1962 ->

EUL J JAN 1971 ->
EUL C MAY 1965 ->
EUL OCT 1937 ->
EUL JUL 1962 ->

FUL J JAN 1971 ->
FUL C APR 1965 ->
FUL MAR 1939 ->

GUL J APR 1971 ->
GUL C OCT 1965 ->
GUL JUL 1942 ->
GUL AUG 1963 ->

HUL K OCT 1971 ->
HUL C SEP 1965 ->
HUL MAY 1946 ->
HUL MAR 1964 ->

JUL K DEC 1971 ->
JUL D JAN 1966 ->
JUL APR 1948 ->

KUL K SEP 1971 ->
KUL D JUN 1966 ->
KUL MAY 1949 ->

LUL K APR 1972 ->
LUL D MAR 1966 ->
LUL AUG 1950 ->

MUL L DEC 1972 ->
MUL D MAR 1966 ->
MUL DEC 1951 ->

NUL E JAN 1967 ->
NUL MAR 1953 ->

OUL F AUG 1967 ->
OUL MAR 1954 ->

PUL F NOV 1967 ->
PUL OCT 1954 ->

RUL L JAN 1973 ->
RUL E JAN 1967 ->
RUL JUN 1955 ->

SUL F AUG 1967 ->
SUL MAR 1956 ->

TUL M AUG 1973 ->
TUL F MAY 1968 ->
TUL FEB 1957 ->

UL JAN 1929 -> MAR 1929

UUL F JAN 1968 ->
UUL SEP 1957 ->

VUL G SEP 1968 ->
VUL JUN 1958 ->

WUL G MAY 1969 ->
WUL FEB 1959 ->

XUL H OCT 1969 ->
XUL JUL 1959 ->

YUL H DEC 1969 ->
YUL JAN 1960 ->
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