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VO series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> VO series
This page lists registration number codes from the VO series, a series allocated to the Nottinghamshire 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 GVO or TVO 512D would be a Nottinghamshire-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie VO, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known VO 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.
VO Registrations - Nottinghamshire.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AVO H MAR 1970 ->
AVO B OCT 1964 ->
AVO JUL 1934 ->
AVO SEP 1958 ->

BVO H MAY 1970 ->
BVO C JAN 1965 ->
BVO OCT 1935 ->
BVO FEB 1959 ->

CVO J AUG 1970 ->
CVO C MAR 1965 ->
CVO NOV 1936 ->
CVO MAY 1959 ->

DVO J OCT 1970 ->
DVO C JUN 1965 ->
DVO NOV 1937 ->
DVO SEP 1959 ->

EVO J JAN 1971 ->
EVO C OCT 1965 ->
EVO JAN 1939 ->
EVO JAN 1960 ->

FVO J APR 1971 ->
FVO D JAN 1966 ->
FVO JUN 1941 ->
FVO APR 1960 ->

GVO K AUG 1971 ->
GVO D MAR 1966 ->
GVO APR 1946 ->
GVO JUL 1960 ->

HVO K SEP 1971 ->
HVO D MAY 1966 ->
HVO MAY 1947 ->
HVO DEC 1960 ->

JVO K NOV 1971 ->
JVO D SEP 1966 ->
JVO MAY 1948 ->
JVO MAR 1961 ->

KVO K JAN 1972 ->
KVO E JAN 1967 ->
KVO JUL 1949 ->
KVO JUN 1961 ->

LVO K MAR 1972 ->
LVO E APR 1967 ->
LVO OCT 1950 ->
LVO OCT 1961 ->

MVO K MAY 1972 ->
MVO E JUN 1967 ->
MVO NOV 1951 ->
MVO MAR 1962 ->

NVO L AUG 1972 ->
NVO F SEP 1967 ->
NVO NOV 1952 ->
NVO JUN 1962 ->

OVO L AUG 1972 ->
OVO F DEC 1967 ->
OVO AUG 1953 ->

PVO L OCT 1972 ->
PVO F FEB 1968 ->
PVO APR 1954 ->
PVO OCT 1962 ->

RVO L DEC 1972 ->
RVO F MAY 1968 ->
RVO OCT 1954 ->
RVO FEB 1963 ->

SVO L JAN 1973 ->
SVO G AUG 1968 ->
SVO APR 1955 ->
SVO MAY 1963 ->

TVO L MAR 1973 ->
TVO G OCT 1968 ->
TVO SEP 1955 ->
TVO JUL 1963 ->

UVO L APR 1973 ->
UVO G JAN 1969 ->
UVO MAR 1956 ->
UVO NOV 1963 ->

VO OCT 1928 -> MAR 1933

VVO L JUN 1973 ->
VVO G APR 1969 ->
VVO OCT 1956 ->
VVO FEB 1964 ->

WVO M SEP 1973 ->
WVO H AUG 1969 ->
WVO G JUL 1969 ->
WVO MAY 1957 ->
WVO APR 1964 ->

XVO M AUG 1973 ->
XVO H SEP 1969 ->
XVO OCT 1957 ->
XVO JUN 1964 ->

YVO M NOV 1973 ->
YVO H DEC 1969 ->
YVO APR 1958 ->
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