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Registration letters >> WL series
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This page lists registration number codes from the WL series, a series allocated to the Oxford (B) 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.
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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 GWL or TWL 512D would be a Oxford (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie WL, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known WL 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.
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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.
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WL Registrations - Oxford (B).
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| AWL |
C |
FEB 1965 -> |
| AWL |
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JUL 1934 -> |
| AWL |
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JUN 1956 -> |
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| BWL |
C |
MAY 1965 -> |
| BWL |
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MAY 1935 -> |
| BWL |
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MAR 1957 -> |
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| CWL |
C |
NOV 1965 -> |
| CWL |
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JAN 1936 -> |
| CWL |
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SEP 1957 -> |
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| DWL |
D |
MAR 1966 -> |
| DWL |
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AUG 1936 -> |
| DWL |
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MAY 1958 -> |
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| EWL |
D |
AUG 1966 -> |
| EWL |
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APR 1937 -> |
| EWL |
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NOV 1958 -> |
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| FWL |
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NOV 1937 -> |
| FWL |
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APR 1959 -> |
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| GWL |
F |
AUG 1967 -> |
| GWL |
E |
JUL 1967 -> |
| GWL |
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JUL 1938 -> |
| GWL |
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SEP 1959 -> |
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| HWL |
F |
NOV 1967 -> |
| HWL |
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APR 1939 -> |
| HWL |
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FEB 1960 -> |
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| JWL |
F |
MAR 1968 -> |
| JWL |
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AUG 1940 -> |
| JWL |
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JUN 1960 -> |
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| KWL |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| KWL |
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APR 1946 -> |
| KWL |
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OCT 1960 -> |
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| LWL |
G |
FEB 1969 -> |
| LWL |
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OCT 1946 -> |
| LWL |
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APR 1961 -> |
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| MWL |
G |
JUN 1969 -> |
| MWL |
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JUL 1947 -> |
| MWL |
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OCT 1961 -> |
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| NWL |
H |
NOV 1969 -> |
| NWL |
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JUL 1948 -> |
| NWL |
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APR 1962 -> |
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| OWL |
H |
APR 1970 -> |
| OWL |
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SEP 1949 -> |
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| PWL |
J |
AUG 1970 -> |
| PWL |
H |
JUL 1970 -> |
| PWL |
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JUL 1950 -> |
| PWL |
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OCT 1962 -> |
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| RWL |
J |
DEC 1970 -> |
| RWL |
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JUN 1951 -> |
| RWL |
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MAY 1963 -> |
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| SWL |
J |
APR 1971 -> |
| SWL |
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APR 1952 -> |
| SWL |
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SEP 1963 -> |
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| TWL |
K |
AUG 1971 -> |
| TWL |
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FEB 1953 -> |
| TWL |
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FEB 1964 -> |
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| UWL |
K |
NOV 1971 -> |
| UWL |
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SEP 1953 -> |
| UWL |
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JUN 1964 -> |
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| VWL |
K |
FEB 1972 -> |
| VWL |
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MAY 1954 -> |
| VWL |
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OCT 1964 -> |
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| WL |
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DEC 1925 -> JUN 1930 |
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| WWL |
K |
APR 1972 -> |
| WWL |
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NOV 1954 -> |
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| XWL |
K |
JUN 1972 -> |
| XWL |
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MAY 1955 -> |
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| YWL |
K |
JUL 1972 -> |
| YWL |
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OCT 1955 -> |
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