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WC series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> WC series
This page lists registration number codes from the WC series, a series allocated to the Essex 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 GWC or TWC 512D would be a Essex-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie WC, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known WC 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.
WC Registrations - Essex.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
BWC F JUN 1968 ->
BWC B FEB 1964 ->
BWC JUL 1962 ->
BWC JUN 1963 ->

CWC G JAN 1969 ->
CWC B MAR 1964 ->
CWC JUL 1962 ->
CWC JUL 1963 ->

DWC G APR 1969 ->
DWC B MAY 1964 ->
DWC AUG 1962 ->
DWC JUL 1963 ->

EWC H AUG 1969 ->
EWC B JUN 1964 ->
EWC AUG 1962 ->
EWC JUL 1963 ->

FWC H OCT 1969 ->
FWC B AUG 1964 ->
FWC AUG 1962 ->
FWC JUL 1963 ->

GWC H JAN 1970 ->
GWC B OCT 1964 ->
GWC SEP 1962 ->
GWC AUG 1963 ->

HWC H APR 1970 ->
HWC SEP 1962 ->
HWC AUG 1963 ->

JWC C JAN 1965 ->
JWC SEP 1962 ->
JWC AUG 1963 ->

KWC J SEP 1970 ->
KWC C MAR 1965 ->
KWC OCT 1962 ->
KWC AUG 1963 ->

LWC J DEC 1970 ->
LWC C MAY 1965 ->
LWC OCT 1962 ->
LWC SEP 1963 ->

MWC J MAR 1971 ->
MWC C AUG 1965 ->
MWC OCT 1962 ->
MWC SEP 1963 ->

NWC OCT 1962 ->
NWC SEP 1963 ->

OWC K AUG 1971 ->
OWC D JAN 1966 ->
OWC NOV 1962 ->

PWC K NOV 1971 ->
PWC D APR 1966 ->
PWC NOV 1962 ->
PWC SEP 1963 ->

RWC K JAN 1972 ->
RWC D JUL 1966 ->
RWC DEC 1962 ->
RWC OCT 1963 ->

SWC L AUG 1972 ->
SWC K APR 1972 ->
SWC D NOV 1966 ->
SWC DEC 1962 ->
SWC OCT 1963 ->

TWC K JUN 1972 ->
TWC E APR 1967 ->
TWC DEC 1962 ->
TWC OCT 1963 ->

VWC L SEP 1972 ->
VWC JAN 1963 ->
VWC OCT 1963 ->

WWC L NOV 1972 ->
WWC F SEP 1967 ->
WWC JAN 1963 ->
WWC OCT 1963 ->

XWC L JAN 1973 ->
XWC F DEC 1967 ->
XWC JAN 1963 ->
XWC NOV 1963 ->

YWC L MAR 1973 ->
YWC F MAR 1968 ->
YWC FEB 1963 ->
YWC NOV 1963 ->

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